PAINTER
Titian
1488 - 1576
Titian
Tiziano Vecellio (Italian: [titˈtsjaːno veˈtʃɛlljo]; c. 1488/90 – 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( TISH-ən), was an Italian Renaissance painter, the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Titian has received more than 3,246,194 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Titian is the 22nd most popular painter (down from 20th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Italy (down from 36th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Painter.
Titian is most famous for his paintings of religious scenes.
Memorability Metrics
3.2M
Page Views (PV)
80.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
87
Languages Editions (L)
13.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Titian ranks 22 out of 2,023. Before him are Paul Cézanne, Sandro Botticelli, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Paul Gauguin, and Piet Mondrian. After him are Gustav Klimt, Donatello, Eugène Delacroix, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Édouard Manet, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 16
Sandro Botticelli
1445 - 1510
HPI: 82.63
Rank: 17
El Greco
1541 - 1614
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 18
Diego Velázquez
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 19
Paul Gauguin
1848 - 1903
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 20
Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
HPI: 81.10
Rank: 21
Titian
1488 - 1576
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 22
Gustav Klimt
1862 - 1918
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 23
Donatello
1386 - 1466
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 24
Eugène Delacroix
1798 - 1863
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 25
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1525 - 1569
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 26
Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 27
Wassily Kandinsky
1866 - 1944
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1488, Titian ranks 1. After him are Jungjong of Joseon, Lütfi Pasha, Ulrich von Hutten, Germaine of Foix, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Sebastian Münster, Joseph Karo, Ferdinand Columbus, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, and Johannes Magnus. Among people deceased in 1576, Titian ranks 1. After him are Gerolamo Cardano, Tahmasp I, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Aloysius Lilius, Hans Sachs, Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Isabella de' Medici, Bálint Bakfark, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Bartolomé Carranza, and John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg.
Others Born in 1488
Go to all RankingsTitian
PAINTER
1488 - 1576
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 1
Jungjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1544
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 2
Lütfi Pasha
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1562
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 3
Ulrich von Hutten
WRITER
1488 - 1523
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 4
Germaine of Foix
NOBLEMAN
1488 - 1536
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 5
Bartolommeo Bandinelli
PAINTER
1488 - 1560
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 6
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
EXPLORER
1488 - 1559
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 7
Sebastian Münster
GEOGRAPHER
1488 - 1552
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 8
Joseph Karo
WRITER
1488 - 1575
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 9
Ferdinand Columbus
EXPLORER
1488 - 1539
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 10
Charles II, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1496
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 11
Johannes Magnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1488 - 1544
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1576
Go to all RankingsTitian
PAINTER
1488 - 1576
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 1
Gerolamo Cardano
MATHEMATICIAN
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 2
Tahmasp I
POLITICIAN
1514 - 1576
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 3
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1576
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 4
Aloysius Lilius
MATHEMATICIAN
1510 - 1576
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 5
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 6
Frederick III, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1576
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 7
Isabella de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1576
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 8
Bálint Bakfark
COMPOSER
1507 - 1576
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 9
Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1576
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 10
Bartolomé Carranza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1503 - 1576
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 11
John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1576
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Titian ranks 37 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Volta (1745), Horace (-65), Parmenides (-501), Giacomo Puccini (1858), Niccolò Paganini (1782), and Maria Montessori (1870). After him are Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Pontius Pilate (-12), Pope John Paul I (1912), Tiberius (-42), and Donatello (1386).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Volta
PHYSICIST
1745 - 1827
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 31
Horace
WRITER
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 32
Parmenides
PHILOSOPHER
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 33
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Niccolò Paganini
MUSICIAN
1782 - 1840
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 35
Maria Montessori
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 36
Titian
PAINTER
1488 - 1576
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 37
Lorenzo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1492
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 38
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 39
Pontius Pilate
POLITICIAN
12 BC - 38
HPI: 80.33
Rank: 40
Pope John Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1978
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 41
Tiberius
POLITICIAN
42 BC - 37
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 42
Donatello
PAINTER
1386 - 1466
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 43
Among PAINTERS In Italy
Among painters born in Italy, Titian ranks 5. Before him are Michelangelo (1475), Raphael (1483), Caravaggio (1571), and Sandro Botticelli (1445). After him are Donatello (1386), Giotto (1267), Masaccio (1401), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Tintoretto (1518), Paolo Veronese (1528), and Andrea del Verrocchio (1435).
Michelangelo
1475 - 1564
HPI: 90.81
Rank: 1
Raphael
1483 - 1520
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 2
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 3
Sandro Botticelli
1445 - 1510
HPI: 82.63
Rank: 4
Titian
1488 - 1576
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 5
Donatello
1386 - 1466
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 6
Giotto
1267 - 1337
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 7
Masaccio
1401 - 1428
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 8
Amedeo Modigliani
1884 - 1920
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 9
Tintoretto
1518 - 1594
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 10
Paolo Veronese
1528 - 1588
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 11
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 12