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Tyrus Wong

1910 - 2016

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Tyrus Wong (October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016) was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist. One of the most-influential and celebrated Asian-American artists of the 20th century, Wong was also a film production illustrator, who worked for Disney and Warner Bros. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tyrus Wong has received more than 1,114,411 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Tyrus Wong is the 105th most popular artist (down from 84th in 2019), the 1,038th most popular biography from China (down from 910th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Artist.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Tyrus Wong ranks 105 out of 125. Before him are Art Babbitt, Alex Grey, Joseph Smit, William Wallace Denslow, Borka Pavićević, and Peter Sellars. After him are Bill Reid, Al Hirschfeld, Larry Rivers, Tania Bruguera, Kim Jung Gi, and Shepard Fairey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Tyrus Wong ranks 386. Before him are Govan Mbeki, Lucille Ricksen, Ferenc Erdei, Vittorio Tamagnini, Mallikarjun Mansur, and Harry Carney. After him are Emily Hood Westacott, Vere Bird, Tarab Abdul Hadi, Elizabeth Allan, Aldo Montano, and Grațian Sepi. Among people deceased in 2016, Tyrus Wong ranks 531. Before him are Johnny Rebel, Wiesław Rudkowski, Engelbert Kraus, Elizaveta Glinka, Pat Conroy, and Eddie Keizan. After him are Klaus Siebert, Zyta Gilowska, Sammy Lee, Balram Jakhar, Vanity, and Toimi Pitkänen.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tyrus Wong ranks 1,038 out of 1,610. Before him are Sun Wen (1973), Lou Ye (1965), Chen Guangcheng (1971), Xu Rongmao (1950), Changpeng Zhao (1977), and Jing Haipeng (1966). After him are Sun Zhengcai (1963), Shan Sa (1972), Liu Boming (1966), Han Geng (1984), Zhang Jike (1988), and Sun Li (1982).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Sun Wen

    Sun Wen

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 42.11

    Rank: 1,032

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 42.07

    Rank: 1,033

  • Photo of Chen Guangcheng

    Chen Guangcheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 41.82

    Rank: 1,034

  • Photo of Xu Rongmao

    Xu Rongmao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 41.80

    Rank: 1,035

  • Photo of Changpeng Zhao

    Changpeng Zhao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 41.66

    Rank: 1,036

  • Photo of Jing Haipeng

    Jing Haipeng

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 41.66

    Rank: 1,037

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    Tyrus Wong

    ARTIST

    1910 - 2016

    HPI: 41.63

    Rank: 1,038

  • Photo of Sun Zhengcai

    Sun Zhengcai

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 41.59

    Rank: 1,039

  • Photo of Shan Sa

    Shan Sa

    WRITER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 41.57

    Rank: 1,040

  • Photo of Liu Boming

    Liu Boming

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 41.56

    Rank: 1,041

  • Photo of Han Geng

    Han Geng

    SINGER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 41.54

    Rank: 1,042

  • Photo of Zhang Jike

    Zhang Jike

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 41.51

    Rank: 1,043

  • Photo of Sun Li

    Sun Li

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 41.40

    Rank: 1,044

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Among ARTISTS In China

Among artists born in China, Tyrus Wong ranks 4. Before him are Ai Weiwei (1957), Hu Zhengyan (1584), and Wang Xianzhi (344).

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