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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. He was a muralist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as well as a greeting card artist for Hallmark Cards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tyrus Wong is the 109th most popular artist (down from 105th in 2019), the 1,068th most popular biography from China (down from 1,041st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Tyrus Wong ranks 109 out of 125. Before him are Red Skelton, Peter Sellars, Alex Grey, Bill Reid, Joan Mondale, and Al Hirschfeld. After him are Shepard Fairey, Tatsuki Fujimoto, Rachel Whiteread, Oksana Shachko, Larry Rivers, and Tania Bruguera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Tyrus Wong ranks 404. Before him are Mary Haas, Ilona Massey, Kitty Carlisle, Jacquetta Hawkes, Irene Sharaff, and Constance Cummings. After him are Sally Blane, Elizabeth Allan, Patsy Kelly, Willard Schmidt, Nellie Halstead, and Jacinto Villalba. Among people deceased in 2016, Tyrus Wong ranks 553. Before him are Noel Neill, Ron Glass, Pat Conroy, Yūko Mizutani, Richard Libertini, and Jonathan Riley-Smith. After him are Jerry Doyle, Daniel Prodan, Patrick Ekeng, Riki Sorsa, Roger Cicero, and Bernie Worrell.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tyrus Wong ranks 1,068 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhao Hongbo (1973), Fei-Fei Li (1976), Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), Sun Zhengcai (1963), and Xi Mingze (1992). After him are Wang Liping (1976), Li Lingjuan (1966), Luo Yunxi (1988), Chen Danqing (1953), Victoria Song (1987), and Liu Wang (1969).

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  • Photo of Zhao Hongbo

    Zhao Hongbo

    SKATER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 49.63

    Rank: 1,062

  • Photo of Fei-Fei Li

    Fei-Fei Li

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 49.49

    Rank: 1,063

  • Photo of Lü Xiaojun

    Lü Xiaojun

    ATHLETE

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 49.49

    Rank: 1,064

  • Photo of Li Meisu

    Li Meisu

    ATHLETE

    1959 - Present

    HPI: 49.42

    Rank: 1,065

  • Photo of Sun Zhengcai

    Sun Zhengcai

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 49.39

    Rank: 1,066

  • Photo of Xi Mingze

    Xi Mingze

    CELEBRITY

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 49.28

    Rank: 1,067

  • Photo of Tyrus Wong

    Tyrus Wong

    ARTIST

    1910 - 2016

    HPI: 49.23

    Rank: 1,068

  • Photo of Wang Liping

    Wang Liping

    ATHLETE

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 49.20

    Rank: 1,069

  • Photo of Li Lingjuan

    Li Lingjuan

    ATHLETE

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 49.13

    Rank: 1,070

  • Photo of Luo Yunxi

    Luo Yunxi

    ACTOR

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 49.06

    Rank: 1,071

  • Photo of Chen Danqing

    Chen Danqing

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 49.03

    Rank: 1,072

  • Photo of Victoria Song

    Victoria Song

    ACTOR

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 49.01

    Rank: 1,073

  • Photo of Liu Wang

    Liu Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 48.98

    Rank: 1,074

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Among ARTISTS In China

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

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