1151 - 1223
Unkei (Japanese: 運慶; c. 1150 – 1223) was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. He specialized in statues of the Buddha and other important Buddhist figures. Unkei's early works are fairly traditional, similar in style to pieces by his father, Kōkei. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Unkei has received more than 87,684 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Unkei is the 1,262nd most popular painter (down from 1,138th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from Japan (down from 900th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Painter.
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Among painters, Unkei ranks 1,262 out of 1,421. Before him are Joseph Duplessis, Wojciech Gerson, Karin Bergöö Larsson, Pavel Filonov, Milena Pavlović-Barili, and Fanny Brate. After him are Alan Lee, Davide Ghirlandaio, Kanō Motonobu, Igor Grabar, Katsukawa Shunshō, and Władysław Podkowiński.
1725 - 1802
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,256
1831 - 1901
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,257
1859 - 1928
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,258
1883 - 1941
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 1,259
1909 - 1945
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 1,260
1861 - 1940
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 1,261
1151 - 1223
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1,262
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 1,263
1452 - 1525
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 1,264
1476 - 1559
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 1,265
1871 - 1960
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 1,266
1726 - 1793
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 1,267
1866 - 1895
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 1,268
Among people born in 1151, Unkei ranks 6. Before him are Alix of France, Igor Svyatoslavich, Agnes of Austria, Prince Mochihito, and Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Among people deceased in 1223, Unkei ranks 9. Before him are Muqali, George IV of Georgia, Margaret of Hungary, Mstislav III of Kiev, Sancho, Count of Provence, and Wincenty Kadłubek. After him is Ada, Countess of Holland.
1151 - 1195
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1
1151 - 1201
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2
1151 - 1182
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3
1151 - 1180
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 4
1151 - 1190
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 5
1151 - 1223
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 6
1170 - 1223
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3
1191 - 1223
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4
1175 - 1223
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5
1150 - 1223
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 6
1161 - 1223
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 7
1150 - 1223
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 8
1151 - 1223
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 9
1188 - 1223
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 10
Among people born in Japan, Unkei ranks 941 out of 6,048. Before him are Toru Iwatani (1955), Kazuki Takahashi (1961), Abe Masahiro (1819), Nobuko Yoshiya (1896), Noriaki Kasai (1972), and Uesugi Harunori (1751). After him are Kanō Motonobu (1476), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Megumi Hayashibara (1967), Sekiryo Kaneda (1901), Shinji Kagawa (1989), and Kenji Kawai (1957).
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 935
1961 - 2022
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 936
1819 - 1857
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 937
1896 - 1973
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 938
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 939
1751 - 1822
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 940
1151 - 1223
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 941
1476 - 1559
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 942
1726 - 1793
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 943
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 944
1901 - 1949
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 945
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 946
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 947
Among painters born in Japan, Unkei ranks 23. Before him are Maruyama Ōkyo (1733), Hiroshi Yoshida (1876), On Kawara (1932), Utagawa Toyokuni (1769), Tarō Okamoto (1911), and Kuroda Seiki (1866). After him are Kanō Motonobu (1476), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Uemura Shōen (1875), Torii Kiyonobu I (1664), Toyohara Chikanobu (1838), and Kanō Tan'yū (1602).
1733 - 1795
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 17
1876 - 1950
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 18
1932 - 2014
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 19
1769 - 1825
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 20
1911 - 1996
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 21
1866 - 1924
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 22
1151 - 1223
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 23
1476 - 1559
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 24
1726 - 1793
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 25
1875 - 1949
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 26
1664 - 1729
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 27
1838 - 1912
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 28
1602 - 1674
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 29