ARTIST
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely (French: [viktɔʁ vazaʁeli]; born Győző Vásárhelyi, Hungarian: [ˈvaːʃaːrhɛji ˈɟøːzøː]; 9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997) was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement. His work titled Zebra, created in 1937, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op art. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Vasarely has received more than 673,924 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Victor Vasarely is the 8th most popular artist, the 27th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Artist.
Victor Vasarely is a Hungarian-French artist who is most famous for his Op Art paintings.
Memorability Metrics
670k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
12.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.52
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Among ARTISTS
Among artists, Victor Vasarely ranks 8 out of 125. Before him are Andy Warhol, Marcel Duchamp, Yoko Ono, M. C. Escher, Jusepe de Ribera, and Hans Holbein the Younger. After him are Anders Zorn, Hiroshige, Joseph Beuys, Yves Klein, Jean Arp, and Käthe Kollwitz.
Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndy Warhol
1928 - 1987
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 2
Marcel Duchamp
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 3
Yoko Ono
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 4
M. C. Escher
1898 - 1972
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 5
Jusepe de Ribera
1591 - 1652
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 6
Hans Holbein the Younger
1497 - 1545
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 7
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 8
Anders Zorn
1860 - 1920
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 9
Hiroshige
1797 - 1858
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 10
Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 11
Yves Klein
1928 - 1962
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 12
Jean Arp
1886 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 13
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Victor Vasarely ranks 14. Before him are Luchino Visconti, Aristotle Onassis, Kurt Gödel, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Albert Hofmann, and Maria Goeppert Mayer. After him are Josephine Baker, Hassan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, Sergei Korolev, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Billy Wilder. Among people deceased in 1997, Victor Vasarely ranks 10. Before him are Diana, Princess of Wales, Jacques Cousteau, Viktor Frankl, Jeanne Calment, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Toshiro Mifune. After him are Gianni Versace, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Paulo Freire, Melvin Calvin, The Notorious B.I.G., and Roy Lichtenstein.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsLuchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 8
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 9
Kurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 10
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 11
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 12
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 13
Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 14
Josephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 15
Hassan al-Banna
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1949
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 16
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 17
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 18
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 19
Billy Wilder
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsDiana, Princess of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1961 - 1997
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 4
Jacques Cousteau
EXPLORER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 5
Viktor Frankl
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 6
Jeanne Calment
CELEBRITY
1875 - 1997
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 7
Mobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 8
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 9
Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 10
Gianni Versace
DESIGNER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 11
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
MUSICIAN
1959 - 1997
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 13
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
The Notorious B.I.G.
SINGER
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 15
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 16
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Victor Vasarely ranks 27 out of 1,077. Before him are Robert Capa (1913), John Zápolya (1487), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Franz Lehár (1870), Count of St. Germain (1712), and Ilona Staller (1951). After him are Eugene Wigner (1902), György Lukács (1885), Viktor Orbán (1963), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Ernő Rubik (1944), and Andrew II of Hungary (1175).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsRobert Capa
JOURNALIST
1913 - 1954
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 21
John Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1540
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 22
Ladislaus the Posthumous
POLITICIAN
1440 - 1457
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 23
Franz Lehár
COMPOSER
1870 - 1948
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 24
Count of St. Germain
OCCULTIST
1712 - 1784
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 25
Ilona Staller
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 26
Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 27
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 28
György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 29
Viktor Orbán
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 30
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 31
Ernő Rubik
INVENTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 32
Andrew II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1235
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 33
Among ARTISTS In Hungary
Among artists born in Hungary, Victor Vasarely ranks 1.