PAINTER
Wen Zhengming
1470 - 1559
Wen Zhengming
Wen Zhengming (28 November 1470 – 28 March 1559), born Wen Bi, was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wen Zhengming has received more than 95,901 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wen Zhengming is the 801st most popular painter (up from 876th in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from China (up from 591st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Chinese Painter.
Memorability Metrics
96k
Page Views (PV)
55.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Wen Zhengming ranks 801 out of 2,023. Before him are Cindy Sherman, Liang Kai, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Heinrich Aldegrever, Andrea Appiani, and Jan Fyt. After him are Jan Kupecký, Alvise Vivarini, Dorothea Tanning, Jacques Villon, Philip de László, and Kurt Westergaard.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCindy Sherman
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 795
Liang Kai
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 796
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 797
Heinrich Aldegrever
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 798
Andrea Appiani
1754 - 1817
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 799
Jan Fyt
1611 - 1661
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 800
Wen Zhengming
1470 - 1559
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 801
Jan Kupecký
1667 - 1740
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 802
Alvise Vivarini
1445 - 1504
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 803
Dorothea Tanning
1910 - 2012
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 804
Jacques Villon
1875 - 1963
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 805
Philip de László
1869 - 1937
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 806
Kurt Westergaard
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 807
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1470, Wen Zhengming ranks 17. Before him are Francis, Count of Vendôme, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Catherine of Navarre, Lucrezia de' Medici, Tang Yin, and João I of Kongo. After him are Fernando de Rojas, Vincenzo Catena, Ludovico di Varthema, Gonzalo Guerrero, Marco Basaiti, and Bartolomeo Tromboncino. Among people deceased in 1559, Wen Zhengming ranks 15. Before him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Benvenuto Tisi, Robert Estienne, Michele Sanmicheli, and Otto Henry, Elector Palatine. After him are Fatma Sultan, Realdo Colombo, Christina Gyllenstierna, Adam Ries, Kanō Motonobu, and Lorenzo Priuli.
Others Born in 1470
Go to all RankingsFrancis, Count of Vendôme
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1495
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 11
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1524
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 12
Catherine of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1517
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 13
Lucrezia de' Medici
COMPANION
1470 - 1553
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 14
Tang Yin
PAINTER
1470 - 1524
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 15
João I of Kongo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1470 - 1506
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 16
Wen Zhengming
PAINTER
1470 - 1559
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 17
Fernando de Rojas
WRITER
1470 - 1541
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 18
Vincenzo Catena
PAINTER
1470 - 1531
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 19
Ludovico di Varthema
WRITER
1470 - 1517
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 20
Gonzalo Guerrero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1470 - 1536
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 21
Marco Basaiti
PAINTER
1470 - 1530
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 22
Bartolomeo Tromboncino
COMPOSER
1470 - 1535
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1559
Go to all RankingsFrances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1559
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 9
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
NOBLEMAN
1487 - 1559
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 10
Benvenuto Tisi
PAINTER
1481 - 1559
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 11
Robert Estienne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1503 - 1559
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 12
Michele Sanmicheli
ARCHITECT
1484 - 1559
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 13
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1559
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 14
Wen Zhengming
PAINTER
1470 - 1559
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 15
Fatma Sultan
POLITICIAN
1548 - 1559
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 16
Realdo Colombo
PHYSICIAN
1516 - 1559
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 17
Christina Gyllenstierna
NOBLEMAN
1494 - 1559
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 18
Adam Ries
MATHEMATICIAN
1492 - 1559
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 19
Kanō Motonobu
PAINTER
1476 - 1559
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 20
Lorenzo Priuli
POLITICIAN
1489 - 1559
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 21
In China
Among people born in China, Wen Zhengming ranks 577 out of 1,610. Before him are Xu Shichang (1855), Go Seigen (1914), Li Siyuan (867), Octar (350), Man Chong (209), and Liang Kai (1200). After him are Lie Yukou (-449), Li Hongzhi (1951), Fang Xuanling (578), Li Shangyin (813), Zhang Wentian (1900), and Bada Shanren (1626).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsXu Shichang
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1939
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 571
Go Seigen
GO PLAYER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 572
Li Siyuan
POLITICIAN
867 - 933
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 573
Octar
POLITICIAN
350 - 430
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 574
Man Chong
POLITICIAN
209 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 575
Liang Kai
PAINTER
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 576
Wen Zhengming
PAINTER
1470 - 1559
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 577
Lie Yukou
PHILOSOPHER
449 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 578
Li Hongzhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 579
Fang Xuanling
POLITICIAN
578 - 648
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 580
Li Shangyin
WRITER
813 - 858
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 581
Zhang Wentian
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 582
Bada Shanren
PAINTER
1626 - 1705
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 583
Among PAINTERS In China
Among painters born in China, Wen Zhengming ranks 17. Before him are Dong Yuan (932), Wu Daozi (680), Shen Zhou (1427), Xia Gui (1195), Yun Shouping (1633), and Liang Kai (1200). After him are Bada Shanren (1626), Zao Wou-Ki (1920), Pan Yuliang (1895), Muqi (1210), Zhang Zeduan (1085), and Huang Tingjian (1045).
Dong Yuan
932 - 962
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 11
Wu Daozi
680 - 740
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 12
Shen Zhou
1427 - 1509
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 13
Xia Gui
1195 - 1224
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 14
Yun Shouping
1633 - 1690
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 15
Liang Kai
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 16
Wen Zhengming
1470 - 1559
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 17
Bada Shanren
1626 - 1705
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 18
Zao Wou-Ki
1920 - 2013
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 19
Pan Yuliang
1895 - 1977
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 20
Muqi
1210 - 1270
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 21
Zhang Zeduan
1085 - 1145
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 22
Huang Tingjian
1045 - 1105
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 23