1753 - 1839
Sir William Beechey (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was a British portraitist during the golden age of British painting. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Beechey has received more than 108,528 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). William Beechey is the 1,646th most popular painter (down from 1,356th in 2019), the 4,383rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,705th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Painter.
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Among painters, William Beechey ranks 1,646 out of 1,421. Before him are Milt Kahl, Erik Pevernagie, Gerald Scarfe, Benjamin Wilson, John Henry Twachtman, and Augustus John. After him are Charles Marion Russell, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Eugene J. Martin, Sidney Nolan, Charles Hamilton Smith, and Thomas Dewing.
1909 - 1987
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 1,640
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 1,641
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,642
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,643
1853 - 1902
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 1,644
1878 - 1961
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 1,645
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,646
1864 - 1926
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,647
1847 - 1917
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,648
1938 - 2005
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,649
1917 - 1992
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 1,650
1776 - 1859
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,651
1851 - 1938
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 1,652
Among people born in 1753, William Beechey ranks 36. Before him are Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, Thomas Bewick, Nicolas Dalayrac, Nikolay Lvov, Edward Pigott, and François Levaillant. After him are James McHenry, Dugald Stewart, Elizabeth Inchbald, and William Eustis. Among people deceased in 1839, William Beechey ranks 39. Before him are Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Benjamin Morrell, Hendrik Voogd, Bhimsen Thapa, Joseph Franz von Jacquin, and Alexander Odoevsky. After him are Allan Cunningham and Thomas Bibb.
1753 - 1810
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 30
1753 - 1828
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 31
1753 - 1809
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 32
1753 - 1803
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 33
1753 - 1825
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 34
1753 - 1824
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 35
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 36
1753 - 1816
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 37
1753 - 1828
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 38
1753 - 1821
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 39
1753 - 1825
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 40
1768 - 1839
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 33
1795 - 1839
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 34
1768 - 1839
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 35
1775 - 1839
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 36
1766 - 1839
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 37
1802 - 1839
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 38
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 39
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 40
1783 - 1839
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 41
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Beechey ranks 4,383 out of 7,765. Before him are Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), Stephen Spender (1909), Sarah Waters (1966), Thomas Hughes (1822), Prideaux John Selby (1788), and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860). After him are Denis Lawson (1947), Michael Howard (1941), Florence Pugh (1996), Richie Hawtin (1970), George E. P. Box (1919), and Darren Shan (1972).
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4,377
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4,378
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 4,379
1822 - 1896
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 4,380
1788 - 1867
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 4,381
1860 - 1935
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 4,382
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 4,383
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 4,384
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 4,385
1996 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 4,386
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 4,387
1919 - 2013
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 4,388
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 4,389
Among painters born in United Kingdom, William Beechey ranks 98. Before him are Randolph Caldecott (1846), Helen Allingham (1848), Barbara Bodichon (1827), Gerald Scarfe (1936), Benjamin Wilson (1721), and Augustus John (1878). After him are Derek Riggs (1958), Robert Peake the Elder (1551), Thomas Baines (1820), William Duesbury (1725), James Thornhill (1675), and Peter Doig (1959).
1846 - 1886
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 92
1848 - 1926
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 93
1827 - 1891
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 94
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 95
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 96
1878 - 1961
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 97
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 98
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 99
1551 - 1619
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 100
1820 - 1875
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 101
1725 - 1786
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 102
1675 - 1734
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 103
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 104