PAINTER
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
William Hogarth
William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", and he is perhaps best known for his series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hogarth has received more than 1,768,974 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). William Hogarth is the 167th most popular painter (down from 154th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 337th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Painter.
William Hogarth is most famous for his series of paintings called the "Rake's Progress" which is a series of paintings that show the story of a young man who spends his life drinking, gambling, and womanizing.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
67.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
6.42
Effective Languages (L*)
4.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, William Hogarth ranks 167 out of 2,023. Before him are Gentile Bellini, Jacob van Ruisdael, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Théodore Rousseau, Hilma af Klint, and Edward Hopper. After him are Chaim Soutine, Niko Pirosmani, Gustave Caillebotte, Maurice Utrillo, Niccolò dell'Abbate, and James Ensor.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGentile Bellini
1429 - 1507
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 161
Jacob van Ruisdael
1628 - 1682
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 162
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720 - 1778
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 163
Théodore Rousseau
1812 - 1867
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 164
Hilma af Klint
1862 - 1944
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 165
Edward Hopper
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 166
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 167
Chaim Soutine
1893 - 1943
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 168
Niko Pirosmani
1862 - 1918
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 169
Gustave Caillebotte
1848 - 1894
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 170
Maurice Utrillo
1883 - 1955
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 171
Niccolò dell'Abbate
1512 - 1571
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 172
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1697, William Hogarth ranks 3. Before him are Canaletto, and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Johann Joachim Quantz, Jean-Marie Leclair, Antoine François Prévost, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Mahmud Hotak, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Faustina Bordoni, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, and Nicola Salvi. Among people deceased in 1764, William Hogarth ranks 4. Before him are Madame de Pompadour, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Ivan VI of Russia. After him are Christian Goldbach, Pietro Locatelli, Johann Mattheson, Jean-Marie Leclair, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, Francesco Algarotti, and William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
Others Born in 1697
Go to all RankingsCanaletto
PAINTER
1697 - 1768
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 1
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1745
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 2
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
Johann Joachim Quantz
COMPOSER
1697 - 1773
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 4
Jean-Marie Leclair
MUSICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 5
Antoine François Prévost
WRITER
1697 - 1763
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 6
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 7
Mahmud Hotak
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1725
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 8
Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1731
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 9
Faustina Bordoni
SINGER
1697 - 1781
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
GEOGRAPHER
1697 - 1782
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 11
Nicola Salvi
ARCHITECT
1697 - 1751
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1764
Go to all RankingsMadame de Pompadour
COMPANION
1721 - 1764
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
Jean-Philippe Rameau
COMPOSER
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 2
Ivan VI of Russia
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1764
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 3
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4
Christian Goldbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 5
Pietro Locatelli
COMPOSER
1695 - 1764
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 6
Johann Mattheson
COMPOSER
1681 - 1764
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
Jean-Marie Leclair
MUSICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 8
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 9
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 10
Francesco Algarotti
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1764
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 11
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hogarth ranks 332 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Selkirk (1676), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), Robbie Coltrane (1950), Halford Mackinder (1861), Graham Greene (1904), and Morrissey (1959). After him are John Galsworthy (1867), William Petty (1623), Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887), Norman Haworth (1883), Margaret Tudor (1489), and Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAlexander Selkirk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1676 - 1721
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 326
Alfred North Whitehead
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 327
Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 328
Halford Mackinder
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 329
Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 330
Morrissey
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 331
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 332
John Galsworthy
WRITER
1867 - 1933
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 333
William Petty
ECONOMIST
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 334
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
COMPANION
1887 - 1969
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 335
Norman Haworth
CHEMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 336
Margaret Tudor
COMPANION
1489 - 1541
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 337
Ecgberht, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
800 - 839
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 338
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, William Hogarth ranks 3. Before him are J. M. W. Turner (1775), and John Constable (1776). After him are John Everett Millais (1829), Thomas Gainsborough (1727), Joshua Reynolds (1723), Louis Wain (1860), William Holman Hunt (1827), Leonora Carrington (1917), Thomas Cole (1801), Thomas Lawrence (1769), and Richard Hamilton (1922).
J. M. W. Turner
1775 - 1851
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 1
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 2
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 4
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 5
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 6
Louis Wain
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 7
William Holman Hunt
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 8
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
Thomas Cole
1801 - 1848
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 10
Thomas Lawrence
1769 - 1830
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 11
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 12