Painter

William Hogarth

1697 - 1764

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William Hogarth

His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2024). William Hogarth is the 152nd most popular painter (up from 167th in 2024), the 393rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 332nd 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.

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Among Painters

Among painters, William Hogarth ranks 152 out of 2,023. Before him are Édouard-Henri Avril, Jean Fouquet, Jan Steen, Frederic Leighton, Fernand Léger, and Filippino Lippi. After him are John Constable, Gentile Bellini, Robert Delaunay, Robert Campin, Frédéric Bazille, and Nicolai Abildgaard.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Édouard-Henri Avril
1849 - 1928
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 146
Jean Fouquet
1420 - 1480
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 147
Jan Steen
1626 - 1679
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 148
Frederic Leighton
1830 - 1896
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 149
Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 150
Filippino Lippi
1457 - 1504
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 151
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 152
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 153
Gentile Bellini
1429 - 1507
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 154
Robert Delaunay
1885 - 1941
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 155
Robert Campin
1375 - 1444
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 156
Frédéric Bazille
1841 - 1870
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 157
Nicolai Abildgaard
1743 - 1809
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 158

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1697, William Hogarth ranks 3. Before him are Canaletto, and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Antoine François Prévost, Johann Joachim Quantz, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Faustina Bordoni, Nicola Salvi, and Mahmud Hotak. 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, Jean-Marie Leclair, Johann Mattheson, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and Francesco Algarotti.

Others Born in 1697

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Canaletto
PAINTER
1697 - 1768
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 1
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1745
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 2
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 3
Antoine François Prévost
WRITER
1697 - 1763
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 4
Johann Joachim Quantz
COMPOSER
1697 - 1773
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 5
Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1731
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 6
Jean-Marie Leclair
MUSICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 7
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
GEOGRAPHER
1697 - 1782
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 8
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 9
Faustina Bordoni
SINGER
1697 - 1781
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 10
Nicola Salvi
ARCHITECT
1697 - 1751
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 11
Mahmud Hotak
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1725
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1764

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Madame de Pompadour
COMPANION
1721 - 1764
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 1
Jean-Philippe Rameau
COMPOSER
1683 - 1764
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 2
Ivan VI of Russia
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1764
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 3
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 4
Christian Goldbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1690 - 1764
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 5
Pietro Locatelli
COMPOSER
1695 - 1764
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 6
Jean-Marie Leclair
MUSICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 7
Johann Mattheson
COMPOSER
1681 - 1764
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 8
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 9
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 10
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 11
Francesco Algarotti
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1764
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 12