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Wäinö Aaltonen

1894 - 1966

Wäinö Aaltonen

Wäinö Valdemar Aaltonen (8 March 1894 – 30 May 1966) was a Finnish artist and sculptor. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "one of the leading Finnish sculptors". He was born to a tailor in the village of Karinainen, Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wäinö Aaltonen has received more than 63,787 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Wäinö Aaltonen is the 64th most popular sculptor (down from 57th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Sculptor.

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Page Views (PV)
56.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
6.09
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Wäinö Aaltonen ranks 64 out of 189. Before him are Bernardo Rossellino, Antenor, Katarzyna Kobro, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Robert Smithson, and Igor Mitoraj. After him are Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Francesco Laurana, Bonanno Pisano, Stefano Maderno, Adriaen de Vries, and Yaacov Agam.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

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Bernardo Rossellino
1409 - 1464
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 58
Antenor
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 59
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 60
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 - 2017
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 61
Robert Smithson
1938 - 1973
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 62
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 63
Wäinö Aaltonen
1894 - 1966
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 64
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
1714 - 1785
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 65
Francesco Laurana
1430 - 1502
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 66
Bonanno Pisano
1150 - 1150
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 67
Stefano Maderno
1576 - 1636
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 68
Adriaen de Vries
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 69
Yaacov Agam
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 70

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Wäinö Aaltonen ranks 77. Before him are Georges Gurvitch, E. E. Cummings, Friedrich Hossbach, Erwin Schulhoff, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, and José Carlos Mariátegui. After him are Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Hans Kramers, Oskar Klein, René Fonck, Trygve Gulbranssen, and Meher Baba. Among people deceased in 1966, Wäinö Aaltonen ranks 61. Before him are Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Georges Duhamel, Demchugdongrub, Sadao Araki, Yasuji Okamura, and Charles Whitman. After him are Marguerite Long, Hendrik Verwoerd, Bud Powell, Amédée Ozenfant, Victor Brauner, and Edmond Locard.

Others Born in 1894

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Georges Gurvitch
1894 - 1965
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 71
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 72
Friedrich Hossbach
1894 - 1980
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 73
Erwin Schulhoff
1894 - 1942
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 74
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 75
José Carlos Mariátegui
1894 - 1930
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 76
Wäinö Aaltonen
1894 - 1966
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 77
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
1894 - 1964
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 78
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 79
Oskar Klein
1894 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 80
René Fonck
1894 - 1953
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 81
Trygve Gulbranssen
1894 - 1962
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 82
Meher Baba
1894 - 1969
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 83

Others Deceased in 1966

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Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1884 - 1966
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 55
Georges Duhamel
1884 - 1966
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 56
Demchugdongrub
1902 - 1966
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 57
Sadao Araki
1877 - 1966
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 58
Yasuji Okamura
1884 - 1966
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 59
Charles Whitman
1941 - 1966
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 60
Wäinö Aaltonen
1894 - 1966
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 61
Marguerite Long
1874 - 1966
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 62
Hendrik Verwoerd
1901 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 63
Bud Powell
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 64
Amédée Ozenfant
1886 - 1966
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 65
Victor Brauner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 66
Edmond Locard
1877 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 67