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Yaacov Agam

1928 - Today

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Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: יעקב אגם; born 11 May 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist widely known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yaacov Agam has received more than 280,038 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Yaacov Agam is the 68th most popular sculptor (up from 70th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Israel (down from 153rd in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Sculptor.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Yaacov Agam ranks 68 out of 258. Before him are Andrea Sansovino, Paeonius, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Bernardo Rossellino, Francesco Laurana, and Pietro Bernini. After him are Antonio Corradini, François Girardon, David d'Angers, Cephisodotus the Elder, Giorgio da Sebenico, and Jean Goujon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Yaacov Agam ranks 128. Before him are Peter Naur, Howard S. Becker, Hayden White, Branko Mikulić, Desmond Morris, and Fumihiko Maki. After him are Christa Ludwig, Roddy McDowall, Humberto Maturana, Juan María Bordaberry, Héctor Rial, and Cy Twombly.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yaacov Agam ranks 159 out of 466. Before him are Ron Huldai (1944), Moshe Ya'alon (1950), Angelus of Jerusalem (1185), Rafael Eitan (1929), Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909), and Dirk III, Count of Holland (982). After him are Sirhan Sirhan (1944), Ahmed Jibril (1938), Hugh I of Cyprus (1194), Yitzhak Hofi (1927), Meir Amit (1921), and Lusius Quietus (100).

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Among SCULPTORS In Israel

Among sculptors born in Israel, Yaacov Agam ranks 1. After him are Dani Karavan (1930).

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