PAINTER
Ben Vautier
1935 - 2024
Ben Vautier
Benjamin Vautier (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃(ʒamɛ̃) votje]; 18 July 1935 – 5 June 2024), also known mononymously as Ben, was a French visual artist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Ben Vautier is the 1,857th most popular painter (down from 1,709th in 2024), the 3,858th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,529th in 2019) and the 264th most popular Italian Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Ben Vautier ranks 1,857 out of 2,023. Before him are Aleksandr Gerasimov, Mel Ramos, Olaf Gulbransson, Mikayil Abdullayev, Maria Cosway, and Käthe Kruse. After him are Hanna Pauli, Kanō Hōgai, Francisco Toledo, Willard Metcalf, David Payne, and Andrei Ryabushkin.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Aleksandr Gerasimov
1881 - 1963
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,851
Mel Ramos
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 1,852
Olaf Gulbransson
1873 - 1958
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 1,853
Mikayil Abdullayev
1921 - 2002
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,854
Maria Cosway
1760 - 1838
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,855
Käthe Kruse
1883 - 1968
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,856
Ben Vautier
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,857
Hanna Pauli
1864 - 1940
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,858
Kanō Hōgai
1828 - 1888
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,859
Francisco Toledo
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 1,860
Willard Metcalf
1858 - 1925
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 1,861
David Payne
1843 - 1894
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,862
Andrei Ryabushkin
1861 - 1904
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,863
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Ben Vautier ranks 406. Before him are Frank Schepke, Mel Ramos, Jimmy Armfield, David Todd Wilkinson, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, and Rinchen Barsbold. After him are João Morais, Carol Kaye, Norbert Blüm, Hermann Nuber, Bobby Timmons, and Ramsey Lewis. Among people deceased in 2024, Ben Vautier ranks 403. Before him are Joanne Chory, Marlena Shaw, Robert Coover, Bob Bryar, Phelekezela Mphoko, and Maxine Singer. After him are Dorothy Allison, Gary Shaw, Toumani Diabaté, Charles Cyphers, Bernard Baudoux, and Lance Larson.
Others Born in 1935
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Frank Schepke
ATHLETE
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 400
Mel Ramos
PAINTER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 401
Jimmy Armfield
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 402
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 403
Aly Lotfy Mahmoud
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 404
Rinchen Barsbold
GEOLOGIST
1935 - 2025
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 405
Ben Vautier
PAINTER
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 406
João Morais
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 407
Carol Kaye
MUSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 408
Norbert Blüm
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 409
Hermann Nuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 410
Bobby Timmons
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 411
Ramsey Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 412
Others Deceased in 2024
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Joanne Chory
BIOLOGIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 397
Marlena Shaw
SINGER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 398
Robert Coover
WRITER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 399
Bob Bryar
MUSICIAN
1979 - 2024
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 400
Phelekezela Mphoko
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 401
Maxine Singer
BIOLOGIST
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 402
Ben Vautier
PAINTER
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 403
Dorothy Allison
WRITER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 404
Gary Shaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 405
Toumani Diabaté
MUSICIAN
1965 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 406
Charles Cyphers
ACTOR
1939 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 407
Bernard Baudoux
ATHLETE
1928 - 2024
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 408
Lance Larson
SWIMMER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 409
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Ben Vautier ranks 3,858 out of 5,161. Before him are Marco Cimatti (1913), Gianni De Michelis (1940), Ennio de Giorgi (1928), Edoardo Sanguineti (1930), and Giovanni Palatucci (1909). After him are Corrado Segre (1863), Francesco Guidolin (1955), Augusto Paolo Lojudice (1964), Rosa Russo Iervolino (1936), Roberto Ferrari (1889), Luciano Emmer (1918), and Giambattista Lolli (1698).
Others born in Italy
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Marco Cimatti
CYCLIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3,853
Gianni De Michelis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3,854
Ennio de Giorgi
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3,855
Edoardo Sanguineti
WRITER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 3,856
Giovanni Palatucci
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 3,857
Ben Vautier
PAINTER
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 3,858
Corrado Segre
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1924
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 3,859
Francesco Guidolin
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 3,860
Augusto Paolo Lojudice
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 3,861
Rosa Russo Iervolino
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 3,862
Roberto Ferrari
GYMNAST
1889 - 1937
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3,863
Luciano Emmer
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3,864
Giambattista Lolli
CHESS PLAYER
1698 - 1769
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 3,865
Among PAINTERS In Italy
Among painters born in Italy, Ben Vautier ranks 264. Before him are Domenico Morelli (1826), Theodoric of Prague (1319), Andrea Benetti (1964), Francesco Clemente (1952), Romanino (1485), and Maria Cosway (1760). After him are Filippo Randazzo (1692).
Domenico Morelli
1826 - 1901
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 258
Theodoric of Prague
1319 - 1380
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 259
Andrea Benetti
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 260
Francesco Clemente
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 261
Romanino
1485 - 1566
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 262
Maria Cosway
1760 - 1838
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 263
Ben Vautier
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 264
Filippo Randazzo
1692 - 1744
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 265
