PAINTER
Gerald Scarfe
1936 - Today

Gerald Scarfe
Gerald Anthony Scarfe (born 1 June 1936) is an English satirical cartoonist and illustrator. He has worked as editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and illustrator for The New Yorker. Scarfe’s other work includes graphics for rock group Pink Floyd, particularly on their 1979 album The Wall, its 1982 film adaptation, and tour (1980–81), as well as the music video for "Welcome to the Machine". From 1980 through to 1987, Scarfe also provided the opening animated titles and end credit illustrations for Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister for BBC Television. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Scarfe is the 1,920th most popular painter (down from 1,902nd in 2019), the 4,940th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,591st in 2019) and the 110th most popular British Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Gerald Scarfe ranks 1,920 out of 2,023. Before him are Paul Nash, Octav Băncilă, Charles Hamilton Smith, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Colin Campbell Cooper, and Maxfield Parrish. After him are George Caleb Bingham, Mikuláš Galanda, Milt Kahl, Thomas Phillips, Clyfford Still, and Augustus John.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Nash
1889 - 1946
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,914
Octav Băncilă
1872 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,915
Charles Hamilton Smith
1776 - 1859
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,916
Abbott Handerson Thayer
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,917
Colin Campbell Cooper
1856 - 1937
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,918
Maxfield Parrish
1870 - 1966
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 1,919
Gerald Scarfe
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 1,920
George Caleb Bingham
1811 - 1879
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 1,921
Mikuláš Galanda
1895 - 1938
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1,922
Milt Kahl
1909 - 1987
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1,923
Thomas Phillips
1770 - 1845
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1,924
Clyfford Still
1904 - 1980
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,925
Augustus John
1878 - 1961
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,926
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Gerald Scarfe ranks 507. Before him are José Manuel Pesudo, René Ferrier, Owen Roizman, Nikolay Rubtsov, Eugenio Bersellini, and Tivadar Monostori. After him are Jerry Sanders, Clive Swift, Harold Budd, Volker Strassen, László Fábián, and Lize Marke.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsJosé Manuel Pesudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2003
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 501
René Ferrier
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1998
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 502
Owen Roizman
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 503
Nikolay Rubtsov
WRITER
1936 - 1971
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 504
Eugenio Bersellini
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 505
Tivadar Monostori
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2014
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 506
Gerald Scarfe
PAINTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 507
Jerry Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 508
Clive Swift
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 509
Harold Budd
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 510
Volker Strassen
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 511
László Fábián
ATHLETE
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 512
Lize Marke
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 513
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerald Scarfe ranks 4,941 out of 8,785. Before him are Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), Ed Skrein (1983), Judy Parfitt (1935), Sarah Waters (1966), Almroth Wright (1861), and Phil Collen (1957). After him are John Claudius Loudon (1783), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), Michael Drayton (1563), Humphrey Searle (1915), Theo Walcott (1989), and Edgar Evans (1876).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAngela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1906
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 4,935
Ed Skrein
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 4,936
Judy Parfitt
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 4,937
Sarah Waters
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 4,938
Almroth Wright
PHYSICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 4,939
Phil Collen
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,940
Gerald Scarfe
PAINTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,941
John Claudius Loudon
BIOLOGIST
1783 - 1843
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,942
Clarence Kingsbury
CYCLIST
1882 - 1949
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,943
Michael Drayton
WRITER
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,944
Humphrey Searle
COMPOSER
1915 - 1982
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,945
Theo Walcott
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,946
Edgar Evans
EXPLORER
1876 - 1912
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,947
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Gerald Scarfe ranks 110. Before him are James Collinson (1825), John Opie (1761), Peter Blake (1932), Louise Rayner (1832), William Duesbury (1725), and Paul Nash (1889). After him are Thomas Phillips (1770), Augustus John (1878), Benjamin Wilson (1721), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Luke Fildes (1843), and William Beechey (1753).
James Collinson
1825 - 1881
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 104
John Opie
1761 - 1807
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 105
Peter Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 106
Louise Rayner
1832 - 1924
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 107
William Duesbury
1725 - 1786
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 108
Paul Nash
1889 - 1946
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 109
Gerald Scarfe
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 110
Thomas Phillips
1770 - 1845
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 111
Augustus John
1878 - 1961
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 112
Benjamin Wilson
1721 - 1788
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 113
Randolph Caldecott
1846 - 1886
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 114
Luke Fildes
1843 - 1927
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 115
William Beechey
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 116