SCULPTOR
Hema Upadhyay
1972 - 2015

Hema Upadhyay
Hema Upadhyay (born Hema Hirani; 18 May 1972 – 11 December 2015) was an Indian visual artist, based in Mumbai. She was known for photography and sculptural installations. She was active from 1998 until her death in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Hema Upadhyay is the 259th most popular sculptor (down from 258th in 2024), the 1,489th most popular biography from India (up from 1,614th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Sculptor.
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Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Hema Upadhyay ranks 259 out of 258. Before her are Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Horatio Greenough, Juan Garaizabal, Mariko Mori, Sarah Lucas, and Eric Adjetey Anang. After her are Wangechi Mutu, Mihran Hakobyan, and Enrique Cabrera.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAugustus Saint-Gaudens
1848 - 1907
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 253
Horatio Greenough
1805 - 1852
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 254
Juan Garaizabal
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 255
Mariko Mori
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 256
Sarah Lucas
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 257
Eric Adjetey Anang
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 258
Hema Upadhyay
1972 - 2015
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 259
Wangechi Mutu
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 260
Mihran Hakobyan
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 261
Enrique Cabrera
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Hema Upadhyay ranks 1,268. Before her are Takashi Okuhara, Namrata Shirodkar, Yukimasa Nakamura, Xeno Müller, Francesca Conti, and Stan Lazaridis. After her are Christian Keller, Hamzah Idris, Fumiko Okuno, Rossano Galtarossa, Benjamin Byron Davis, and Olga Zavyalova. Among people deceased in 2015, Hema Upadhyay ranks 594. Before her are Hussein Fatal, Nate Huffman, Sean Price, Adriana Campos, Alfredo Pacheco, and Kayla Mueller. After her are Diana Sacayán, Yakub Memon, Maria Kryuchkova, Arnold Peralta, O'Neil Bell, and Milen Dobrev.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsTakashi Okuhara
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 1,262
Namrata Shirodkar
MODEL
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 1,263
Yukimasa Nakamura
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 1,264
Xeno Müller
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 1,265
Francesca Conti
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 1,266
Stan Lazaridis
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 1,267
Hema Upadhyay
SCULPTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 1,268
Christian Keller
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 1,269
Hamzah Idris
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,270
Fumiko Okuno
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,271
Rossano Galtarossa
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,272
Benjamin Byron Davis
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 1,273
Olga Zavyalova
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,274
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsHussein Fatal
SINGER
1973 - 2015
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 589
Nate Huffman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - 2015
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 590
Sean Price
SINGER
1972 - 2015
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 591
Adriana Campos
ACTOR
1979 - 2015
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 592
Alfredo Pacheco
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2015
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 593
Kayla Mueller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1988 - 2015
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 594
Hema Upadhyay
SCULPTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 595
Diana Sacayán
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1975 - 2015
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 596
Yakub Memon
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2015
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 597
Maria Kryuchkova
GYMNAST
1988 - 2015
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 598
Arnold Peralta
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - 2015
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 599
O'Neil Bell
BOXER
1974 - 2015
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 600
Milen Dobrev
ATHLETE
1980 - 2015
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 601
In India
Among people born in India, Hema Upadhyay ranks 1,489 out of 1,861. Before her are Namrata Shirodkar (1972), Fardeen Khan (1974), Randeep Hooda (1976), Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (1984), Shubhanshu Shukla (1985), and Shoba (1962). After her are Satnam Singh (1995), Amrita Rao (1981), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Chetan Bhagat (1974), Pramila Jayapal (1965), and Deepa Sahi (1962).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsNamrata Shirodkar
MODEL
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 1,483
Fardeen Khan
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 1,484
Randeep Hooda
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 1,485
Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck
NOBLEMAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 1,486
Shubhanshu Shukla
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 1,487
Shoba
ACTOR
1962 - 1980
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 1,488
Hema Upadhyay
SCULPTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 1,489
Satnam Singh
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 1,490
Amrita Rao
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 1,491
Yuvraj Singh
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,492
Chetan Bhagat
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,493
Pramila Jayapal
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,494
Deepa Sahi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,495
Among SCULPTORS In India
Among sculptors born in India, Hema Upadhyay ranks 2. Before her are Anish Kapoor (1954).













































