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Horatio Greenough

1805 - 1852

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Horatio Greenough (September 6, 1805 – December 18, 1852) was an American sculptor best known for his United States government commissions The Rescue (1837–1850) and George Washington (1840). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Horatio Greenough is the 254th most popular sculptor (down from 235th in 2024), the 13,294th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,547th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Horatio Greenough ranks 254 out of 258. Before him are Anne Seymour Damer, Wim Delvoye, Ronald Pope, Ruth Asawa, Rebeca Matte Bello, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. After him are Juan Garaizabal, Mariko Mori, Sarah Lucas, Eric Adjetey Anang, Hema Upadhyay, and Wangechi Mutu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1805, Horatio Greenough ranks 79. Before him are Samuel Palmer, Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, Tomás Frías, James Wilson, Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz, and Angelina Grimké.  Among people deceased in 1852, Horatio Greenough ranks 67. Before him are Álvares de Azevedo, Rose Philippine Duchesne, Frances Wright, Walter Forward, John George Children, and Andrew Jackson Downing.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Horatio Greenough ranks 13,298 out of 20,380. Before him are Tex Beneke (1914), Ryan Garcia (1998), Michelle Thomas (1968), Merritt Giffin (1887), Olympia Snowe (1947), and Alison Krauss (1971). After him are Joycelyn Elders (1933), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), Jayma Mays (1979), Shane Mosley (1971), Audrey Patterson (1926), and Barrett Strong (1941).

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Among SCULPTORS In United States

Among sculptors born in United States, Horatio Greenough ranks 22. Before him are Chris Burden (1946), Harriet Hosmer (1830), Augusta Savage (1892), Dale Chihuly (1941), Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876), and Ruth Asawa (1926).

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