PAINTER
Howard Hodgkin
1932 - 2017

Howard Hodgkin
Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin (6 August 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Hodgkin is the 1,972nd most popular painter (up from 1,974th in 2019), the 5,643rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,464th in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Howard Hodgkin ranks 1,972 out of 2,023. Before him are Keiji Inafune, James Thornhill, William Nicholson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, El Kazovsky, and Mike Kelley. After him are Arthur Streeton, Laura Muntz Lyall, Hablot Knight Browne, Charles Marion Russell, Arthur Wesley Dow, and John Sell Cotman.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKeiji Inafune
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 1,966
James Thornhill
1675 - 1734
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,967
William Nicholson
1872 - 1949
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 1,968
Henry Ossawa Tanner
1859 - 1937
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,969
El Kazovsky
1948 - 2008
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,970
Mike Kelley
1954 - 2012
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,971
Howard Hodgkin
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 1,972
Arthur Streeton
1867 - 1943
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 1,973
Laura Muntz Lyall
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1,974
Hablot Knight Browne
1815 - 1882
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,975
Charles Marion Russell
1864 - 1926
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,976
Arthur Wesley Dow
1857 - 1922
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 1,977
John Sell Cotman
1782 - 1842
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 1,978
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Howard Hodgkin ranks 534. Before him are Gay Talese, Lamar Hunt, Malcolm Bradbury, Andrew Young, Susan Oliver, and Enrique Múgica. After him are Danny Hodge, Michael McClure, Bob McGrath, Jake Garn, Alexander Goehr, and Andrea Mead Lawrence. Among people deceased in 2017, Howard Hodgkin ranks 576. Before him are Molly Peters, Lika Kavzharadze, Richard Wilbur, Ricardo Vidal, Steve Sumner, and Simon Dickie. After him are John B. Anderson, Boris Nikolov, Norman Johnson, Robert Elsie, Zdeněk Šreiner, and Jim Bunning.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsGay Talese
WRITER
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 528
Lamar Hunt
BUSINESSPERSON
1932 - 2006
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 529
Malcolm Bradbury
WRITER
1932 - 2000
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 530
Andrew Young
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 531
Susan Oliver
ACTOR
1932 - 1990
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 532
Enrique Múgica
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 533
Howard Hodgkin
PAINTER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 534
Danny Hodge
WRESTLER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 535
Michael McClure
WRITER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 536
Bob McGrath
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 537
Jake Garn
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 538
Alexander Goehr
COMPOSER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 539
Andrea Mead Lawrence
SKIER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 540
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsMolly Peters
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 570
Lika Kavzharadze
ACTOR
1959 - 2017
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 571
Richard Wilbur
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 572
Ricardo Vidal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 573
Steve Sumner
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2017
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 574
Simon Dickie
ATHLETE
1951 - 2017
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 575
Howard Hodgkin
PAINTER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 576
John B. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 577
Boris Nikolov
ATHLETE
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 578
Norman Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 579
Robert Elsie
WRITER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 580
Zdeněk Šreiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 581
Jim Bunning
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 582
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Hodgkin ranks 5,645 out of 8,785. Before him are Eamonn Walker (1962), Tommy Steele (1936), Prince Louis of Cambridge (2018), Charlotte Riley (1981), Stephen Lee (1974), and Zuleikha Robinson (1977). After him are John Stainer (1840), Andy Powell (1950), John Lombe (1693), Ann Packer (1942), Heather Mills (1968), and John Addington Symonds (1840).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEamonn Walker
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 5,639
Tommy Steele
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 5,640
Prince Louis of Cambridge
NOBLEMAN
2018 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 5,641
Charlotte Riley
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 5,642
Stephen Lee
SNOOKER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 5,643
Zuleikha Robinson
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 5,644
Howard Hodgkin
PAINTER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 5,645
John Stainer
COMPOSER
1840 - 1901
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 5,646
Andy Powell
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 5,647
John Lombe
ENGINEER
1693 - 1722
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 5,648
Ann Packer
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 5,649
Heather Mills
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 5,650
John Addington Symonds
WRITER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 5,651
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Howard Hodgkin ranks 126. Before him are Laura Knight (1877), David Cox (1783), Rebecca Solomon (1832), Tom Roberts (1856), James Thornhill (1675), and William Nicholson (1872). After him are Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), John Sell Cotman (1782), John Crome (1768), Stephen Wiltshire (1974), and Thomas Sully (1783).
Laura Knight
1877 - 1970
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 120
David Cox
1783 - 1859
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 121
Rebecca Solomon
1832 - 1886
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 122
Tom Roberts
1856 - 1931
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 123
James Thornhill
1675 - 1734
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 124
William Nicholson
1872 - 1949
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 125
Howard Hodgkin
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 126
Laura Muntz Lyall
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 127
Hablot Knight Browne
1815 - 1882
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 128
John Sell Cotman
1782 - 1842
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 129
John Crome
1768 - 1821
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 130
Stephen Wiltshire
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 131
Thomas Sully
1783 - 1872
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 132