PAINTER
Octav Băncilă
1872 - 1944

Octav Băncilă
Octav Băncilă (Romanian pronunciation: [okˈtav bənˈt͡ʃilə]; 4 February 1872 – 3 April 1944) was a Romanian realist painter and left-wing activist. He was the brother of Sofia Nădejde, a feminist journalist, and the brother-in-law of Ioan Nădejde (an atheist and socialist thinker, editor of the magazine Contemporanul). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Octav Băncilă is the 1,915th most popular painter (down from 1,895th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Romania (down from 455th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Romanian Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Octav Băncilă ranks 1,915 out of 2,023. Before him are Louise Rayner, Zofia Stryjeńska, Albert Pinkham Ryder, William Duesbury, Neo Rauch, and Paul Nash. After him are Charles Hamilton Smith, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Colin Campbell Cooper, Maxfield Parrish, Gerald Scarfe, and George Caleb Bingham.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouise Rayner
1832 - 1924
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,909
Zofia Stryjeńska
1891 - 1976
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,910
Albert Pinkham Ryder
1847 - 1917
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,911
William Duesbury
1725 - 1786
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,912
Neo Rauch
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,913
Paul 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1872, Octav Băncilă ranks 183. Before him are Dimitrios Drivas, Jonas Vileišis, Siegfried Flesch, Leonid Sobinov, Lucille La Verne, and Ivan Fomin. After him are Bernard Knubel, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Sidney Olcott, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, William Desmond Taylor, and Harald Natvig. Among people deceased in 1944, Octav Băncilă ranks 298. Before him are John Dill, David Prain, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Eugen Burg, Eoin O'Duffy, and Franz Berghammer. After him are Aimee Semple McPherson, George Herriman, Merna Kennedy, Katri Vala, Ernest Townsend, and Alfred Schmalzer.
Others Born in 1872
Go to all RankingsDimitrios Drivas
POLITICIAN
1872 - 2000
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 177
Jonas Vileišis
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1942
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 178
Siegfried Flesch
FENCER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 179
Leonid Sobinov
SINGER
1872 - 1934
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 180
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 181
Ivan Fomin
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1936
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 182
Octav Băncilă
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 183
Bernard Knubel
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1957
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 184
Eugenie Schwarzwald
WRITER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 185
Sidney Olcott
FILM DIRECTOR
1872 - 1949
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 186
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
WRITER
1872 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 187
William Desmond Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1872 - 1922
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 188
Harald Natvig
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1947
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 189
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsJohn Dill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 292
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 293
Mehmet Emin Yurdakul
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 294
Eugen Burg
ACTOR
1871 - 1944
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 295
Eoin O'Duffy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1944
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 296
Franz Berghammer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1944
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 297
Octav Băncilă
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 298
Aimee Semple McPherson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1944
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 299
George Herriman
COMIC ARTIST
1880 - 1944
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 300
Merna Kennedy
ACTOR
1908 - 1944
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 301
Katri Vala
WRITER
1901 - 1944
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 302
Ernest Townsend
PAINTER
1880 - 1944
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 303
Alfred Schmalzer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1944
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 304
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Octav Băncilă ranks 478 out of 844. Before him are Irina Petrescu (1941), Gusztáv Juhász (1911), Florin Cîțu (1972), Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (1962), Monica Lovinescu (1923), and Liviu Dragnea (1962). After him are Cornel Penu (1946), Paula Ivan (1963), Vasile Deheleanu (1910), Ioachim Moldoveanu (1913), Alma Gluck (1884), and Dacian Cioloș (1969).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsIrina Petrescu
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 472
Gusztáv Juhász
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 473
Florin Cîțu
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 474
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 475
Monica Lovinescu
WRITER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 476
Liviu Dragnea
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 477
Octav Băncilă
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 478
Cornel Penu
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 479
Paula Ivan
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 480
Vasile Deheleanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 481
Ioachim Moldoveanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1981
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 482
Alma Gluck
SINGER
1884 - 1938
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 483
Dacian Cioloș
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 484
Among PAINTERS In Romania
Among painters born in Romania, Octav Băncilă ranks 13. Before him are Isidor Kaufmann (1853), Corneliu Baba (1906), Ștefan Luchian (1868), Ion Andreescu (1850), Blanka Teleki (1806), and Theodor Pallady (1871). After him are Alexandra Nechita (1985).
Isidor Kaufmann
1853 - 1921
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 7
Corneliu Baba
1906 - 1997
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 8
Ștefan Luchian
1868 - 1916
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 9
Ion Andreescu
1850 - 1882
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 10
Blanka Teleki
1806 - 1862
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 11
Theodor Pallady
1871 - 1956
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 12
Octav Băncilă
1872 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 13
Alexandra Nechita
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.22
Rank: 14