PAINTER
Paula Rego
1935 - 2022

Paula Rego
Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego (Portuguese: [ˈpawlɐ ˈʁeɣu]: 26 January 1935 – 8 June 2022) was a Portuguese visual artist, widely considered the pre-eminent woman artist of the late 20th and early 21st century, known particularly for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Rego's style evolved from abstract towards representational, and she favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folk-themes from her native Portugal. Rego studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and was an exhibiting member of The London Group, along with David Hockney and Frank Auerbach. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paula Rego is the 607th most popular painter (up from 707th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Paula Rego ranks 607 out of 2,023. Before her are Joseph Wright of Derby, Eugène Carrière, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Helen Frankenthaler, Juan de Flandes, and Oswald Achenbach. After her are Cornelis van Haarlem, Vlaho Bukovac, Karl von Piloty, Benvenuto Tisi, Léon Cogniet, and Edmund Leighton.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Wright of Derby
1734 - 1797
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 601
Eugène Carrière
1849 - 1906
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 602
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
1758 - 1823
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 603
Helen Frankenthaler
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 604
Juan de Flandes
1450 - 1519
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 605
Oswald Achenbach
1827 - 1905
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 606
Paula Rego
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 607
Cornelis van Haarlem
1562 - 1638
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 608
Vlaho Bukovac
1855 - 1922
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 609
Karl von Piloty
1826 - 1886
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 610
Benvenuto Tisi
1481 - 1559
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 611
Léon Cogniet
1794 - 1880
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 612
Edmund Leighton
1852 - 1922
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 613
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Paula Rego ranks 92. Before her are Floyd Patterson, Samak Sundaravej, Dinkha IV, Forough Farrokhzad, John Phillips, and Charles Duke. After her are Mary Berry, Ján Popluhár, John G. Avildsen, Yakov Sinai, Hillel Furstenberg, and Masahito, Prince Hitachi. Among people deceased in 2022, Paula Rego ranks 104. Before her are Toshiki Kaifu, Patrick Tambay, David Warner, Jürgen Grabowski, Valeri Polyakov, and Borislav Ivkov. After her are A. B. Yehoshua, Coolio, Don L. Lind, Mario Terán, Gal Costa, and David Sassoli.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsFloyd Patterson
BOXER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 86
Samak Sundaravej
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 87
Dinkha IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 88
Forough Farrokhzad
WRITER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 89
John Phillips
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2001
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 90
Charles Duke
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 91
Paula Rego
PAINTER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 92
Mary Berry
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 93
Ján Popluhár
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 94
John G. Avildsen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 95
Yakov Sinai
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 96
Hillel Furstenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 97
Masahito, Prince Hitachi
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsToshiki Kaifu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 98
Patrick Tambay
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 99
David Warner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 100
Jürgen Grabowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 101
Valeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 102
Borislav Ivkov
CHESS PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 103
Paula Rego
PAINTER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 104
A. B. Yehoshua
WRITER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 105
Coolio
SINGER
1963 - 2022
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 106
Don L. Lind
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2022
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 107
Mario Terán
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 2022
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 108
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 109
David Sassoli
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2022
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 110
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Paula Rego ranks 139 out of 633. Before her are Artur Jorge (1946), Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1040), Infanta Benedita of Portugal (1746), Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1313), Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125), and Joseph Nasi (1524). After her are Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Gil Eanes (null), José, Prince of Brazil (1761), Manuel de Arriaga (1840), Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894), and José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsArtur Jorge
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 133
Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1095
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 134
Infanta Benedita of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1829
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 135
Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
COMPANION
1313 - 1357
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 136
Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1157
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 137
Joseph Nasi
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1579
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 138
Paula Rego
PAINTER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 139
Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1876
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 140
Gil Eanes
EXPLORER
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 141
José, Prince of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1761 - 1788
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 142
Manuel de Arriaga
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1917
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 143
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 144
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
WRITER
1845 - 1900
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 145
Among PAINTERS In Portugal
Among painters born in Portugal, Paula Rego ranks 2. Before her are Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908). After her are Nuno Gonçalves (1500), Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887), José Malhoa (1855), Nadir Afonso (1920), Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857), and Helena Almeida (1934).
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
1908 - 1992
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 1
Paula Rego
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 2
Nuno Gonçalves
1500 - 1450
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 3
Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
1887 - 1918
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 4
José Malhoa
1855 - 1933
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 5
Nadir Afonso
1920 - 2013
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 6
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro
1857 - 1929
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7
Helena Almeida
1934 - 2018
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 8