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Sam Francis

1923 - 1994

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Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 – November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Francis is the 1,440th most popular painter (down from 1,209th in 2019), the 5,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,000th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Sam Francis ranks 1,440 out of 2,023. Before him are Corneille de Lyon, Amandus Adamson, Ants Laikmaa, Isidore Pils, Emily Carr, and Ilya Glazunov. After him are Charles Demuth, Otto Muehl, Roger de La Fresnaye, Robert Ryman, José Malhoa, and Ker-Xavier Roussel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Sam Francis ranks 229. Before him are Octavio Lepage, Rentarō Mikuni, V. C. Andrews, Juan Arza, Patrick Hillery, and Karl Vaino. After him are Aleksandra Chudina, Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, Giuseppe Rotunno, Grigory Romanov, Jean Delumeau, and Victor Papanek. Among people deceased in 1994, Sam Francis ranks 191. Before him are Mercedes Comaposada, Carmen McRae, Lili Damita, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Sharkey, and Albert Shesternyov. After him are Jersey Joe Walcott, François Marty, Max Petitpierre, Savannah, Carlos Lleras Restrepo, and Nicky Hopkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Francis ranks 5,538 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellen Corby (1911), Dorothy Lamour (1914), Dennis Franz (1944), Lindsey Vonn (1984), Vince Neil (1961), and Harry Edison (1915). After him are Zoe Akins (1886), Harry Langdon (1884), John Kuck (1905), E-40 (1967), Tony Visconti (1944), and Nate Thurmond (1941).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Sam Francis ranks 61. Before him are Joseph Cornell (1903), Robert Motherwell (1915), George Bellows (1882), George Catlin (1796), John Trumbull (1756), and Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823). After him are Charles Demuth (1883), Robert Ryman (1930), Kenneth Noland (1924), George Segal (1924), Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930), and Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847).

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