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Shepard Fairey

1970 - Today

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Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989, he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Fairey designed the Barack Obama "Hope" poster for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Shepard Fairey is the 111th most popular artist, the 13,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,102nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Shepard Fairey ranks 111 out of 125. Before him are Peter Sellars, Alex Grey, Bill Reid, Joan Mondale, Al Hirschfeld, and Tyrus Wong. After him are Tatsuki Fujimoto, Rachel Whiteread, Oksana Shachko, Larry Rivers, Tania Bruguera, and Neil Harbisson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Shepard Fairey ranks 544. Before him are Tetsuya Harada, Hans Vonk, Rivers Cuomo, Claudia López, Valérie Bonneton, and Kenichi Shimokawa. After him are Dan Eggen, Brigita Bukovec, Leontien van Moorsel, Kim Taek-soo, Albert Tomàs, and Karla Homolka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shepard Fairey ranks 13,757 out of 20,380. Before him are Fisher Ames (1758), Ernie Davis (1939), Kim Shattuck (1963), and Jesse L. Martin (1969). After him are Bob Riley (1944), Abigail Cowen (1998), Barbara Britton (1920), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), David Wolf (1956), Joan Marsh (1914), H. R. McMaster (1962), and Quinton Jackson (1978).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Shepard Fairey ranks 28. Before him are Edward Kienholz (1927), Red Skelton (1913), Peter Sellars (1957), Alex Grey (1953), Joan Mondale (1930), and Al Hirschfeld (1903). After him are Larry Rivers (1923), Mariam Ghani (1978), and Dave Dave (1976).

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