PAINTER

Simeon Solomon

1840 - 1905

Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon (9 October 1840 – 14 August 1905) was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who was noted for his depictions of Jewish life and same-sex desire. His career was cut short as a result of public scandal following his arrests and convictions for attempted sodomy in 1873 and 1874. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simeon Solomon is the 1,848th most popular painter (down from 1,729th in 2019), the 4,355th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,468th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Simeon Solomon ranks 1,848 out of 2,023. Before him are Frank Brangwyn, Kay Sage, Morten Müller, Lev Lagorio, William Powell Frith, and Charles R. Knight. After him are Victor Borisov-Musatov, Antônio Parreiras, Aleksandr Gerasimov, Mel Ramos, Olaf Gulbransson, and Mikayil Abdullayev.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Frank Brangwyn
1867 - 1956
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,842
Kay Sage
1898 - 1963
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,843
Morten Müller
1828 - 1911
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,844
Lev Lagorio
1827 - 1905
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 1,845
William Powell Frith
1819 - 1909
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,846
Charles R. Knight
1874 - 1953
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,847
Simeon Solomon
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,848
Victor Borisov-Musatov
1870 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,849
Antônio Parreiras
1860 - 1937
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,850
Aleksandr Gerasimov
1881 - 1963
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,851
Mel Ramos
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 1,852
Olaf Gulbransson
1873 - 1958
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 1,853
Mikayil Abdullayev
1921 - 2002
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,854

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Simeon Solomon ranks 89. Before him are Iakob Gogebashvili, John Philip Holland, Franz Mertens, Édouard Vaillant, Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, and Richard Knill Freeman. After him are Ghazaros Aghayan, Sophia Jex-Blake, Jakub Arbes, American Horse, Isabella Stewart Gardner, and John Stainer. Among people deceased in 1905, Simeon Solomon ranks 84. Before him are Étienne Desmarteau, Francisco Silvela, Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, Theodoros Diligiannis, Gyula Szapáry, and Lev Lagorio. After him are Victor Borisov-Musatov, William Muir, Theodore Thomas, Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Lizardo Montero Flores, and Alexander Melville Bell.

Others Born in 1840

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Iakob Gogebashvili
WRITER
1840 - 1912
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 83
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 84
Franz Mertens
MATHEMATICIAN
1840 - 1927
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 85
Édouard Vaillant
EXTREMIST
1840 - 1915
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 86
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
WRITER
1840 - 1913
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 87
Richard Knill Freeman
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1904
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 88
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 89
Ghazaros Aghayan
WRITER
1840 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 90
Sophia Jex-Blake
PHYSICIAN
1840 - 1912
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 91
Jakub Arbes
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 92
American Horse
HISTORIAN
1840 - 1908
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 93
Isabella Stewart Gardner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1924
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 94
John Stainer
COMPOSER
1840 - 1901
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 95

Others Deceased in 1905

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Étienne Desmarteau
ATHLETE
1873 - 1905
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 78
Francisco Silvela
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1905
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 79
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 80
Theodoros Diligiannis
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1905
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 81
Gyula Szapáry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 82
Lev Lagorio
PAINTER
1827 - 1905
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 83
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 84
Victor Borisov-Musatov
PAINTER
1870 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 85
William Muir
WRITER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 86
Theodore Thomas
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 87
Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 88
Lizardo Montero Flores
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 89
Alexander Melville Bell
LINGUIST
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 90

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simeon Solomon ranks 4,356 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Bell (1964), Martin McGuinness (1950), Niall Ferguson (1964), Murray Walker (1923), Evelyn Colyer (1902), and Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971). After him are Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), Alfred Maudslay (1850), Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), John Lilburne (1614), George Edwards (1694), and William Henry Young (1863).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Andy Bell
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 4,350
Martin McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,351
Niall Ferguson
HISTORIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,352
Murray Walker
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,353
Evelyn Colyer
TENNIS PLAYER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,354
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4,355
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,356
Jamie Campbell Bower
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,357
Alfred Maudslay
EXPLORER
1850 - 1931
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,358
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,359
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,360
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,361
William Henry Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,362