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Thomas Kinkade

1958 - 2012

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William Thomas Kinkade III (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for achieving success during his lifetime with the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products by means of the Thomas Kinkade Company. According to Kinkade's company, at one point one in every 20 American homes owned a copy of one of his paintings. Kinkade described himself as a "Painter of Light," a phrase he protected by trademark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Thomas Kinkade is the 2,008th most popular painter (down from 2,003rd in 2024), the 14,594th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,404th in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Thomas Kinkade ranks 2,008 out of 2,023. Before him are Pacita Abad, Stanley Spencer, Kari Byron, Chéri Samba, Maggie Laubser, and William Hart. After him are Lauren Faust, Mikhail Evstafiev, Leslie Ward, Kara Walker, Jenny Saville, and Viktor Lyapkalo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thomas Kinkade ranks 690. Before him are Reema Lagoo, Hisao Kuramata, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, Petr Rada, Samir Shaker, and Martin Odersky. After him are Shigekazu Nakamura, José Carlos Chaves, Ángel Acebes, Rachel Talalay, Jools Holland, and Rupert Vansittart. Among people deceased in 2012, Thomas Kinkade ranks 494. Before him are Ronnie Montrose, Jerry Nelson, Erhard Wunderlich, Don Cornelius, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, and Joan Taylor. After him are Vladimer Aptsiauri, Chuck Share, Erik Rhodes, Johnny Lewis, Alexander Dale Oen, and Dolphy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Kinkade ranks 14,598 out of 20,380. Before him are D. C. Fontana (1939), Ken Levine (1966), Billy Sherwood (1965), Sean Johnson (1989), Jean Stafford (1915), and Pat O'Brien (1968). After him are Yvette Vickers (1928), Robert Seguso (1963), Ed Schafer (1946), Asia Muhammad (1991), Karoline Leavitt (1997), and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (1974).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Thomas Kinkade ranks 154. Before him are Worthington Whittredge (1820), Robert S. Duncanson (1821), Elizabeth Catlett (1915), Eastman Johnson (1824), Jacob Lawrence (1917), and Kari Byron (1974). After him are Lauren Faust (1974), Kara Walker (1969), Laurel Holloman (1971), Mark Ryden (1963), Kehinde Wiley (1977), and Rachel Dolezal (1977).

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