PAINTER
Willem Drost
1633 - 1659

Willem Drost
Willem Drost (baptized 19 April 1633 – buried 25 February 1659) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Drost is the 1,146th most popular painter (up from 1,201st in 2019), the 483rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 510th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Dutch Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Willem Drost ranks 1,146 out of 2,023. Before him are Jenny Nyström, Ugolino di Nerio, Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, Zdeněk Burian, Bartolomeo Carducci, and Franz Kline. After him are Kanō Motonobu, Vincenzo Foppa, Massimo Stanzione, Fritz Bleyl, Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, and Anna Palm de Rosa.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJenny Nyström
1854 - 1946
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,140
Ugolino di Nerio
1280 - 1330
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,141
Corneille Guillaume Beverloo
1922 - 2010
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,142
Zdeněk Burian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,143
Bartolomeo Carducci
1554 - 1608
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,144
Franz Kline
1910 - 1962
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,145
Willem Drost
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,146
Kanō Motonobu
1476 - 1559
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,147
Vincenzo Foppa
1427 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,148
Massimo Stanzione
1585 - 1656
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,149
Fritz Bleyl
1880 - 1966
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 1,150
Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz
1852 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,151
Anna Palm de Rosa
1859 - 1924
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,152
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1633, Willem Drost ranks 13. Before him are Bernardino Ramazzini, Samuel Pepys, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Arsenije III Čarnojević, and Geminiano Montanari. After him are Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Mary Beale, Yun Shouping, and Jean de Thévenot. Among people deceased in 1659, Willem Drost ranks 11. Before him are Kaya Sultan, Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt, Simon Dach, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Michał Boym. After him are Jan Baptist Weenix, Giovanni Pesaro, and Juan de Palafox y Mendoza.
Others Born in 1633
Go to all RankingsBernardino Ramazzini
PHYSICIAN
1633 - 1714
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 7
Samuel Pepys
WRITER
1633 - 1703
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 8
Willem van de Velde the Younger
PAINTER
1633 - 1707
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 9
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
WRITER
1633 - 1714
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 10
Arsenije III Čarnojević
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1706
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 11
Geminiano Montanari
ASTRONOMER
1633 - 1687
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 12
Willem Drost
PAINTER
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 13
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1708
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 14
Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1695
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 15
Mary Beale
PAINTER
1633 - 1699
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 16
Yun Shouping
PAINTER
1633 - 1690
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 17
Jean de Thévenot
BIOLOGIST
1633 - 1667
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1659
Go to all RankingsKaya Sultan
COMPANION
1633 - 1659
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 5
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1659
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1659
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 7
Simon Dach
WRITER
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 8
Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1659
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 9
Michał Boym
BIOLOGIST
1614 - 1659
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 10
Willem Drost
PAINTER
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 11
Jan Baptist Weenix
PAINTER
1621 - 1659
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 12
Giovanni Pesaro
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1659
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 13
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1659
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 14
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Drost ranks 483 out of 1,646. Before him are Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Hennie Kuiper (1949), Maarten Schmidt (1929), and Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710). After him are Pierre Cuypers (1827), Junkie XL (1967), Willem de Vlamingh (1640), Wiel Coerver (1924), Gerard Reve (1923), and Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsTheodoor Hendrik van de Velde
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 477
Claes Jansz. Visscher
GEOGRAPHER
1587 - 1652
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 478
Carel Godin de Beaufort
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1964
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 479
Hennie Kuiper
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 480
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 481
Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1777
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 482
Willem Drost
PAINTER
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 483
Pierre Cuypers
ARCHITECT
1827 - 1921
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 484
Junkie XL
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 485
Willem de Vlamingh
EXPLORER
1640 - 1698
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 486
Wiel Coerver
COACH
1924 - 2011
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 487
Gerard Reve
WRITER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 488
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1894
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 489
Among PAINTERS In Netherlands
Among painters born in Netherlands, Willem Drost ranks 106. Before him are Caspar van Wittel (1653), Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566), Frans Post (1612), Jan Miense Molenaer (1610), Jan Mandijn (1500), and Isaac van Ostade (1621). After him are Barent Fabritius (1624), Arnold Houbraken (1660), Albert Eckhout (1610), Willem van de Velde the Elder (1611), Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831), and Matthias Stom (1600).
Caspar van Wittel
1653 - 1736
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 100
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
1566 - 1641
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 101
Frans Post
1612 - 1680
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 102
Jan Miense Molenaer
1610 - 1668
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 103
Jan Mandijn
1500 - 1560
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 104
Isaac van Ostade
1621 - 1649
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 105
Willem Drost
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 106
Barent Fabritius
1624 - 1673
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 107
Arnold Houbraken
1660 - 1719
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 108
Albert Eckhout
1610 - 1666
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 109
Willem van de Velde the Elder
1611 - 1693
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 110
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
1831 - 1915
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 111
Matthias Stom
1600 - 1660
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 112