PAINTER
William Dobson
1610 - 1646

William Dobson
William Dobson (4 March 1611 (baptised); 28 October 1646 (buried)) was a portraitist and one of the first significant English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred". He died relatively young and his final years were disrupted by the English Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Dobson is the 1,742nd most popular painter (up from 1,865th in 2019), the 3,850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,203rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular British Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, William Dobson ranks 1,742 out of 2,023. Before him are László Paál, Gottfried Honegger, Vassily Maximov, Nikolay Kasatkin, Carl Frederik von Breda, and Henry Scott Tuke. After him are Jean-Paul Riopelle, Philip Guston, Morris Louis, Ditlev Blunck, Walter Leistikow, and Emmanuel Lubezki.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLászló Paál
1846 - 1879
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,736
Gottfried Honegger
1917 - 2016
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 1,737
Vassily Maximov
1844 - 1911
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 1,738
Nikolay Kasatkin
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 1,739
Carl Frederik von Breda
1759 - 1818
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 1,740
Henry Scott Tuke
1858 - 1929
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 1,741
William Dobson
1610 - 1646
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 1,742
Jean-Paul Riopelle
1923 - 2002
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1,743
Philip Guston
1913 - 1980
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1,744
Morris Louis
1912 - 1962
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1,745
Ditlev Blunck
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1,746
Walter Leistikow
1865 - 1908
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1,747
Emmanuel Lubezki
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1,748
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1610, William Dobson ranks 23. Before him are Jan Miense Molenaer, Albert Eckhout, Louise Moillon, Huang Zongxi, Georg Marcgrave, and Karel Škréta. Among people deceased in 1646, William Dobson ranks 15. Before him are Maria Caterina Farnese, Francesco Furini, Margherita Aldobrandini, Antonio Marcello Barberini, Francesco Erizzo, and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. After him is Elias Holl.
Others Born in 1610
Go to all RankingsJan Miense Molenaer
PAINTER
1610 - 1668
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 17
Albert Eckhout
PAINTER
1610 - 1666
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 18
Louise Moillon
PAINTER
1610 - 1696
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 19
Huang Zongxi
PHILOSOPHER
1610 - 1695
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 20
Georg Marcgrave
ASTRONOMER
1610 - 1644
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 21
Karel Škréta
PAINTER
1610 - 1674
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 22
William Dobson
PAINTER
1610 - 1646
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1646
Go to all RankingsMaria Caterina Farnese
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1646
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 9
Francesco Furini
PAINTER
1603 - 1646
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 10
Margherita Aldobrandini
POLITICIAN
1588 - 1646
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 11
Antonio Marcello Barberini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1569 - 1646
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
Francesco Erizzo
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1646
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 13
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1591 - 1646
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 14
William Dobson
PAINTER
1610 - 1646
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 15
Elias Holl
ARCHITECT
1573 - 1646
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Dobson ranks 3,851 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederick William Beechey (1796), Charles Jarrott (1927), John Collins (1968), Margaret Beckett (1943), Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880), and Dick Gibson (1918). After him are Gary Numan (1958), Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844), Clint Mansell (1963), D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860), Peter Withe (1951), and Alicia Moreau de Justo (1885).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrederick William Beechey
EXPLORER
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 3,845
Charles Jarrott
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,846
John Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,847
Margaret Beckett
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,848
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
JUDGE
1880 - 1971
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,849
Dick Gibson
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 2010
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,850
William Dobson
PAINTER
1610 - 1646
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,851
Gary Numan
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,852
Arthur Gardiner Butler
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1925
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 3,853
Clint Mansell
COMPOSER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,854
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1948
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,855
Peter Withe
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,856
Alicia Moreau de Justo
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1986
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,857
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, William Dobson ranks 80. Before him are Margaret Mee (1909), Graham Sutherland (1903), Henry Salt (1780), Clive Bell (1881), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), and Henry Scott Tuke (1858). After him are Frederick Sandys (1829), Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760), Peter Perez Burdett (1734), Peter Scott (1909), Ben Nicholson (1894), and Tracey Emin (1963).
Margaret Mee
1909 - 1988
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 74
Graham Sutherland
1903 - 1980
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 75
Henry Salt
1780 - 1827
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 76
Clive Bell
1881 - 1964
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 77
Marie Spartali Stillman
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 78
Henry Scott Tuke
1858 - 1929
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 79
William Dobson
1610 - 1646
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 80
Frederick Sandys
1829 - 1904
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 81
Lemuel Francis Abbott
1760 - 1803
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 82
Peter Perez Burdett
1734 - 1793
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 83
Peter Scott
1909 - 1989
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 84
Ben Nicholson
1894 - 1982
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 85
Tracey Emin
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 86