Most Famous Chinese Artists

China has produced 56 notable artists throughout history, led by Wang Wei (Tang dynasty). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Wang Wei (Tang dynasty) — Chinese Painter (699–761) , ranked #9659
  2. Qi Baishi — Chinese Painter (1864–1957) , ranked #14921
  3. Zhang Daqian — Chinese Painter (1899–1983) , ranked #18405
  4. Mi Fu — Chinese Painter (1051–1107) , ranked #20201
  5. Zhao Mengfu — Chinese Painter (1254–1322) , ranked #23467
  6. Cai Guo-Qiang — Chinese Painter (Born 1957) , ranked #26519
  7. Wang Xizhi — Chinese Painter (303–361) , ranked #26543
  8. Xu Beihong — Chinese Painter (1895–1953) , ranked #28395
  9. Dong Qichang — Chinese Painter (1555–1636) , ranked #29007
  10. Shitao — Chinese Painter (1642–1707) , ranked #30448
  11. Wang Shu — Chinese Architect (Born 1963) , ranked #31597
  12. Guo Xi — Chinese Painter (1020–1090) , ranked #41868
  13. Yue Minjun — Chinese Painter (Born 1962) , ranked #56762
  14. Li Cheng (painter) — Chinese Painter (919–967) , ranked #62329
  15. Li Keran — Chinese Painter (1907–1989) , ranked #64973
  16. Hu Zhengyan — Chinese Painter (1584–1674) , ranked #71938
  17. Zhang Chongren — Chinese Painter (1907–1998) , ranked #78512
  18. Li Gonglin — Chinese Painter (1049–1106) , ranked #79099
  19. Yun Shouping — Chinese Painter (1633–1690) , ranked #81763
  20. Gendün Chöphel — Chinese Painter (1903–1951) , ranked #83999