Most Famous American Artists & Designers

50 American Artists & Designers in view out of 814

Art & Design 814
United States 23,678
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect 1867 – 1959
#473
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock American Painter 1912 – 1956
#516
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe American Painter 1887 – 1986
#1,140
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker American Artist 1920 – 1955
#1,575
Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse American Painter 1791 – 1872
#1,580
Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko American Painter 1903 – 1970
#1,755
Jim Henson
Jim Henson American Artist 1936 – 1990
#1,783
I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei American Architect 1917 – 2019
#1,844
Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper American Painter 1882 – 1967
#2,028
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder American Sculptor 1898 – 1976
#2,717
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons American Sculptor Born 1955
#2,850
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith American Artist 1894 – 1937
#2,884
Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz American Photographer Born 1949
#2,893
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko American Artist 1927 – 2018
#4,273
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn American Architect 1901 – 1974
#4,569
Burl Ives
Burl Ives American Artist 1909 – 1995
#4,570
Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth American Painter 1917 – 2009
#5,763
George Eastman
George Eastman American Photography 1854 – 1932
#5,996
Grant Wood
Grant Wood American Painter 1891 – 1942
#7,782
Winsor McCay
Winsor McCay American Cartoonist 1869 – 1934
#8,726
Maya Lin
Maya Lin American Sculptor Born 1959
#8,980
Mathew Brady
Mathew Brady American Photographer 1822 – 1896
#8,990
OD
Oscar de la Renta American Designer 1932 – 2014
#9,013
Jacob Riis
Jacob Riis American Photographer 1849 – 1914
#9,261
Gutzon Borglum
Gutzon Borglum American Sculptor 1867 – 1941
#10,120
Chuck Close
Chuck Close American Painter Born 1940
#10,130
Gilbert Stuart
Gilbert Stuart American Painter 1755 – 1828
#10,206
DJ
Donald Judd American Artist 1928 – 1994
#10,231
Bob Ross
Bob Ross American Painter 1942 – 1995
#10,443
Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana American Costume Designer 1928 – 2018
#10,600
Edward S. Curtis
Edward S. Curtis American Photographer 1868 – 1952
#10,746
Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash American Artist Born 1958
#10,894
Scott Adams
Scott Adams American Artist Born 1957
#11,057
Meg White
Meg White American Photographer Born 1974
#11,252
LH
Lewis Hine American Photographer 1874 – 1940
#11,280
CA
Charles Addams American Cartoonist 1912 – 1988
#11,413
Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel American Cartoonist Born 1960
#11,543
Kat Von D
Kat Von D American Artist Born 1982
#11,711
Daniel Burnham
Daniel Burnham American Architect 1846 – 1912
#11,732
Grandma Moses
Grandma Moses American Painter 1860 – 1961
#12,190
Frederic Remington
Frederic Remington American Sculptor 1861 – 1909
#12,491
SN
Shirin Neshat American Photographer Born 1957
#12,912
Benjamin West
Benjamin West American Painter 1738 – 1820
#13,082
John Trumbull
John Trumbull American Painter 1756 – 1843
#13,188
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey American Artist 1886 – 1939
#13,596
Thomas Hart Benton (painter)
Thomas Hart Benton (painter) American Painter 1889 – 1975
#14,910
Moondog
Moondog American Artist 1916 – 1999
#15,722
E. C. Segar
E. C. Segar American Artist 1894 – 1938
#16,113
JH
Jenny Holzer American Artist Born 1950
#16,243
Agnes Martin
Agnes Martin American Painter 1912 – 2004
#16,485

By the numbers

Inside the United States Artists & Designers

814 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous the united states artists & designers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the United States Artists & Designers peaked in the 1920s with 80 people.

What the United States Artists & Designers Are Known For

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Painter are the United States Artists & Designers's biggest group — 33% of all notables (267).

The United States Artists & Designers over-index on cartoonist — 82.6× the global rate.

  1. Painter267
  2. Artist179
  3. Architect90
  4. Photographer74
  5. Sculptor65
  6. Cartoonist40
  7. Designer35
  8. Illustrator19
  1. Cartoonist4082.6×
  2. Costume Designer862.6×
  3. Illustrator1942.5×
  4. Artist17934.6×
  5. Designer3533.2×
  6. Photographer7427.4×
  7. Chef1125.2×
  8. Architect9016.5×

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