Most Famous Artists in the World

There are 8,312 notable artists in the dataset, with the most coming from Germany and France. Vincent van Gogh holds the top rank. Based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 notable people throughout history.

Category All
Citizenship All
VV
Vincent van Gogh Dutch Painter 1853 – 1890
# 13
PP
Pablo Picasso Spanish Painter 1881 – 1973
# 19
DB
David Bowie British Painter 1947 – 2016
# 32
SD
Salvador Dalí Spanish Painter 1904 – 1989
# 38
M
Michelangelo Italian Sculptor 1475 – 1564
# 39
R
Rembrandt Dutch Painter 1606 – 1669
# 153
FK
Frida Kahlo Mexican Painter 1907 – 1954
# 157
RT
Rabindranath Tagore Indian Painter 1861 – 1941
# 166
R
Raphael Italian Painter 1483 – 1520
# 169
FG
Francisco Goya Spanish Painter 1746 – 1828
# 185
LC
Le Corbusier Swiss Architect 1887 – 1965
# 219
C
Caravaggio Italian Painter 1571 – 1610
# 236
AD
Albrecht Dürer German Painter 1471 – 1528
# 288
AG
Antoni Gaudí Spanish Architect 1852 – 1926
# 300
HM
Henri Matisse French Painter 1869 – 1954
# 350
DV
Diego Velázquez Spanish Painter 1599 – 1660
# 367
PC
Paul Cézanne French Painter 1839 – 1906
# 369
JV
Johannes Vermeer Dutch Painter 1632 – 1675
# 381
WB
William Blake British Painter 1757 – 1827
# 391
PP
Peter Paul Rubens Belgian Artist 1577 – 1640
# 429