1
Bob Ross
(Painter, Art Instructor and Television Host)
690
63
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 29, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Died: July 4, 1995
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
2
Banksy
(Graffiti Artist)
71
35
3
Barbara Parkins
(Actress, Singer)
15
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
4
Barbara Hepworth
(English Artist and Sculptor Whose Work Exemplifies Modernism)
13
4
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 10, 1903
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 20, 1975
5
Berthe Morisot
(Painter)
6
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 14, 1841
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bourges, France
Died: March 2, 1895
6
Barnett Newman
(Painter, Sculptor, Visual artist, Architect)
5
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: July 4, 1970
7
Brassaï
(Photographer, Artist and Writer Known for His Dramatic Photographs of Paris at Night)
21
3
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: September 9, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brașov, Romania
Died: July 8, 1984
8
Benvenuto Cellini
(Italian Goldsmith and Sculptor Best Known for His Sculpture 'Cellini Salt Cellar')
4
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 3, 1500
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: February 13, 1571
9
Beatrice Wood
(American Artist and Studio Potter)
5
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 3, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: March 12, 1998
10
Bill Finger
(Comic Book Writer & Co-creator of the DC Comic Superhero 'Batman')
8
7
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 8, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: January 18, 1974
11
Bill Peet
(Illustrator)
8
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grandview, Indiana, United States
Died: May 11, 2002
12
Branwell Brontë
(Painter, Poet, Writer)
3
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 26, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yorkshire
Died: September 24, 1848
13
Boris Vallejo
(Painter)
4
1
14
Bronzino
(Painter)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 17, 1503
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 23, 1572
15
Bertel Thorvaldsen
(Danish Sculptor and Medalist)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 19, 1770
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 24, 1844
16
Breyten Breytenbach
(Poet and painter known for his opposition to apartheid, and consequent imprisonment by the South African government)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 16, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bonnievale, South Africa
17
Bill Reid
(Artist who combined European and native styles in his jewelry, paintings, and sculptures)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 12, 1920
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Victoria, Canada
Died: March 13, 1998
18
Bruce Nauman
(Sculptor, Painter)
1
0
19
Blanche Hoschede Monet
(Painter)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 10, 1865
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 8, 1947
20
Brigid Berlin
(Artist)
2
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 17, 2020
21
Bill Traylor
(Artist)
4
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 1, 1854
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Benton, Alabama, United States
Died: October 23, 1949
22
Ben Shahn
(Photographer, Painter)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 12, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kaunas
Died: March 14, 1969
Celebrity Names:
23
Brice Marden
(Artist)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bronxville, New York, United States
24
Brion Gysin
(Painter, Writer Known for His Discovery of the Cut-up Technique)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 19, 1916
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Taplow, England
Died: July 13, 1986
25
Boris Kustodiev
(Painter,Stage designer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Astrakhan, Russia
Died: May 28, 1927
26
Bruno Bianchi
(Animator)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 6, 1955
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chartres, France
Died: December 2, 2011
27
Bryan Lee O'Malley
(Canadian Cartoonist Best Known for His 'Scott Pilgrim' Series)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
28
Barbara Cooney
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 6, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: March 10, 2000
29
Bernardo Buontalenti
(Designer)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 15, 1531
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: June 6, 1608
30
Bartholomeus van der Helst
(Painter)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: 1613 AD
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: December 16, 1670
31
Boardman Robinson
(Caricaturist and painter)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 6, 1876
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Somerset, Canada
Died: September 5, 1952
32
Bonanno Pisano
(Italian Sculptor)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthplace: Pisa, Italy
33
Bernard van Orley
(Artist)
1
0
34
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
(Sculptor)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 17, 1872
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: March 8, 1955
35
Benoit Sokal
(Comics artist, Writer, Video game developer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: May 28, 2021
36
Barry Flanagan
(Welsh Sculptor Best Known for His Bronze Statues of Hares and Other Animals)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 11, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Prestatyn, Wales
Died: August 31, 2009
37
Bartolomeo Ammannati
(Italian Architect and Sculptor)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: June 18, 1511
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Settignano, Italy
Died: April 13, 1592
38
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
(Spanish Baroque Painter, Best Known for His Religious Works)
1
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 1, 1617
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: April 3, 1682
39
Brian Michael Bendis
(Comic book writer)
1
1
40
Bill Mason
(Naturalist, Artist)
0
0
41
Bernie Wrightson
(Comics artist, Illustrator)
0
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 27, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dundalk, Maryland, United States
Died: March 18, 2017
42
Barbara Krafft
(Painter)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 1, 1764
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jihlava, Czechia
Died: September 28, 1825
43
Bridget Riley
(Painter)
1
2
44
Benjamin West
(Artist)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 10, 1738
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Springfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 11, 1820
45
Balthus
(Biography)
1
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 29, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 18, 2001
46
Brian Froud
(painter, illustrator)
0
0
47
Ben Enwonwu
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria
Died: February 5, 1994
48
Bartolomé Ordóñez
(Sculptor)
1
0
49
Butcher Billy
(Artist and Graphic Designer)
0
0
50
Beryl Cook
(Artist)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 10, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Egham, Surrey, England
Died: May 28, 2008
