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Famous painters by birth year

This list ranks 23 entries by birth year. First on the list is Albrecht Dürer (born 1471); last is Jackson Pollock (born 1912). Right in the middle sits Vincent van Gogh (born 1853).

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Sort these painters by birth year, born earliest at the top. Use the arrows, then press Check.

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Full list

Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.

#	Name	Birth year
1	Albrecht Dürer Painter	born 1471
2	Michelangelo Painter	born 1475
3	Raphael Painter	born 1483
4	Caravaggio Painter	born 1571
5	Rembrandt Painter	born 1606
6	Johannes Vermeer Painter	born 1632
7	Francisco Goya Painter	born 1746
8	Paul Cézanne Painter	born 1839
9	Claude Monet Painter	born 1840
10	Pierre-Auguste Renoir Painter	born 1841
11	Paul Gauguin Painter	born 1848
12	Vincent van Gogh Painter	born 1853
13	Gustav Klimt Painter	born 1862
14	Edvard Munch Painter	born 1863
15	Henri Matisse Painter	born 1869
16	Piet Mondrian Painter	born 1872
17	Pablo Picasso Painter	born 1881
18	Diego Rivera Painter	born 1886
19	Marc Chagall Painter	born 1887
20	René Magritte Painter	born 1898
21	Salvador Dalí Painter	born 1904
22	Frida Kahlo Painter	born 1907
23	Jackson Pollock Painter	born 1912

Questions

What is the born earliest on this list?

Albrecht Dürer, with born 1471.

What is the born most recently on this list?

Jackson Pollock, with born 1912.

Where do these numbers come from?