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Chris Bangle

American automobile designer

1956 - today

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Bangle is the 73rd most popular designer, the 7,387th most popular biography from United States and the 7th most popular American Designer.

Bangle served as the first American Chief of Design for BMW Group from October 1 1992 responsible for the Z9 Gran Turismo concept car and production models on platforms E81/E82/E87/E88 E90/E91/E92/E93 E60/E61 E63/E64 E65/E66 and E53. He designed the interior of the Opel Junior concept car at Opel from 1981 to 1985 then the second-generation Fiat Panda and Alfa Romeo 145 at Fiat before announcing his departure from BMW on February 3 2009. During the Bangle era BMW overtook Mercedes as the global leader in premium car sales.

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Chris Bangle's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 55.99.

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Among Designers

Among designers, Chris Bangle ranks 73 out of 114. Before him are Storm Thorgerson, Piero Tosi, Stefano Gabbana, Laura Ashley, Paul Smith, and Lisa Larson. After him are Ruth St. Denis, Alan Freed, Lia van Leer, Robert Kalina, Ollie Johnston, and Bill Moggridge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris Bangle ranks 330. Before him are David E. Kelley, Pierre Lévy, Andy Goldsworthy, László Kiss, Gary Ross, and Jeremy Wade. After him are Alina Fernández, Raimundo Pereira, Trương Mỹ Lan, Ismaël Lô, Velimir Zajec, and John Lee Hancock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Bangle ranks 7,387 out of 23,232. Before him are Greg Nicotero (1963), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ali Larter (1976), John Kunkel Small (1869), Robert Leckie (1920), and Jim Harrison (1937). After him are Connie Stevens (1938), May McAvoy (1899), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Joe Sutter (1921), and Joey Bishop (1918).

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Among Designers In United States

Among designers born in United States, Chris Bangle ranks 7. Before him are Steve Jobs (1955), Iris Apfel (1921), Betsy Ross (1752), Milton Glaser (1929), Syd Mead (1933), and Paul Rand (1914). After him are Ruth St. Denis (1879), Alan Freed (1921), Ollie Johnston (1912), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), Colleen Atwood (1948), and Marc Davis (1913).

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