Architect
Shigeru Ban
Japanese architect
1957 - today
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Shigeru Ban
His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Shigeru Ban is the 226th most popular architect (down from 194th in 2024), the 758th most popular biography from Japan (down from 617th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Architect.
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Among Architects
Among architects, Shigeru Ban ranks 226 out of 518. Before him are Josep Lluís Sert, Jean Prouvé, Imre Steindl, Hermogenes of Priene, Nicholas Negroponte, and Vittorio Gregotti. After him are Adrian Smith, Félix Candela, Adolf Meyer, Kevin Roche, Carl Ritter von Ghega, and Callinicus of Heliopolis.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Josep Lluís Sert
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 220
Jean Prouvé
1901 - 1984
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 221
Imre Steindl
1839 - 1902
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 222
Hermogenes of Priene
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 223
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 224
Vittorio Gregotti
1927 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 225
Shigeru Ban
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 226
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 227
Félix Candela
1910 - 1997
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 228
Adolf Meyer
1881 - 1929
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 229
Kevin Roche
1922 - 2019
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 230
Carl Ritter von Ghega
1802 - 1860
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 231
Callinicus of Heliopolis
700 - 700
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 232
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Shigeru Ban ranks 109. Before him are Lucélia Santos, Esmail Qaani, Víctor Muñoz, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Mikhail Pletnev, and Ted Levine. After him are Bruce Rauner, Loreena McKennitt, Rachel Ward, Lucien Favre, Alu Alkhanov, and Irvine Welsh.
Others Born in 1957
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Lucélia Santos
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 103
Esmail Qaani
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 104
Víctor Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 105
Włodzimierz Smolarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 106
Mikhail Pletnev
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 107
Ted Levine
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 108
Shigeru Ban
ARCHITECT
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 109
Bruce Rauner
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 110
Loreena McKennitt
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 111
Rachel Ward
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 112
Lucien Favre
COACH
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 113
Alu Alkhanov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 114
Irvine Welsh
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 115
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Ban ranks 758 out of NaN. Before him are Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Daisaku Ikeda (1928), Tsutomu Sonobe (1958), Kitaro Nishida (1870), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), and Chōjun Miyagi (1888). After him are Kazumi Tsubota (1956), Takasugi Shinsaku (1839), Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Keigo Higashino (1958), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), and Toyohito Mochizuki (1953).
Others born in Japan
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Kujō Yoritsune
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1256
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 752
Daisaku Ikeda
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 753
Tsutomu Sonobe
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 754
Kitaro Nishida
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 755
Riyoko Ikeda
COMIC ARTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 756
Chōjun Miyagi
MARTIAL ARTS
1888 - 1953
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 757
Shigeru Ban
ARCHITECT
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 758
Kazumi Tsubota
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 759
Takasugi Shinsaku
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 760
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 761
Keigo Higashino
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 762
Hōjō Ujimasa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1590
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 763
Toyohito Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 764
Among Architects In Japan
Among architects born in Japan, Shigeru Ban ranks 6. Before him are Tadao Ando (1941), Kenzō Tange (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Fumihiko Maki (1928), and Kisho Kurokawa (1934). After him are Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Kengo Kuma (1954), Kunio Maekawa (1905), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), Ryue Nishizawa (1966), and Sou Fujimoto (1971).
Tadao Ando
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 1
Kenzō Tange
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 2
Arata Isozaki
1931 - 2022
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 3
Fumihiko Maki
1928 - 2024
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 4
Kisho Kurokawa
1934 - 2007
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 5
Shigeru Ban
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 6
Kazuyo Sejima
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 7
Kengo Kuma
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 8
Kunio Maekawa
1905 - 1986
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 9
Kiyonori Kikutake
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 10
Ryue Nishizawa
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 11
Sou Fujimoto
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 12
