DESIGNER
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
Adrian Frutiger
Adrian Johann Frutiger (Swiss Standard German: [ˈaːdriaːn ˈjoːhan ˈfruːtɪɡər]; 24 May 1928 – 10 September 2015) was a Swiss typeface designer who influenced the direction of type design in the second half of the 20th century. His career spanned the hot metal, phototypesetting and digital typesetting eras. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrian Frutiger has received more than 415,944 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Adrian Frutiger is the 43rd most popular designer (down from 37th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 163rd in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Designer.
Memorability Metrics
420k
Page Views (PV)
54.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
5.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among DESIGNERS
Among designers, Adrian Frutiger ranks 43 out of 86. Before him are Jeanne Lanvin, Betsy Ross, Beau Brummell, Andokides painter, Josiah Wedgwood, and Mariano Fortuny. After him are Nicolas Jenson, Syd Mead, Diana Vreeland, Luigi Colani, Georg Jensen, and Eiko Ishioka.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
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Jeanne Lanvin
1867 - 1946
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 37
Betsy Ross
1752 - 1836
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 38
Beau Brummell
1778 - 1840
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 39
Andokides painter
600 BC - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 40
Josiah Wedgwood
1730 - 1795
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 41
Mariano Fortuny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 42
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 43
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 44
Syd Mead
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 45
Diana Vreeland
1903 - 1989
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 46
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 47
Georg Jensen
1866 - 1935
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 48
Eiko Ishioka
1938 - 2012
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 49
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Adrian Frutiger ranks 161. Before him are Ulric Neisser, Jo Schlesser, Bob Cousy, Ralph Waite, Héctor Rial, and Pancho Gonzales. After him are Pavel Kohout, Gerald Bull, Branko Mikulić, Maurice Sendak, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Daisaku Ikeda. Among people deceased in 2015, Adrian Frutiger ranks 104. Before him are Shigeru Mizuki, Ieng Thirith, Percy Sledge, Magali Noël, Tadahiko Ueda, and Jaakko Hintikka. After him are Jenő Buzánszky, Aldo Ciccolini, Kirk Kerkorian, Jacob Bekenstein, Eileen Essell, and Anne Meara.
Others Born in 1928
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Ulric Neisser
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 155
Jo Schlesser
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 156
Bob Cousy
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 157
Ralph Waite
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 158
Héctor Rial
1928 - 1991
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 159
Pancho Gonzales
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 160
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 161
Pavel Kohout
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 162
Gerald Bull
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 163
Branko Mikulić
1928 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 164
Maurice Sendak
1928 - 2012
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 165
Wolfhart Pannenberg
1928 - 2014
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 166
Daisaku Ikeda
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 167
Others Deceased in 2015
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Shigeru Mizuki
1922 - 2015
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 98
Ieng Thirith
1932 - 2015
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 99
Percy Sledge
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 100
Magali Noël
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 101
Tadahiko Ueda
1947 - 2015
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 102
Jaakko Hintikka
1929 - 2015
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 103
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 104
Jenő Buzánszky
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 105
Aldo Ciccolini
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 106
Kirk Kerkorian
1917 - 2015
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 107
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 108
Eileen Essell
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 109
Anne Meara
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 110
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Adrian Frutiger ranks 203 out of 876. Before him are Daniel Peter (1836), Emil Brunner (1889), Ignazio Cassis (1961), Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart (1742), Roberto Di Matteo (1970), and Denis de Rougemont (1906). After him are Julius Maggi (1846), Alain Tanner (1929), Matthias Zurbriggen (1856), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), Ferdinand Kübler (1919), and André Abegglen (1909).
Others born in Switzerland
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Daniel Peter
1836 - 1919
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 197
Emil Brunner
1889 - 1966
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 198
Ignazio Cassis
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 199
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
1742 - 1795
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 200
Roberto Di Matteo
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 201
Denis de Rougemont
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 202
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 203
Julius Maggi
1846 - 1912
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 204
Alain Tanner
1929 - 2022
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 205
Matthias Zurbriggen
1856 - 1917
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 206
Pancho Vladigerov
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 207
Ferdinand Kübler
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 208
André Abegglen
1909 - 1944
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 209
Among DESIGNERS In Switzerland
Among designers born in Switzerland, Adrian Frutiger ranks 1. After him are Max Miedinger (1910).
