ARCHITECT
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
Balthasar Neumann
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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balthasar Neumann has received more than 127,142 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Balthasar Neumann is the 83rd most popular architect (up from 121st in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 137th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Architect.
Balthasar Neumann was a German architect and landscape architect who is most famous for designing the garden of Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, Germany.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
63.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
7.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Balthasar Neumann ranks 83 out of 518. Before him are Sebastiano Serlio, Peter Parler, Daniel Libeskind, Louis Kahn, Hector Guimard, and Richard Neutra. After him are Claude Perrault, Mario Botta, Frei Otto, Gottfried Semper, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, and Sostratus of Cnidus.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSebastiano Serlio
1475 - 1554
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 77
Peter Parler
1330 - 1399
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 78
Daniel Libeskind
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 79
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 80
Hector Guimard
1867 - 1942
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 81
Richard Neutra
1892 - 1970
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 82
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 83
Claude Perrault
1613 - 1688
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 84
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 85
Frei Otto
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 86
Gottfried Semper
1803 - 1879
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 87
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
1668 - 1745
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 88
Sostratus of Cnidus
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 89
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1687, Balthasar Neumann ranks 3. Before him are Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, and John William Friso, Prince of Orange. After him are Francesco Geminiani, Giambattista Pittoni, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Johann Georg Pisendel, Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Johann Heinrich Schulze, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Robert Simson, and William Stukeley. Among people deceased in 1753, Balthasar Neumann ranks 2. Before him is George Berkeley. After him are Hans Sloane, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Gottfried Silbermann, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Johann Nicolaus Bach, and Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington.
Others Born in 1687
Go to all RankingsSophia Dorothea of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1687 - 1757
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1687 - 1711
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2
Balthasar Neumann
ARCHITECT
1687 - 1753
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 3
Francesco Geminiani
COMPOSER
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 4
Giambattista Pittoni
PAINTER
1687 - 1767
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 5
Sylvius Leopold Weiss
COMPOSER
1687 - 1750
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 6
Johann Georg Pisendel
COMPOSER
1687 - 1755
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 7
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1687 - 1763
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 8
Johann Heinrich Schulze
PHYSICIST
1687 - 1744
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1759
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 10
Robert Simson
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1768
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 11
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1753
Go to all RankingsGeorge Berkeley
PHILOSOPHER
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 1
Balthasar Neumann
ARCHITECT
1687 - 1753
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 2
Hans Sloane
PHYSICIAN
1660 - 1753
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 3
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
ARCHITECT
1699 - 1753
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 4
Gottfried Silbermann
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1753
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 5
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1753
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 6
Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1753
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 7
Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1753
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 8
Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa
WRITER
1705 - 1753
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 9
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
ASTRONOMER
1664 - 1753
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 10
Johann Nicolaus Bach
COMPOSER
1669 - 1753
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 11
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
ARCHITECT
1694 - 1753
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 12
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Balthasar Neumann ranks 99 out of 1,200. Before him are Prokop the Great (1380), Alois Senefelder (1771), Jobst of Moravia (1351), Henry of Bohemia (1265), Pavel Nedvěd (1972), and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein (1940). After him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1035), Konrad Henlein (1898), Eduard Bloch (1872), Jan Neruda (1834), Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890), and Oldřich Nejedlý (1909).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsProkop the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1380 - 1434
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 93
Alois Senefelder
INVENTOR
1771 - 1834
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 94
Jobst of Moravia
NOBLEMAN
1351 - 1419
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 95
Henry of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1265 - 1335
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 96
Pavel Nedvěd
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 97
Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 98
Balthasar Neumann
ARCHITECT
1687 - 1753
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 99
Vratislaus II of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1092
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 100
Konrad Henlein
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 101
Eduard Bloch
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 102
Jan Neruda
WRITER
1834 - 1891
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 103
Jaroslav Heyrovský
CHEMIST
1890 - 1967
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 104
Oldřich Nejedlý
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 105
Among ARCHITECTS In Czechia
Among architects born in Czechia, Balthasar Neumann ranks 3. Before him are Adolf Loos (1870), and Josef Hoffmann (1870). After him are Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867), Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (1689), Jan Santini Aichel (1677), Adolf Lang (1848), Jan Kaplický (1937), Jan Kotěra (1871), and Josef Gočár (1880).
Adolf Loos
1870 - 1933
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 1
Josef Hoffmann
1870 - 1956
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 3
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 4
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
1689 - 1751
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5
Jan Santini Aichel
1677 - 1723
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 6
Adolf Lang
1848 - 1913
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 7
Jan Kaplický
1937 - 2009
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 8
Jan Kotěra
1871 - 1923
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 9
Josef Gočár
1880 - 1945
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 10