ARCHITECT
Calvert Vaux
1824 - 1895
Calvert Vaux
Calvert Vaux FAIA (; December 20, 1824 – November 19, 1895) was an English-American architect and landscape designer. He and his protégé Frederick Law Olmsted designed parks such as Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City and the Delaware Park–Front Park System in Buffalo, New York. Vaux, on his own and in various partnerships, designed and created dozens of parks across the northeastern United States, most famously in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Buffalo in New York. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Calvert Vaux has received more than 287,521 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Calvert Vaux is the 494th most popular architect (down from 443rd in 2019), the 5,268th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,500th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Architect.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
42.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.34
Effective Languages (L*)
3.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Calvert Vaux ranks 494 out of 518. Before him are Richard Morris Hunt, William Adam, Alfred Mosher Butts, Joseph Pickford, John Russell Pope, and Benjamin Mountfort. After him are Maya Lin, Gülsün Sağlamer, Einari Teräsvirta, Herbert Baker, Carme Pigem, and Arnstein Arneberg.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Morris Hunt
1827 - 1895
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 488
William Adam
1689 - 1748
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 489
Alfred Mosher Butts
1899 - 1993
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 490
Joseph Pickford
1736 - 1782
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 491
John Russell Pope
1874 - 1937
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 492
Benjamin Mountfort
1825 - 1898
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 493
Calvert Vaux
1824 - 1895
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 494
Maya Lin
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 495
Gülsün Sağlamer
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 496
Einari Teräsvirta
1914 - 1995
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 497
Herbert Baker
1862 - 1946
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 498
Carme Pigem
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 499
Arnstein Arneberg
1882 - 1961
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1824, Calvert Vaux ranks 80. Before him are Franz Sigel, Lőrinc Schlauch, Christen Dalsgaard, Edmund Kirby Smith, Hieronymous Theodor Richter, and Samuel Plimsoll. After him are Eastman Johnson, and William Allingham. Among people deceased in 1895, Calvert Vaux ranks 90. Before him are Charles Frédéric Girard, Henry Seebohm, Walter Q. Gresham, Richard Morris Hunt, Lady Charlotte Guest, and Peter Hardeman Burnett. After him are Hugh McCulloch, Emily Faithfull, and James Gall.
Others Born in 1824
Go to all RankingsFranz Sigel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1824 - 1902
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 74
Lőrinc Schlauch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1824 - 1902
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 75
Christen Dalsgaard
PAINTER
1824 - 1907
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 76
Edmund Kirby Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1824 - 1893
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 77
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
CHEMIST
1824 - 1898
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 78
Samuel Plimsoll
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1898
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 79
Calvert Vaux
ARCHITECT
1824 - 1895
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 80
Eastman Johnson
PAINTER
1824 - 1906
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 81
William Allingham
WRITER
1824 - 1889
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 82
Others Deceased in 1895
Go to all RankingsCharles Frédéric Girard
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 84
Henry Seebohm
EXPLORER
1832 - 1895
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 85
Walter Q. Gresham
JUDGE
1832 - 1895
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 86
Richard Morris Hunt
ARCHITECT
1827 - 1895
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 87
Lady Charlotte Guest
WRITER
1812 - 1895
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 88
Peter Hardeman Burnett
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1895
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 89
Calvert Vaux
ARCHITECT
1824 - 1895
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 90
Hugh McCulloch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1808 - 1895
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 91
Emily Faithfull
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1895
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 92
James Gall
ASTRONOMER
1808 - 1895
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 93
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Calvert Vaux ranks 5,268 out of 8,785. Before him are William Empson (1906), Samantha Power (1970), Colin Davis (1933), James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), Maurice Norman (1934), and Donald Burgess (1933). After him are Jeremy Hunt (1966), Donald Dewar (1937), George Goulding (1884), Barbara Pym (1913), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWilliam Empson
WRITER
1906 - 1984
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 5,262
Samantha Power
JOURNALIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 5,263
Colin Davis
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 5,264
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1650
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 5,265
Maurice Norman
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 5,266
Donald Burgess
CYCLIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 5,267
Calvert Vaux
ARCHITECT
1824 - 1895
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 5,268
Jeremy Hunt
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 5,269
Donald Dewar
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 5,270
George Goulding
ATHLETE
1884 - 1966
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 5,271
Barbara Pym
WRITER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 5,272
Jonathan Riley-Smith
HISTORIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 5,273
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 5,274
Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom
Among architects born in United Kingdom, Calvert Vaux ranks 45. Before him are James Gibbs (1682), Aston Webb (1849), George Gilbert Scott (1811), William Adam (1689), Joseph Pickford (1736), and Benjamin Mountfort (1825). After him are Herbert Baker (1862), John Douglas (1830), Richard Norman Shaw (1831), Charles Holden (1875), and Lesley Lokko (1964).
James Gibbs
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 39
Aston Webb
1849 - 1930
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 40
George Gilbert Scott
1811 - 1878
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 41
William Adam
1689 - 1748
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 42
Joseph Pickford
1736 - 1782
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 43
Benjamin Mountfort
1825 - 1898
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 44
Calvert Vaux
1824 - 1895
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 45
Herbert Baker
1862 - 1946
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 46
John Douglas
1830 - 1911
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 47
Richard Norman Shaw
1831 - 1912
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 48
Charles Holden
1875 - 1960
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 49
Lesley Lokko
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 50