ARCHITECT
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
Carlo Maderno
Carlo Maderno or Maderna (1556 – 31 January 1629) was an Italian architect, born in today's Ticino, Switzerland, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture. His façades of Santa Susanna, St. Peter's Basilica, and Sant'Andrea della Valle were of key importance in the evolution of the Italian Baroque. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlo Maderno has received more than 173,211 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Carlo Maderno is the 33rd most popular architect (up from 50th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 51st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Architect.
Carlo Maderno was a Renaissance architect who is most famous for designing the façade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
67.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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11.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Carlo Maderno ranks 33 out of 518. Before him are Santiago Calatrava, Henry van de Velde, André Le Nôtre, Adolf Loos, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and Peter Behrens. After him are Ictinus, Tadao Ando, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Rem Koolhaas, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and Hippodamus of Miletus.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSantiago Calatrava
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 27
Henry van de Velde
1863 - 1957
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 28
André Le Nôtre
1613 - 1700
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 29
Adolf Loos
1870 - 1933
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 30
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
1781 - 1841
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 31
Peter Behrens
1868 - 1940
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 32
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 33
Ictinus
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 34
Tadao Ando
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 35
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
1928 - 2000
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 36
Rem Koolhaas
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 37
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 38
Hippodamus of Miletus
498 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1556, Carlo Maderno ranks 1. After him are Anne Hathaway, Sophia Brahe, Joseph Calasanz, Adriaen de Vries, Otto van Veen, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Tōdō Takatora, Paul Bril, and Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn. Among people deceased in 1629, Carlo Maderno ranks 2. Before him is Abbas the Great. After him are Gabriel Bethlen, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Hendrick ter Brugghen, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Otto van Veen, Pietro Bernini, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Giorgi Saakadze, Mehmed III Giray, and Sigismondo d'India.
Others Born in 1556
Go to all RankingsCarlo Maderno
ARCHITECT
1556 - 1629
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1
Anne Hathaway
COMPANION
1556 - 1623
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 2
Sophia Brahe
CHEMIST
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3
Joseph Calasanz
PHYSICIAN
1556 - 1648
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 4
Adriaen de Vries
SCULPTOR
1556 - 1626
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5
Otto van Veen
PAINTER
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 6
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 7
Uesugi Kagekatsu
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1623
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 8
Jerzy Radziwiłł
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1600
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 9
Tōdō Takatora
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1556 - 1630
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 10
Paul Bril
PAINTER
1556 - 1626
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 11
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
EXPLORER
1556 - 1623
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1629
Go to all RankingsAbbas the Great
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 1
Carlo Maderno
ARCHITECT
1556 - 1629
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 2
Gabriel Bethlen
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1629
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1587 - 1629
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 4
Hendrick ter Brugghen
PAINTER
1588 - 1629
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 5
Piet Pieterszoon Hein
PIRATE
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 6
Otto van Veen
PAINTER
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 7
Pietro Bernini
SCULPTOR
1562 - 1629
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 8
Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena
COMPANION
1593 - 1629
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 9
Giorgi Saakadze
POLITICIAN
1570 - 1629
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 10
Mehmed III Giray
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1629
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 11
Sigismondo d'India
COMPOSER
1582 - 1629
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 12
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Carlo Maderno ranks 33 out of 1,015. Before him are Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921), Jacob Burckhardt (1818), Erich von Däniken (1935), Jacques Necker (1732), Joan Gamper (1877), and Heinrich Rohrer (1933). After him are Hermann Rorschach (1884), K. Alex Müller (1927), Karl Barth (1886), Adelaide of Italy (931), Ursula Andress (1936), and Franz Mesmer (1734).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 27
Jacob Burckhardt
HISTORIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 28
Erich von Däniken
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 29
Jacques Necker
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1804
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 30
Joan Gamper
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1930
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 31
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 32
Carlo Maderno
ARCHITECT
1556 - 1629
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 33
Hermann Rorschach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1922
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 34
K. Alex Müller
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 35
Karl Barth
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 36
Adelaide of Italy
COMPANION
931 - 999
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 37
Ursula Andress
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 38
Franz Mesmer
PHYSICIAN
1734 - 1815
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 39
Among ARCHITECTS In Switzerland
Among architects born in Switzerland, Carlo Maderno ranks 3. Before him are Le Corbusier (1887), and Francesco Borromini (1599). After him are Peter Zumthor (1943), Domenico Fontana (1543), Mario Botta (1943), Hannes Meyer (1889), Max Bill (1908), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Carlo Fontana (1638), and Adolphe Appia (1862).
Le Corbusier
1887 - 1965
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 1
Francesco Borromini
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 2
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 3
Peter Zumthor
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
Domenico Fontana
1543 - 1607
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 5
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 6
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 7
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 8
Bernard Tschumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 9
Pietro Lombardo
1435 - 1515
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 10
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
Adolphe Appia
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 12