FASHION DESIGNER

Cristóbal Balenciaga

1895 - 1972

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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Spanish: [kɾisˈtoβal βalenˈθjaɣa ejθaˈɣire]; Basque: Cristobal Balentziaga Eizagirre [kɾis̺toβal βalents̻i.aɣa eis̻aɣire]; 21 January 1895 – 23 March 1972) was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga clothing brand. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as "the only couturier in the truest sense of the word" by Coco Chanel, who continued, "The others are simply fashion designers". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristóbal Balenciaga has received more than 2,458,961 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Cristóbal Balenciaga is the 7th most popular fashion designer (up from 10th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 189th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Fashion Designer.

Cristóbal Balenciaga was a Spanish couturier and designer. He is most famous for his designs of the "little black dress" and the "bubble dress."

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  • 73.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 7 out of 51. Before him are Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, and Calvin Klein. After him are Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Maurizio Gucci, Hubert de Givenchy, Donatella Versace, and Tommy Hilfiger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 23. Before him are Levi Eshkol, Henrik Dam, Dolores Ibárruri, Nikolai Yezhov, Sergei Yesenin, and Ludvík Svoboda. After him are Folke Bernadotte, Paul Hindemith, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Semyon Timoshenko, Anastas Mikoyan, and Gerhard Domagk. Among people deceased in 1972, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 15. Before him are J. Edgar Hoover, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Igor Sikorsky, Ezra Pound, Kwame Nkrumah, and Franz Halder. After him are Katherine Oppenheimer, Talal of Jordan, Paul Hausser, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Erhard Milch, and Maurice Chevalier.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 103 out of 3,355. Before him are Vincent of Saragossa (300), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), José Carreras (1946), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), and Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021). After him are Paco Rabanne (1934), Louis I of Spain (1707), Pelagius of Asturias (685), Manuel de Falla (1876), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Spain

Among fashion designers born in Spain, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 1. 

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