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César Pelli

1926 - 2019

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César Pelli (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an Argentine-American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Three of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the World Financial Center in New York City, and the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential living American architects in 1991 and awarded him the AIA Gold Medal in 1995. In 2008, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat presented him with The Lynn S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of César Pelli has received more than 752,040 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. César Pelli is the 102nd most popular architect (up from 104th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Argentina (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Architect.

César Pellí is most famous for his work with the United Nations, where he was the head of the United Nations Development Program. He was appointed to this position in 1994.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, César Pelli ranks 102 out of 518. Before him are Joseph Maria Olbrich, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Étienne-Louis Boullée, and Amenhotep, son of Hapu. After him are Filarete, Hannes Meyer, Luis Barragán, Aino Aalto, Auguste Perret, and Ricardo Bofill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, César Pelli ranks 71. Before him are Margot Frank, Abdoulaye Wade, Richard Matheson, John Fowles, Steve Reeves, and Noah Gordon. After him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Gyula Grosics, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Kim Jae-gyu, John Berger, and Jean-Pierre Serre. Among people deceased in 2019, César Pelli ranks 55. Before him are Yasuhiro Nakasone, Ágnes Heller, Fernando de la Rúa, Ferdinand Piëch, Sydney Brenner, and Moshe Arens. After him are Demetris Christofias, Danny Aiello, Isabel Sarli, Sigmund Jähn, Max Wright, and Michel Serres.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, César Pelli ranks 43 out of 1,154. Before him are Ernesto Sabato (1911), Luis Monti (1901), Javier Zanetti (1973), Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924), Fernando de la Rúa (1937), and Lucio Fontana (1899). After him are Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793), Carlos Bilardo (1938), Chris de Burgh (1948), Violet Jessop (1887), Carlos Monzón (1942), and Jorge Valdano (1955).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Argentina

Among architects born in Argentina, César Pelli ranks 1. 

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