DESIGNER
Dieter Rams
1932 - Today
Dieter Rams
Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932) is a German industrial designer who is most closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalist school of industrial design. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dieter Rams has received more than 1,279,088 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Dieter Rams is the 27th most popular designer (up from 30th in 2019), the 1,225th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,301st in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Designer.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
59.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among DESIGNERS
Among designers, Dieter Rams ranks 27 out of 86. Before him are Hugo Boss, Thomas Chippendale, Manolo Blahnik, Iris Apfel, Raymond Loewy, and Miuccia Prada. After him are Philippe Starck, Battista Farina, Salvatore Ferragamo, Claude Garamond, Pierre Balmain, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
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Hugo Boss
1885 - 1948
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 21
Thomas Chippendale
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 22
Manolo Blahnik
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 23
Iris Apfel
1921 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 24
Raymond Loewy
1893 - 1986
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 25
Miuccia Prada
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 26
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 27
Philippe Starck
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 28
Battista Farina
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 29
Salvatore Ferragamo
1898 - 1960
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 30
Claude Garamond
1499 - 1561
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 31
Pierre Balmain
1914 - 1982
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 32
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
1811 - 1899
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Dieter Rams ranks 81. Before him are Emmanuelle Arsan, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Shintaro Ishihara, Michael Smith, Oscar de la Renta, and Joe Zawinul. After him are Quino, Hiroaki Sato, Antonio Tejero, Stuart Hall, Gunter Sachs, and Wolf Vostell.
Others Born in 1932
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Emmanuelle Arsan
1932 - 2005
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 75
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
1932 - 2016
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 76
Shintaro Ishihara
1932 - 2022
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 77
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 78
Oscar de la Renta
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 79
Joe Zawinul
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 80
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 81
Quino
1932 - 2020
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 82
Hiroaki Sato
1932 - 1988
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 83
Antonio Tejero
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 84
Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 85
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 86
Wolf Vostell
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 87
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Dieter Rams ranks 1,225 out of 6,142. Before him are Severinus of Noricum (410), Leo Strauss (1899), Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911), Douglas Sirk (1897), Fabian von Schlabrendorff (1907), and Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (1206). After him are Manuel Neuer (1986), Erich Heckel (1883), Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530), Claudia Schiffer (1970), and Gotthard of Hildesheim (960).
Others born in Germany
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Severinus of Noricum
410 - 482
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,219
Leo Strauss
1899 - 1973
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,220
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
1911 - 1986
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,221
Douglas Sirk
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,222
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,223
Otto II, Duke of Bavaria
1206 - 1253
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,224
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,225
Manuel Neuer
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,226
Erich Heckel
1883 - 1970
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,227
Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,228
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1530 - 1573
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,229
Claudia Schiffer
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,230
Gotthard of Hildesheim
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,231
Among DESIGNERS In Germany
Among designers born in Germany, Dieter Rams ranks 4. Before him are Michael Thonet (1796), Georg Elser (1903), and Hugo Boss (1885). After him are Luigi Colani (1928), Otl Aicher (1922), Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914), and Philipp Plein (1978).
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 1
Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2
Hugo Boss
1885 - 1948
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 3
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 4
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 5
Otl Aicher
1922 - 1991
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 6
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
1914 - 1997
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 7
Philipp Plein
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 8
