ARCHITECT
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
Eileen Gray
Eileen Gray (born Kathleen Eileen Moray Smith; 9 August 1878 – 31 October 1976) was an Irish architect with no formal training and furniture designer who became a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. Over her career, she was associated with many notable European artists of her era, including Kathleen Scott, Adrienne Gorska, Le Corbusier, and Jean Badovici, with whom she was romantically involved. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eileen Gray has received more than 534,412 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Eileen Gray is the 115th most popular architect (down from 103rd in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Architect.
Memorability Metrics
530k
Page Views (PV)
60.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Eileen Gray ranks 115 out of 518. Before her are Lúcio Costa, Albert Speer, Hans Hollein, Philip Johnson, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, and Baldassare Longhena. After her are Theophil Hansen, Hemiunu, Carl Gotthard Langhans, Toyo Ito, Peter Eisenman, and Leo von Klenze.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLúcio Costa
1902 - 1998
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 109
Albert Speer
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 110
Hans Hollein
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 111
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 112
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
1439 - 1502
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 113
Baldassare Longhena
1596 - 1682
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 114
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 115
Theophil Hansen
1813 - 1891
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 116
Hemiunu
2500 BC - 2501 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 117
Carl Gotthard Langhans
1732 - 1808
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 118
Toyo Ito
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 119
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 120
Leo von Klenze
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 121
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Eileen Gray ranks 32. Before her are George Whipple, Marcel Grossmann, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Arthur Scherbius, Yosano Akiko, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas. After her are Yakov Yurovsky, Sadriddin Ayni, Jan Łukasiewicz, Kōki Hirota, Clemens August Graf von Galen, and P. D. Ouspensky. Among people deceased in 1976, Eileen Gray ranks 49. Before her are David Elazar, Yonatan Netanyahu, João Goulart, Kazi Nazrul Islam, George Whipple, and George Ostrogorsky. After her are Phil Ochs, Carlo Gambino, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Carol Reed, Ivan Yakubovsky, and Silvana Armenulić.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsGeorge Whipple
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 26
Marcel Grossmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1936
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 27
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
WRITER
1878 - 1947
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 28
Arthur Scherbius
ENGINEER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 29
Yosano Akiko
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 30
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 31
Eileen Gray
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 32
Yakov Yurovsky
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1938
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 33
Sadriddin Ayni
WRITER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 34
Jan Łukasiewicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 35
Kōki Hirota
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1948
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 36
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 37
P. D. Ouspensky
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1947
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1976
Go to all RankingsDavid Elazar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 43
Yonatan Netanyahu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1946 - 1976
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 44
João Goulart
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1976
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 45
Kazi Nazrul Islam
WRITER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 46
George Whipple
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 47
George Ostrogorsky
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 48
Eileen Gray
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 49
Phil Ochs
SINGER
1940 - 1976
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 50
Carlo Gambino
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 51
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
PAINTER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 52
Carol Reed
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 53
Ivan Yakubovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1976
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 54
Silvana Armenulić
ACTOR
1939 - 1976
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 55
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Eileen Gray ranks 47 out of 549. Before her are Bob Geldof (1951), Columba (521), Harald Gille (1103), Ethel Voynich (1864), Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), and Saint Gall (550). After her are John Toland (1670), John Tyndall (1820), Edward England (1685), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), David Kelly (1929), and William C. Campbell (1930).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsBob Geldof
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 41
Columba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
521 - 597
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 42
Harald Gille
POLITICIAN
1103 - 1136
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 43
Ethel Voynich
WRITER
1864 - 1960
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 44
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 45
Saint Gall
WRITER
550 - 645
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 46
Eileen Gray
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 47
John Toland
PHILOSOPHER
1670 - 1722
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 48
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 49
Edward England
PIRATE
1685 - 1720
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 50
Dolores O'Riordan
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2018
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 51
David Kelly
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 52
William C. Campbell
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 53
Among ARCHITECTS In Ireland
Among architects born in Ireland, Eileen Gray ranks 1. After her are James Hoban (1762), Kevin Roche (1922), Yvonne Farrell (1951), and Shelley McNamara (1952).
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1
James Hoban
1762 - 1831
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2
Kevin Roche
1922 - 2019
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 3
Yvonne Farrell
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4
Shelley McNamara
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 5