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Frank Gehry

1929 - 2025

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Frank Owen Gehry ( GAIR-ee; né Goldberg; February 28, 1929 – December 5, 2025) was a Canadian and American architect and designer known for his postmodern designs and use of unconventional forms and materials. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Frank Gehry is the 26th most popular architect (down from 25th in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Canada (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Architect.

Frank Gehry is most famous for his unique and innovative architecture.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Frank Gehry ranks 26 out of 518. Before him are Frank Lloyd Wright, Francesco Borromini, Apollodorus of Damascus, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Renzo Piano, and Otto Wagner. After him are Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Victor Horta, André Le Nôtre, Adolf Loos, Santiago Calatrava, and Carlo Maderno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Frank Gehry ranks 24. Before him are Jacques Brel, Peter Higgs, Yayoi Kusama, Irene Papas, Michael Ende, and Jean Baudrillard. After him are Tigran Petrosian, Max von Sydow, Rudolf Mössbauer, Sándor Kocsis, James Hong, and Babrak Karmal. Among people deceased in 2025, Frank Gehry ranks 22. Before him are Val Kilmer, Brian Wilson, Jane Goodall, Sebastião Salgado, Leo Beenhakker, and Eddie Jordan. After him are Khamtai Siphandon, Ion Iliescu, Ágnes Keleti, Horst Köhler, Aga Khan IV, and Dick Cheney.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Frank Gehry ranks 13 out of 1,622. Before him are Mary Simon (1947), Celine Dion (1968), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jordan Peterson (1962), James Cameron (1954), and William Giauque (1895). After him are Jim Carrey (1962), Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), Michael J. Fox (1961), Erving Goffman (1922), Jack L. Warner (1892), and Gilles Villeneuve (1950).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Canada

Among architects born in Canada, Frank Gehry ranks 1. 

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