DESIGNER
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
Gerrit Rietveld
Gerrit Rietveld (24 June 1888 – 25 June 1964) was a Dutch furniture designer and architect. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerrit Rietveld has received more than 522,279 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Gerrit Rietveld is the 11th most popular designer (down from 9th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Designer.
Gerrit Rietveld is most famous for his Red and Blue Chair, which he designed in the 1960s.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
65.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
10.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among DESIGNERS
Among designers, Gerrit Rietveld ranks 11 out of 86. Before him are Gianni Versace, Peter Carl Fabergé, William Morris, Thomas Andrews, Aldus Manutius, and Paco Rabanne. After him are László Moholy-Nagy, Michael Thonet, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Valentino, René Lalique, and Georg Elser.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
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Gianni Versace
1946 - 1997
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 5
Peter Carl Fabergé
1846 - 1920
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 6
William Morris
1834 - 1896
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 7
Thomas Andrews
1873 - 1912
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 8
Aldus Manutius
1449 - 1515
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 9
Paco Rabanne
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 10
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 11
László Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 12
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 13
Giorgetto Giugiaro
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 14
Valentino
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 15
René Lalique
1860 - 1945
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 16
Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Gerrit Rietveld ranks 28. Before him are F. W. Murnau, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Alexander Friedmann, Herbert Spencer Gasser, T. S. Eliot, and Eugene O'Neill. After him are Selman Waksman, Frits Zernike, Inge Lehmann, Andrei Tupolev, Maurice Chevalier, and Anton Makarenko. Among people deceased in 1964, Gerrit Rietveld ranks 16. Before him are Gerhard Domagk, Victor Francis Hess, Vasily Grossman, Karl Polanyi, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, and Leo Szilard. After him are Giorgio Morandi, Palmiro Togliatti, Alexandre Koyré, Otto Wille Kuusinen, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, and Otto Grotewohl.
Others Born in 1888
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F. W. Murnau
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 22
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 23
Alexander Friedmann
1888 - 1925
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 24
Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888 - 1963
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 25
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 26
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 27
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 28
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 29
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 30
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 31
Andrei Tupolev
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 32
Maurice Chevalier
1888 - 1972
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 33
Anton Makarenko
1888 - 1939
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1964
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Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 10
Victor Francis Hess
1883 - 1964
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 11
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 12
Karl Polanyi
1886 - 1964
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 13
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 14
Leo Szilard
1898 - 1964
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 15
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 16
Giorgio Morandi
1890 - 1964
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 17
Palmiro Togliatti
1893 - 1964
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 18
Alexandre Koyré
1892 - 1964
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 19
Otto Wille Kuusinen
1881 - 1964
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 20
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
1870 - 1964
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 21
Otto Grotewohl
1894 - 1964
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 22
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Gerrit Rietveld ranks 65 out of 1,427. Before him are Ruud Gullit (1962), Rem Koolhaas (1944), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Theo van Gogh (1857), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), and Peter Canisius (1521). After him are Tobias Asser (1838), Frits Zernike (1888), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Dieric Bouts (1415), Jan Tinbergen (1903), and William V, Prince of Orange (1748).
Others born in Netherlands
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Ruud Gullit
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 59
Rem Koolhaas
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 60
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 61
Theo van Gogh
1857 - 1891
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 62
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 63
Peter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 64
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 65
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 66
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 67
William IV, Prince of Orange
1711 - 1751
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 68
Dieric Bouts
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 69
Jan Tinbergen
1903 - 1994
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 70
William V, Prince of Orange
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 71
Among DESIGNERS In Netherlands
Among designers born in Netherlands, Gerrit Rietveld ranks 1.
