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Gordon Bunshaft

1909 - 1990

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Gordon Bunshaft (May 9, 1909 – August 6, 1990) was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. A partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined the firm in 1937 and remained with it for more than 40 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Bunshaft has received more than 232,483 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Gordon Bunshaft is the 325th most popular architect (down from 258th in 2019), the 4,432nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,330th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Architect.

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  • 230k

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  • 58.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Gordon Bunshaft ranks 325 out of 518. Before him are Steven Holl, Mammad Hasan Hajinski, Yvonne Farrell, B. V. Doshi, Michael Graves, and Marcello Piacentini. After him are Louis Visconti, Heinrich Tessenow, José Benito de Churriguera, Anca Petrescu, Władysław Horodecki, and Imre Makovecz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Gordon Bunshaft ranks 188. Before him are Martin Lings, Gabrielle Roy, Hans Erni, Sylvère Maes, Nikola Vaptsarov, and Sattar Bahlulzade. After him are August Sabbe, Fritz Buchloh, Léo Malet, Arthur Machado, Sybille Schmitz, and Paco Bienzobas. Among people deceased in 1990, Gordon Bunshaft ranks 139. Before him are Luís Carlos Prestes, Štefan Čambal, Rodolfo Orlandini, Xu Xiangqian, Terry-Thomas, and James M. Gavin. After him are Rocky Graziano, Gordon Jackson, Magda Julin, Alfred Sauvy, Sabicas, and Erkki Aaltonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Bunshaft ranks 4,432 out of 20,380. Before him are Bell hooks (1952), Alan Wilson (1943), Bud Abbott (1897), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), H.D. (1886), and Clarence Clemons (1942). After him are Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), Albert Ayler (1936), Brandi Love (1973), Larry Coryell (1943), Benny Urquidez (1952), and Sean Combs (1969).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Gordon Bunshaft ranks 20. Before him are Kevin A. Lynch (1918), Sixto Durán Ballén (1921), Charles Jencks (1939), Thom Mayne (1944), Steven Holl (1947), and Michael Graves (1934). After him are Frederick Law Olmsted (1822), Daniel Burnham (1846), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), John Hejduk (1929), Robert Moses (1888), and Julia Morgan (1872).

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