FASHION DESIGNER
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
Hubert de Givenchy
Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (pronounced [ybɛʁ də ʒivɑ̃ʃi]; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French aristocrat and fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn and clothing for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hubert de Givenchy has received more than 1,644,906 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Hubert de Givenchy is the 11th most popular fashion designer (up from 13th in 2019), the 663rd most popular biography from France (up from 754th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Fashion Designer.
Hubert de Givenchy is most famous for being a fashion designer who founded the House of Givenchy in 1952.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
65.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
7.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
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Among FASHION DESIGNERS
Among fashion designers, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 11 out of 51. Before him are Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, and Maurizio Gucci. After him are Donatella Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Elsa Schiaparelli, Kenzō Takada, Roberto Cavalli, and Mary Quant.
Most Popular Fashion Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Cardin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 5
Calvin Klein
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 6
Cristóbal Balenciaga
1895 - 1972
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
Vivienne Westwood
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 8
Ralph Lauren
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 9
Maurizio Gucci
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 10
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 11
Donatella Versace
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 12
Tommy Hilfiger
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 13
Elsa Schiaparelli
1890 - 1973
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 14
Kenzō Takada
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 15
Roberto Cavalli
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 16
Mary Quant
1930 - 2023
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 25. Before him are Lawrence Kohlberg, Albert Uderzo, Janet Leigh, Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, and Simone Veil. After him are Robert Hossein, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Béjart, Martin Lewis Perl, and Juliette Gréco. Among people deceased in 2018, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 21. Before him are Philip Roth, Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, Paul Bocuse, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Peter Grünberg. After him are Billy Graham, Ursula K. Le Guin, Burt Reynolds, Riccardo Giacconi, Lys Assia, and Arto Paasilinna.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsLawrence Kohlberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1987
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 19
Albert Uderzo
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2020
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 20
Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 21
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 22
Harry Belafonte
SINGER
1927 - 2023
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 23
Simone Veil
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 24
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 25
Robert Hossein
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 26
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 27
Gilbert Bécaud
SINGER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 28
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 29
Martin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 30
Juliette Gréco
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsPhilip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 15
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 16
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 17
Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 18
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 20
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 21
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 22
Ursula K. Le Guin
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 23
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 24
Riccardo Giacconi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 25
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 26
Arto Paasilinna
WRITER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
In France
Among people born in France, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 663 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie Tussaud (1761), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Raoul Dufy (1877), Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786), and Aristide Maillol (1861). After him are Georges Sorel (1847), Jean Nouvel (1945), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Édouard Lalo (1823), Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), and Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France (1290).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 657
Frédéric Bastiat
ECONOMIST
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 658
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1757
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 659
Raoul Dufy
PAINTER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 660
Michel Eugène Chevreul
CHEMIST
1786 - 1889
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 661
Aristide Maillol
PAINTER
1861 - 1944
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 662
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 663
Georges Sorel
PHILOSOPHER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 664
Jean Nouvel
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 665
Nicolas Fouquet
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1680
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 666
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 667
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 668
Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France
COMPANION
1290 - 1315
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 669
Among FASHION DESIGNERS In France
Among fashion designers born in France, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 3. Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), and Christian Dior (1905). After him are Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952), Paul Poiret (1879), Rose Bertin (1747), Thierry Mugler (1948), Christian Lacroix (1951), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Christian Louboutin (1964), and Jean Patou (1887).
Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 1
Christian Dior
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 2
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 3
Jean-Paul Gaultier
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 4
Paul Poiret
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 5
Rose Bertin
1747 - 1813
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 6
Thierry Mugler
1948 - 2022
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 7
Christian Lacroix
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 8
Emanuel Ungaro
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 9
Madeleine Vionnet
1876 - 1975
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 10
Christian Louboutin
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 11
Jean Patou
1887 - 1936
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 12