1682 - 1754
James Gibbs (23 December 1682 – 5 August 1754) was one of Britain's most influential architects. Born in Aberdeen, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gibbs has received more than 173,802 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James Gibbs is the 432nd most popular architect (down from 407th in 2019), the 4,102nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,288th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Architect.
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Among architects, James Gibbs ranks 432 out of 424. Before him are Patricia Urquiola, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Harry Vardon, Enric Miralles, and Gunnar Birkerts. After him are B. V. Doshi, Mikhail Zemtsov, Otto Bartning, Ivan Fomin, Ryue Nishizawa, and Richard Knill Freeman.
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 426
1661 - 1736
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 427
1764 - 1820
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 428
1870 - 1937
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 429
1955 - 2000
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 430
1925 - 2017
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 431
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 432
1927 - 2023
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 433
1688 - 1743
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 434
1883 - 1959
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 435
1872 - 1936
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 436
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 437
1840 - 1904
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 438
Among people born in 1682, James Gibbs ranks 22. Before him are Johann Jacob Bach, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Shahu I. Among people deceased in 1754, James Gibbs ranks 16. Before him are Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Edward Cave, Nicolai Eigtved, Wu Jingzi, Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Philippe Néricault Destouches. After him is Safdar Jang.
1682 - 1722
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 16
1682 - 1719
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 17
1682 - 1750
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 18
1682 - 1736
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 19
1682 - 1738
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 20
1682 - 1749
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 21
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 22
1726 - 1754
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 10
1691 - 1754
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 11
1701 - 1754
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 12
1701 - 1754
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 13
1696 - 1754
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 14
1680 - 1754
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 15
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 16
1708 - 1754
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 17
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Gibbs ranks 4,102 out of 7,765. Before him are Jonny Buckland (1977), Gavin Harrison (1963), Charles Allston Collins (1828), William Warham (1450), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), and Noddy Holder (1946). After him are Robert Jameson (1774), Tony Christie (1943), Oliver Leese (1894), May Sutton (1886), Susie Wolff (1982), and Thomas Weelkes (1576).
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 4,096
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 4,097
1828 - 1873
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 4,098
1450 - 1532
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 4,099
1130 - 1176
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 4,100
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 4,101
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 4,102
1774 - 1854
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,103
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,104
1894 - 1978
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,105
1886 - 1975
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,106
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,107
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,108
Among architects born in United Kingdom, James Gibbs ranks 33. Before him are Peter Cook (1936), Kenneth Frampton (1930), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), and Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764). After him are Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Joseph Pickford (1736), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), James Wyatt (1746), William Burges (1827), and Calvert Vaux (1824).
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 27
1930 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 28
1788 - 1863
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 29
1900 - 1975
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 30
1661 - 1736
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 31
1764 - 1820
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 32
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 33
1840 - 1904
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 34
1736 - 1782
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 35
1825 - 1898
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 36
1746 - 1813
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 37
1827 - 1881
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 38
1824 - 1895
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 39