ARCHITECT
Jean Nouvel
1945 - Today
Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel (French: [ʒɑ̃ nuvɛl]; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture, France’s first labor union for architects. He has obtained a number of prestigious distinctions over the course of his career, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (for the Institut du Monde Arabe which Nouvel designed), the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2005 and the Pritzker Prize in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Nouvel has received more than 614,918 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Jean Nouvel is the 49th most popular architect (up from 62nd in 2019), the 665th most popular biography from France (up from 764th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Architect.
Jean Nouvel is most famous for designing the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France.
Memorability Metrics
610k
Page Views (PV)
65.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
8.44
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jean Nouvels by language
Over the past year Jean Nouvel has had the most page views in the French wikipedia edition with 85,919 views, followed by English (58,840), and Spanish (19,948). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bengali (324.32%), Belarusian (293.88%), and Min Nan (86.76%)
Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Jean Nouvel ranks 49 out of 518. Before him are Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Michelozzo, Vladimir Tatlin, Arne Jacobsen, Ferdinand Cheval, and Arnolfo di Cambio. After him are Jørn Utzon, Christopher Wren, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Giacomo della Porta, Richard Meier, and Guarino Guarini.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
1507 - 1573
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 43
Michelozzo
1396 - 1472
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 44
Vladimir Tatlin
1885 - 1953
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 45
Arne Jacobsen
1902 - 1971
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 46
Ferdinand Cheval
1836 - 1924
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 47
Arnolfo di Cambio
1240 - 1302
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 48
Jean Nouvel
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 49
Jørn Utzon
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 50
Christopher Wren
1632 - 1723
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 51
Álvaro Siza Vieira
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 52
Giacomo della Porta
1533 - 1602
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 53
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 54
Guarino Guarini
1624 - 1683
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Jean Nouvel ranks 37. Before him are Ian Gillan, Adly Mansour, Anselm Kiefer, Mia Farrow, Lemmy, and Slobodan Praljak. After him are Mahmoud al-Zahar, Goldie Hawn, Jacky Ickx, Neil Young, Jacqueline du Pré, and John Lithgow.
Others Born in 1945
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Ian Gillan
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 31
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 32
Anselm Kiefer
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 33
Mia Farrow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 34
Lemmy
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 35
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 36
Jean Nouvel
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 37
Mahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 38
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 39
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 40
Neil Young
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 41
Jacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 42
John Lithgow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 43
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Nouvel ranks 665 out of 6,770. Before him are René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Raoul Dufy (1877), Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786), Aristide Maillol (1861), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), and Georges Sorel (1847). After him are Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Édouard Lalo (1823), Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France (1290), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), and Roger Guillemin (1924).
Others born in France
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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
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1580
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 670
Roger Guillemin
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2024
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 671
Among ARCHITECTS In France
Among architects born in France, Jean Nouvel ranks 5. Before him are Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809), André Le Nôtre (1613), Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814), and Ferdinand Cheval (1836). After him are Louis Le Vau (1612), François Mansart (1598), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), Charles Garnier (1825), Pierre Lescot (1515), Hector Guimard (1867), and Claude Perrault (1613).
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
1809 - 1891
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 1
André Le Nôtre
1613 - 1700
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 2
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Cheval
1836 - 1924
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 4
Jean Nouvel
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 5
Louis Le Vau
1612 - 1670
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 6
François Mansart
1598 - 1666
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 7
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 8
Charles Garnier
1825 - 1898
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 9
Pierre Lescot
1515 - 1578
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 10
Hector Guimard
1867 - 1942
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 11
Claude Perrault
1613 - 1688
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 12
