Architect
Jørn Utzon
1918 - 2008
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Jørn Utzon
His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Jørn Utzon is the 39th most popular architect (up from 50th in 2024), the 64th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 66th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Architect.
Jørn Utzon is most famous for his design of the Sydney Opera House.
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Among Architects
Among architects, Jørn Utzon ranks 39 out of 518. Before him are Henry van de Velde, Rem Koolhaas, I. M. Pei, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Peter Behrens, and Ictinus. After him are Hippodamus of Miletus, Tadao Ando, Vladimir Tatlin, Kenzō Tange, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, and Callicrates.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Henry van de Velde
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 33
Rem Koolhaas
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 34
I. M. Pei
1917 - 2019
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 35
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
1814 - 1879
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 36
Peter Behrens
1868 - 1940
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 37
Ictinus
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 38
Jørn Utzon
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 39
Hippodamus of Miletus
498 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 40
Tadao Ando
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 41
Vladimir Tatlin
1885 - 1953
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 42
Kenzō Tange
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 43
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
1507 - 1573
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 44
Callicrates
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Jørn Utzon ranks 23. Before him are Ernst Otto Fischer, Kai Siegbahn, Katherine Johnson, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Takashi Kasahara, and Jens Christian Skou. After him are Ken Miles, Martin Ryle, William Holden, Bertram Brockhouse, Jerome Karle, and Billy Graham. Among people deceased in 2008, Jørn Utzon ranks 21. Before him are Irena Sendler, Richard Widmark, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, and Sydney Pollack. After him are Richard Wright, Henry Molaison, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael DeBakey, Harold Pinter, and Leonid Hurwicz.
Others Born in 1918
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Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 17
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 18
Katherine Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2020
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 19
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 20
Takashi Kasahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 21
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 23
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 24
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 25
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 26
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 27
Jerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 2008
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Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 15
Richard Widmark
ACTOR
1914 - 2008
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 16
Miriam Makeba
SINGER
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 17
Mahmoud Darwish
WRITER
1941 - 2008
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 18
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2008
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 19
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 20
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 21
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 22
Henry Molaison
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2008
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 23
Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 24
Michael DeBakey
PHYSICIAN
1908 - 2008
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 25
Harold Pinter
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 26
Leonid Hurwicz
ECONOMIST
1917 - 2008
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 27
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Jørn Utzon ranks 64 out of NaN. Before him are Haakon III of Norway (1182), Johannes Fibiger (1867), Lars von Trier (1956), Jens Christian Skou (1918), August Krogh (1874), and Frederick IV of Denmark (1671). After him are S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Inge Lehmann (1888), Tollund Man (-400), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Anne of Denmark (1574), and Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789).
Others born in Denmark
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Haakon III of Norway
POLITICIAN
1182 - 1204
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 58
Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 59
Lars von Trier
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 60
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 61
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 62
Frederick IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1730
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 63
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 64
S. P. L. Sørensen
CHEMIST
1868 - 1939
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 65
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 66
Tollund Man
CELEBRITY
400 BC - 384 BC
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 67
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 68
Anne of Denmark
COMPANION
1574 - 1619
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 69
Princess Charlotte of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1789 - 1864
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 70
Among Architects In Denmark
Among architects born in Denmark, Jørn Utzon ranks 1. After him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), Jan Gehl (1936), Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Henning Larsen (1925), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).
Jørn Utzon
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 1
Arne Jacobsen
1902 - 1971
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 2
Theophil Hansen
1813 - 1891
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 3
Verner Panton
1926 - 1998
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 4
Jan Gehl
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 5
Christian Frederik Hansen
1756 - 1845
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 6
Henning Larsen
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 7
Johan Otto von Spreckelsen
1929 - 1987
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 8
Kaare Klint
1888 - 1954
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 9
Bjarke Ingels
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 10
