1911 - 1989
Kaj Gabriel Franck (9 November 1911 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland – 26 September 1989 Santorini, Greece) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940 and 1980. Franck's parents were Kurt Franck and Genéviève "Vevi" Ahrenberg. He was a Swedish-speaking Finn, and he was of German descent through his father.Franck was artistic director of the Arabia ceramics company (now part of Iittala Group) and artistic director and teacher at the College of Applied Arts – the predecessor of the University of Art and Design Helsinki (now Aalto University) – since 1945, but created designs for other companies as well. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaj Franck has received more than 41,470 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kaj Franck is the 57th most popular designer (down from 53rd in 2019), the 1,141st most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,005th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Designer.
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Among designers, Kaj Franck ranks 57 out of 86. Before him are Otl Aicher, John Baskerville, Milton Glaser, Enzo Mari, Paul Smith, and Paul Rand. After him are Domenico Dolce, Louis Majorelle, Hans Wegner, Milena Canonero, Virgil Abloh, and Storm Thorgerson.
1922 - 1991
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 51
1706 - 1775
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 52
1929 - 2020
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 53
1932 - 2020
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 54
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 55
1914 - 1996
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 56
1911 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 57
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 58
1859 - 1926
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 59
1914 - 2007
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 60
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 61
1980 - 2021
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 62
1944 - 2013
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 63
Among people born in 1911, Kaj Franck ranks 150. Before him are Pierre Harmel, Tilly Fleischer, Juan Carlos Zabala, René Barjavel, Mirzo Tursunzoda, and Otakar Vávra. After him are Leopold Kielholz, Heinz von Foerster, Jiří Sobotka, Hume Cronyn, Aliya bint Ali, and Ronald Neame. Among people deceased in 1989, Kaj Franck ranks 128. Before him are Colin Clark, Huey P. Newton, Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, Edoardo Amaldi, Harold Jeffreys, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. After him are Imre Németh, Georges Schehadé, Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, Carl Dahlhaus, Luiz Gonzaga, and George C. Homans.
1911 - 2009
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 144
1911 - 2005
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 145
1911 - 1983
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 146
1911 - 1985
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 147
1911 - 1977
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 148
1911 - 2011
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 149
1911 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 150
1911 - 1980
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 151
1911 - 2002
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 152
1911 - 1994
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 153
1911 - 2003
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 154
1911 - 1950
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 155
1911 - 2010
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 156
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 122
1942 - 1989
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 123
1938 - 1989
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 124
1908 - 1989
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 125
1891 - 1989
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 126
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 127
1911 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 128
1917 - 1989
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 129
1905 - 1989
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 130
1896 - 1989
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 131
1928 - 1989
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 132
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 133
1910 - 1989
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 134
Among people born in Russia, Kaj Franck ranks 1,141 out of 3,262. Before him are Mikhail Khorobrit (1229), Vera Krepkina (1933), Catherine Breshkovsky (1844), Maria Ouspenskaya (1876), Alexander Sumarokov (1717), and Vasily Agapkin (1884). After him are Vasily Rozanov (1856), Eino Rahja (1885), Igor M. Diakonoff (1914), Galina Kulakova (1942), Nilus of Sora (1433), and Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1530).
1229 - 1249
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 1,135
1933 - 2023
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 1,136
1844 - 1934
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 1,137
1876 - 1949
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 1,138
1717 - 1777
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 1,139
1884 - 1964
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 1,140
1911 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,141
1856 - 1919
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,142
1885 - 1936
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 1,143
1914 - 1999
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,144
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,145
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 1,146
1530 - 1612
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,147
Among designers born in Russia, Kaj Franck ranks 2. Before him are Peter Carl Fabergé (1846).