DESIGNER
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
Michael Thonet
Michael Thonet (2 July 1796 – 3 March 1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood furniture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Thonet has received more than 287,003 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Michael Thonet is the 13th most popular designer (down from 12th in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from Germany (down from 518th in 2019) and the most popular German Designer.
Michael Thonet is most famous for designing the bentwood chair.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
64.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
10.53
Effective Languages (L*)
1.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among DESIGNERS
Among designers, Michael Thonet ranks 13 out of 86. Before him are William Morris, Thomas Andrews, Aldus Manutius, Paco Rabanne, Gerrit Rietveld, and László Moholy-Nagy. After him are Giorgetto Giugiaro, Valentino, René Lalique, Georg Elser, Exekias, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
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William Morris
1834 - 1896
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 7
Thomas Andrews
1873 - 1912
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 8
Aldus Manutius
1449 - 1515
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 9
Paco Rabanne
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 10
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 11
László Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 12
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 13
Giorgetto Giugiaro
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 14
Valentino
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 15
René Lalique
1860 - 1945
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 16
Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 17
Exekias
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 18
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1868 - 1928
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1796, Michael Thonet ranks 5. Before him are Nicholas I of Russia, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, and Adolphe Quetelet. After him are Princess Charlotte of Wales, Jakob Steiner, Franz Berwald, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Carl Loewe, Peter Fendi, and Giovanni Pacini. Among people deceased in 1871, Michael Thonet ranks 6. Before him are Charles Babbage, Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, John Herschel, Augustus De Morgan, and Daniel Auber. After him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Louise of the Netherlands, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Omar Pasha, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, and Sigismond Thalberg.
Others Born in 1796
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Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 1
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 2
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
1796 - 1832
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 3
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 4
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 5
Princess Charlotte of Wales
1796 - 1817
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 6
Jakob Steiner
1796 - 1863
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 7
Franz Berwald
1796 - 1868
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 8
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg
1796 - 1881
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 9
Carl Loewe
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 10
Peter Fendi
1796 - 1842
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 11
Giovanni Pacini
1796 - 1867
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1871
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Charles Babbage
1791 - 1871
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 1
Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan
1797 - 1871
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 2
John Herschel
1792 - 1871
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 3
Augustus De Morgan
1806 - 1871
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 4
Daniel Auber
1782 - 1871
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 5
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 6
Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1843 - 1871
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 7
Louise of the Netherlands
1828 - 1871
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
1805 - 1871
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 9
Omar Pasha
1806 - 1871
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 10
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
1827 - 1871
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11
Sigismond Thalberg
1812 - 1871
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Michael Thonet ranks 580 out of 6,142. Before him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Rudolf von Jhering (1818), George Grosz (1893), Simon Marius (1573), Rudolf Mössbauer (1929), and Hans Geiger (1882). After him are Ludwig Tieck (1773), Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), Hans Luther (1879), Philipp Scheidemann (1865), and Willi Stoph (1914).
Others born in Germany
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Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
1907 - 1994
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 574
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 575
George Grosz
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 576
Simon Marius
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 577
Rudolf Mössbauer
1929 - 2011
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 578
Hans Geiger
1882 - 1945
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 579
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 580
Ludwig Tieck
1773 - 1853
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 581
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 582
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1858 - 1934
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 583
Hans Luther
1879 - 1962
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 584
Philipp Scheidemann
1865 - 1939
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 585
Willi Stoph
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 586
Among DESIGNERS In Germany
Among designers born in Germany, Michael Thonet ranks 1. After him are Georg Elser (1903), Hugo Boss (1885), Dieter Rams (1932), Luigi Colani (1928), Otl Aicher (1922), Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914), and Philipp Plein (1978).
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 1
Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2
Hugo Boss
1885 - 1948
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 3
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 4
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 5
Otl Aicher
1922 - 1991
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 6
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
1914 - 1997
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 7
Philipp Plein
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 8
