1922 - 1956
Michael George Francis Ventris, (; 12 July 1922 – 6 September 1956) was an English architect, classicist and philologist who deciphered Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek script. A student of languages, Ventris had pursued decipherment as a personal vocation since his adolescence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Ventris has received more than 286,691 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ventris is the 158th most popular architect (up from 188th in 2019), the 1,272nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,445th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Architect.
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Among architects, Michael Ventris ranks 158 out of 424. Before him are Filippo Juvarra, Gottfried Böhm, Philibert de l'Orme, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Ernst Neufert, and Joseph Paxton. After him are Hermann Tilke, Juan de Herrera, Ur-Nanshe, Jacobus Oud, Jean Chalgrin, and Fumihiko Maki.
1678 - 1736
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 152
1920 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 153
1514 - 1570
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 154
1856 - 1934
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 155
1900 - 1986
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 156
1803 - 1865
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 157
1922 - 1956
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 158
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 159
1530 - 1593
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 160
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 161
1890 - 1963
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 162
1739 - 1811
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 163
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 164
Among people born in 1922, Michael Ventris ranks 102. Before him are Jean-Pierre Rampal, Paul Marcinkus, Hussein Onn, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Carlos Andrés Pérez, and Alistair MacLean. After him are José Froilán González, Sven Nykvist, Cyd Charisse, Ferenc Deák, Ken Noritake, and Kim Hunter. Among people deceased in 1956, Michael Ventris ranks 55. Before him are Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Alben W. Barkley, Thomas J. Watson, Pío Baroja, Walter Sydney Adams, and Drastamat Kanayan. After him are Alexander Fadeyev, Gianpiero Combi, David Seymour, Miklós Nyiszli, Alexander Korda, and Infante Alfonso of Spain.
1922 - 2000
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 96
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 97
1922 - 1990
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 98
1922 - 2018
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 99
1922 - 2010
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 100
1922 - 1987
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 101
1922 - 1956
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 102
1922 - 2013
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 103
1922 - 2006
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 104
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 105
1922 - 1998
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 106
1922 - 1994
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 107
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 108
1867 - 1956
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 49
1877 - 1956
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 50
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 51
1872 - 1956
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 52
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 53
1884 - 1956
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 54
1922 - 1956
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 55
1901 - 1956
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 56
1902 - 1956
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 57
1911 - 1956
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 58
1901 - 1956
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 59
1893 - 1956
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 60
1941 - 1956
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 61
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Ventris ranks 1,272 out of 7,765. Before him are Alexander Mackenzie (1764), William Stuart-Houston (1911), Thomas Simpson (1710), Robert Fludd (1574), Dusty Springfield (1939), and Joseph Paxton (1803). After him are Roger Williamson (1948), Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565), Adrian Smith (1957), Alexander McQueen (1969), William Walton (1902), and Wayne Rooney (1985).
1764 - 1820
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,266
1911 - 1987
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,267
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,268
1574 - 1637
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 1,269
1939 - 1999
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,270
1803 - 1865
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,271
1922 - 1956
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,272
1948 - 1973
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 1,273
1565 - 1601
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,274
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,275
1969 - 2010
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,276
1902 - 1983
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,277
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 1,278
Among architects born in United Kingdom, Michael Ventris ranks 7. Before him are Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), Christopher Wren (1632), James Stirling (1926), Inigo Jones (1573), Robert Adam (1728), and Joseph Paxton (1803). After him are John Nash (1752), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Archibald Leitch (1865), Augustus Pugin (1812), and Charles Barry (1795).
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 1
1632 - 1723
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 2
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 4
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 5
1803 - 1865
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 6
1922 - 1956
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 7
1752 - 1835
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 8
1850 - 1928
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 9
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 10
1865 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 11
1812 - 1852
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 12
1795 - 1860
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 13