DESIGNER

Milton Glaser

1929 - 2020

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Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929 – June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer, recognized for his designs, including the I Love New York logo; a 1966 poster for Bob Dylan; the logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University, Brooklyn Brewery; and his graphic work on the introduction of the iconic 1969 Olivetti Valentine typewriter. In 1954, he also co-founded Push Pin Studios, co-founded New York magazine with Clay Felker, and established Milton Glaser, Inc. In 1969, he produced and designed "Short Subject", commonly known as "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam", a short 16mm anti-war film directed by Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milton Glaser has received more than 889,379 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Milton Glaser is the 51st most popular designer (up from 53rd in 2019), the 3,782nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,875th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Milton Glaser ranks 51 out of 104. Before him are Otl Aicher, Luigi Colani, Margarete Steiff, John Baskerville, Eiko Ishioka, and Syd Mead. After him are Laura Biagiotti, Georg Jensen, Louis Majorelle, Paul Rand, Anton Koberger, and Victor Papanek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Milton Glaser ranks 212. Before him are Liz Sheridan, Anastasios of Albania, Nigel Hawthorne, Jack Higgins, François Cheng, and Bernard Williams. After him are Kjell Askildsen, Péter Palotás, Sixten Jernberg, Horst Frank, Arnold Palmer, and Muhammad Rafiq Tarar. Among people deceased in 2020, Milton Glaser ranks 218. Before him are Silvio Marzolini, Daria Nicolodi, Mad Mike Hoare, Lee Konitz, Orson Bean, and McCoy Tyner. After him are Hugh Keays-Byrne, Robert Shavlakadze, Marian Jaworski, Ernesto Brambilla, Alex Olmedo, and Idir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milton Glaser ranks 3,782 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Rohn (1930), Eric Singer (1958), Edna Parker (1893), Gladys Knight (1944), Dean Jones (1931), and Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906). After him are Nikki Haley (1972), Gordon Gould (1920), Kaʻahumanu (1768), Isiah Thomas (1961), Harriet Lane (1830), and Wanda Jackson (1937).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Milton Glaser ranks 5. Before him are Steve Jobs (1955), Iris Apfel (1921), Betsy Ross (1752), and Syd Mead (1933). After him are Paul Rand (1914), Ruth St. Denis (1879), Ollie Johnston (1912), Alan Freed (1921), Marc Davis (1913), Colleen Atwood (1948), and Norman Bel Geddes (1893).

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