ARCHITECT
Mimar Sinan
1490 - 1588
Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan (Ottoman Turkish: معمار سينان, romanized: Mi'mâr Sinân; Turkish: Mimar Sinan, pronounced [miːˈmaːɾ siˈnan]; c. 1488/1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II and Murad III. He was responsible for the construction of more than 300 major structures, including the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, the Kanuni Sultan Suleiman Bridge in Büyükçekmece, and the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, as well as other more modest projects such as madrasa's, külliyes, and bridges. His apprentices would later design the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul and the Stari Most bridge in Mostar. The son of a stonemason, he received a technical education and became a military engineer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mimar Sinan has received more than 1,008,715 page views. His biography is available in 122 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 116 in 2019). Mimar Sinan is the 7th most popular architect (down from 6th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Architect.
Mimar Sinan is most famous for being the chief architect of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. He was one of the most prolific architects of the Ottoman Empire and designed many mosques, schools, hospitals, and tombs.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
77.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
122
Languages Editions (L)
7.34
Effective Languages (L*)
5.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Mimar Sinans by language
Over the past year Mimar Sinan has had the most page views in the Turkish wikipedia edition with 410,008 views, followed by English (121,464), and Arabic (42,115). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lombard (300.45%), Guarani (216.62%), and Cornish (123.13%)
Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Mimar Sinan ranks 7 out of 518. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Vitruvius, Alvar Aalto, and Imhotep. After him are Donato Bramante, Andrea Palladio, Leon Battista Alberti, Khufu, Albert Speer, and Walter Gropius.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntoni Gaudí
1852 - 1926
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 1
Le Corbusier
1887 - 1965
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 2
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1598 - 1680
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 3
Vitruvius
75 BC - 15 BC
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 4
Alvar Aalto
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 5
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 6
Mimar Sinan
1490 - 1588
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 7
Donato Bramante
1443 - 1514
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 8
Andrea Palladio
1508 - 1580
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 9
Leon Battista Alberti
1404 - 1472
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 10
Khufu
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 11
Albert Speer
1905 - 1981
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 12
Walter Gropius
1883 - 1969
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1490, Mimar Sinan ranks 1. After him are Albert, Duke of Prussia, Adrian Willaert, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Olaus Magnus, Vittoria Colonna, Huáscar, Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Ebussuud Efendi, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. Among people deceased in 1588, Mimar Sinan ranks 1. After him are Paolo Veronese, Frederick II of Denmark, Henry I, Duke of Guise, 3rd Dalai Lama, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Abtai Sain Khan, and Alonso Sánchez Coello.
Others Born in 1490
Go to all RankingsMimar Sinan
ARCHITECT
1490 - 1588
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 1
Albert, Duke of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1490 - 1568
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 2
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 3
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1527
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 4
Olaus Magnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1557
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 6
Huáscar
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1533
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 7
Albert of Brandenburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1545
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 8
Florian Geyer
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1525
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Ebussuud Efendi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 10
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
PHILOSOPHER
1490 - 1573
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 11
Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1538
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1588
Go to all RankingsMimar Sinan
ARCHITECT
1490 - 1588
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 1
Paolo Veronese
PAINTER
1528 - 1588
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 2
Frederick II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1588
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 3
Henry I, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1588
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 4
3rd Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1588
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 5
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 6
Qi Jiguang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1527 - 1588
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 7
Henri, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1588
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 8
Bernardino Telesio
PHILOSOPHER
1509 - 1588
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 9
Johann Weyer
PHYSICIAN
1515 - 1588
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 10
Abtai Sain Khan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1588
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 11
Alonso Sánchez Coello
PAINTER
1531 - 1588
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 12
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Mimar Sinan ranks 45 out of 1,347. Before him are Heraclius (575), Helena (250), Mehmed VI (1861), Epictetus (50), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), and Suleiman II (1642). After him are Mahmud II (1785), Ahmed II (1643), Xenophanes (-570), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Mehmed V (1844), and Margaret the Virgin (292).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsHeraclius
POLITICIAN
575 - 641
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 39
Helena
COMPANION
250 - 330
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 40
Mehmed VI
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1926
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 41
Epictetus
PHILOSOPHER
50 - 135
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 42
Şehzade Mustafa
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1553
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 43
Suleiman II
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1691
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 44
Mimar Sinan
ARCHITECT
1490 - 1588
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 45
Mahmud II
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1839
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 46
Ahmed II
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1695
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 47
Xenophanes
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 48
Şehzade Bayezid
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1561
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 49
Mehmed V
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1918
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 50
Margaret the Virgin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
292 - 307
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 51
Among ARCHITECTS In Türkiye
Among architects born in Türkiye, Mimar Sinan ranks 1. After him are Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Isidore of Miletus (442), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), Hermogenes of Priene (-200), Kadir Topbaş (1945), Toros Toramanian (1864), and Gülsün Sağlamer (1945).
Mimar Sinan
1490 - 1588
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 1
Hippodamus of Miletus
498 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 2
Isidore of Miletus
442 - 537
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 3
Sostratus of Cnidus
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 4
Hermogenes of Priene
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5
Kadir Topbaş
1945 - 2021
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 6
Toros Toramanian
1864 - 1934
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 7
Gülsün Sağlamer
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 8