Architect
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
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Minoru Yamasaki
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Minoru Yamasaki is the 118th most popular architect (down from 93rd in 2024), the 1,830th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,070th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Architect.
Minoru Yamasaki is most famous for his design of the World Trade Center in New York City.
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Among Architects
Among architects, Minoru Yamasaki ranks 118 out of 518. Before him are Ricardo Bofill, George Gilbert Scott, Rafael Moneo, Auguste Perret, Carl Gotthard Langhans, and César Pelli. After him are Peter Eisenman, Hannes Meyer, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Eliel Saarinen, Balthasar Neumann, and Inigo Jones.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Ricardo Bofill
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 112
George Gilbert Scott
1811 - 1878
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 113
Rafael Moneo
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 114
Auguste Perret
1874 - 1954
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 115
Carl Gotthard Langhans
1732 - 1808
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 116
César Pelli
1926 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 117
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 118
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 119
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 120
Amenhotep, son of Hapu
1420 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 121
Eliel Saarinen
1873 - 1950
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 122
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 123
Inigo Jones
1573 - 1652
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Minoru Yamasaki ranks 72. Before him are Abbé Pierre, Rodolfo Gucci, John Cheever, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Pat Nixon, and John Payne. After him are Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, György Sárosi, José Ferrer, Hermann Graf, Pedro Armendáriz, and Lev Gumilyov. Among people deceased in 1986, Minoru Yamasaki ranks 54. Before him are Dean Reed, Donna Reed, Coluche, Aleksandr Akimov, Michel de Certeau, and Theodor Busse. After him are Erik Bruhn, Adolfo Celi, Otto Preminger, Gusztáv Sebes, Ferdinand Daučík, and Marcel Dassault.
Others Born in 1912
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Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 66
Rodolfo Gucci
ACTOR
1912 - 1983
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 67
John Cheever
WRITER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 68
Sonny Boy Williamson II
SINGER
1912 - 1965
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 69
Pat Nixon
COMPANION
1912 - 1993
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 70
John Payne
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 71
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 72
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 73
György Sárosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 74
José Ferrer
ACTOR
1912 - 1992
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 75
Hermann Graf
PILOT
1912 - 1988
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 76
Pedro Armendáriz
ACTOR
1912 - 1963
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 77
Lev Gumilyov
HISTORIAN
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1986
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Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 48
Donna Reed
ACTOR
1921 - 1986
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 49
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 50
Aleksandr Akimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - 1986
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 51
Michel de Certeau
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1986
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 52
Theodor Busse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1986
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 53
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 54
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 55
Adolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 56
Otto Preminger
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 57
Gusztáv Sebes
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 58
Ferdinand Daučík
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 59
Marcel Dassault
ENGINEER
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 60
In United States
Among people born in United States, Minoru Yamasaki ranks 1,830 out of NaN. Before him are Richard Serra (1939), Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903), Kevin McHale (1957), Jim Lovell (1928), Douglas McGregor (1906), and Dorothy Vaughan (1910). After him are Teri Hatcher (1964), Larry Flynt (1942), Henry Rollins (1961), Nick Adams (1931), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), and Mary Todd Lincoln (1818).
Others born in United States
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Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,824
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,825
Kevin McHale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,826
Jim Lovell
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 2025
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,827
Douglas McGregor
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1964
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,828
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,829
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,830
Teri Hatcher
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,831
Larry Flynt
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,832
Henry Rollins
PRESENTER
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,833
Nick Adams
ACTOR
1931 - 1968
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,834
Alfred Thayer Mahan
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,835
Mary Todd Lincoln
COMPANION
1818 - 1882
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,836
Among Architects In United States
Among architects born in United States, Minoru Yamasaki ranks 7. Before him are Buckminster Fuller (1895), Louis Sullivan (1856), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Richard Meier (1934), Philip Johnson (1906), and Robert Venturi (1925). After him are Peter Eisenman (1932), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Charles Eames (1907), Nicholas Negroponte (1943), Adrian Smith (1944), and Sixto Durán Ballén (1921).
Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
Louis Sullivan
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 2
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 4
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 6
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 7
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 8
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 9
Charles Eames
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 11
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12
Sixto Durán Ballén
1921 - 2016
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 13
