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Nicholas Grimshaw

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was President of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011. He was chairman of Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) from its foundation to 2019, when he was succeeded by Andrew Whalley. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas Grimshaw has received more than 196,030 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Grimshaw is the 442nd most popular architect (down from 358th in 2019), the 3,856th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,975th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Architect.

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  • 200k

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  • 46.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 442 out of 518. Before him are Sven Markelius, Rudolph Schindler, Sophia Hayden, Edward Blore, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, and Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. After him are Anne Lacaton, Robert Moses, Toros Toramanian, Kiyonori Kikutake, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and Friedrich Ludwig Persius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 418. Before him are Fred Schepisi, Shu Kamo, Madalena Iglésias, Anthony D. Smith, Eri Klas, and Walt Bellamy. After him are Eduard Kukan, Sandro Lopopolo, Sonny Fortune, Danas Pozniakas, Héctor Salva, and Wilhelmina Cooper.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 3,856 out of 8,785. Before him are Georges Passerieu (1885), Paul Anderson (1978), Grey Owl (1888), Curt Smith (1961), Spike Edney (1951), and David Burke (1934). After him are Virginia McKenna (1931), Seán Lester (1888), Talulah Riley (1985), Ray Wilkins (1956), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), and Paul Radmilovic (1886).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 29. Before him are Frederick Catherwood (1799), Nora Stanton Barney (1883), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), Peter Cook (1936), Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694), and Edward Blore (1787). After him are Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), Kenneth Frampton (1930), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), and James Wyatt (1746).

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