DESIGNER
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
Nicolas Jenson
Nicholas (or Nicolas) Jenson (c. 1420–1480) was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy. Jenson acted as Master of the French Royal Mint at Tours and is credited with being the creator of one of the finest early Roman typefaces. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas Jenson has received more than 146,214 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nicolas Jenson is the 44th most popular designer (up from 47th in 2019), the 2,457th most popular biography from France (down from 2,401st in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Designer.
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150k
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54.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.63
Effective Languages (L*)
1.97
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Among DESIGNERS
Among designers, Nicolas Jenson ranks 44 out of 86. Before him are Betsy Ross, Beau Brummell, Andokides painter, Josiah Wedgwood, Mariano Fortuny, and Adrian Frutiger. After him are Syd Mead, Diana Vreeland, Luigi Colani, Georg Jensen, Eiko Ishioka, and Laura Biagiotti.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
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Betsy Ross
1752 - 1836
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 38
Beau Brummell
1778 - 1840
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 39
Andokides painter
600 BC - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 40
Josiah Wedgwood
1730 - 1795
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 41
Mariano Fortuny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 42
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 43
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 44
Syd Mead
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 45
Diana Vreeland
1903 - 1989
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 46
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 47
Georg Jensen
1866 - 1935
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 48
Eiko Ishioka
1938 - 2012
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 49
Laura Biagiotti
1943 - 2017
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1420, Nicolas Jenson ranks 12. Before him are Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Sesshū Tōyō, João Vaz Corte-Real, Abdal-Latif Mirza, Agostino Barbarigo, and Barthélemy d'Eyck. After him are Luciano Laurana, Niccolò Antonio Colantonio, and Pedro Pardo de Cela. Among people deceased in 1480, Nicolas Jenson ranks 5. Before him are Jean Fouquet, René of Anjou, Jan Długosz, and Justus van Gent. After him are Uhwudong, Antonio Vivarini, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Basarab the Old, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern.
Others Born in 1420
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Mahmud Pasha Angelović
1420 - 1474
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 6
Sesshū Tōyō
1420 - 1506
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 7
João Vaz Corte-Real
1420 - 1496
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 8
Abdal-Latif Mirza
1420 - 1450
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 9
Agostino Barbarigo
1420 - 1501
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 10
Barthélemy d'Eyck
1420 - 1470
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 11
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 12
Luciano Laurana
1420 - 1479
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 13
Niccolò Antonio Colantonio
1420 - 1460
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 14
Pedro Pardo de Cela
1420 - 1483
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1480
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Jean Fouquet
1420 - 1480
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 1
René of Anjou
1409 - 1480
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 2
Jan Długosz
1415 - 1480
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3
Justus van Gent
1430 - 1480
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5
Uhwudong
1430 - 1480
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 6
Antonio Vivarini
1440 - 1480
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 7
Tristão Vaz Teixeira
1395 - 1480
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 8
Basarab the Old
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 9
Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern
1417 - 1480
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 10
In France
Among people born in France, Nicolas Jenson ranks 2,457 out of 6,011. Before him are Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Louise Henriette de Bourbon (1726), Michel Marcel Navratil (1908), Cécile Aubry (1928), Pierre Pflimlin (1907), and René Laloux (1929). After him are Émile Augier (1820), Jean-Louis Pons (1761), Jacques-François Menou (1750), François Coppée (1842), Peter I of Courtenay (1126), and Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine (1448).
Others born in France
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Emanuel Ungaro
1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,451
Louise Henriette de Bourbon
1726 - 1759
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,452
Michel Marcel Navratil
1908 - 2001
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,453
Cécile Aubry
1928 - 2010
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,454
Pierre Pflimlin
1907 - 2000
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,455
René Laloux
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,456
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,457
Émile Augier
1820 - 1889
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,458
Jean-Louis Pons
1761 - 1831
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,459
Jacques-François Menou
1750 - 1810
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,460
François Coppée
1842 - 1908
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,461
Peter I of Courtenay
1126 - 1183
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,462
Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine
1448 - 1473
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,463
Among DESIGNERS In France
Among designers born in France, Nicolas Jenson ranks 8. Before him are Raymond Loewy (1893), Philippe Starck (1949), Claude Garamond (1499), Pierre Balmain (1914), Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811), and Jeanne Lanvin (1867). After him are Diana Vreeland (1903) and Louis Majorelle (1859).
Raymond Loewy
1893 - 1986
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2
Philippe Starck
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3
Claude Garamond
1499 - 1561
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 4
Pierre Balmain
1914 - 1982
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 5
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
1811 - 1899
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 6
Jeanne Lanvin
1867 - 1946
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 7
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 8
Diana Vreeland
1903 - 1989
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9
Louis Majorelle
1859 - 1926
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10
