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Norman Bel Geddes

1893 - 1958

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Norman Bel Geddes (born Norman Melancton Geddes; April 27, 1893 – May 8, 1958) was an American theatrical and industrial designer, described in 2012 by the New York Times as "a brilliant craftsman and draftsman, a master of style, the 20th century’s Leonardo da Vinci." As a young designer, Bel Geddes brought an innovative and energized perspective to the Broadway stage and New York’s Metropolitan Opera. In the 1930s he became one of the first to hold the title of Industrial Designer. His futuristic Streamline designs re-envisioned many of the utilitarian objects of the day from airliners and cruise ships to cocktail shakers and circuses. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Bel Geddes has received more than 338,564 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Bel Geddes is the 83rd most popular designer (down from 73rd in 2019), the 8,819th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,200th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Norman Bel Geddes ranks 83 out of 104. Before him are Jony Ive, Marc Davis, Colleen Atwood, Philipp Plein, Robert Kalina, and Chiara Ferragni. After him are Yvonne Blake, Matthew Carter, Bill Moggridge, Virgil Abloh, Fumito Ueda, and Jenny Beavan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Norman Bel Geddes ranks 241. Before him are Harlow Curtice, Giovanni Scatturin, Victor Verschueren, Tommaso Lequio di Assaba, Willi Apel, and Walter Gordon. After him are Katharine Cornell, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Elizabeth Cotten, Betty Blythe, and Harry Warren. Among people deceased in 1958, Norman Bel Geddes ranks 168. Before him are David Pegg, Walther Schreiber, Billy Whelan, Francis Carco, Frank Swift, and Cyril M. Kornbluth. After him are Sam Zimbalist, George Orton, Kurt Neumann, Virginia Pearson, Gilbert Walker, and Maksimilijan Mihelčič.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Bel Geddes ranks 8,819 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Berg (1962), Dave Farrell (1977), Elle Fanning (1998), Robert Bly (1926), Elizabeth Ashley (1939), and Helen Murray Free (1923). After him are Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Laura La Plante (1904), T. Keith Glennan (1905), Jack McGee (1949), John Ashcroft (1942), and Ann Rule (1931).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Norman Bel Geddes ranks 12. Before him are Paul Rand (1914), Ruth St. Denis (1879), Ollie Johnston (1912), Alan Freed (1921), Marc Davis (1913), and Colleen Atwood (1948). After him are Virgil Abloh (1980), Kate Spade (1962), Betsey Johnson (1942), Cliff Bleszinski (1975), and Hank Green (1980).

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