Architect

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect

1907 - 2012

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Oscar Niemeyer

His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2024). Oscar Niemeyer is the 18th most popular architect (down from 13th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Architect.

Oscar Niemeyer is most famous for his design of the Brasilia, Brazil capital building.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#6 / 2,779

Oscar Niemeyer ranks #6 among 2,779 people in Pantheon born in Brazil, inside the top 1% of that group.

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Oscar Niemeyer's biography appears in 84 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Architects.

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Among Architects

Among architects, Oscar Niemeyer ranks 18 out of 533. Before him are Leon Battista Alberti, Buckminster Fuller, Louis Sullivan, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Zaha Hadid, and Walter Gropius. After him are Frank Lloyd Wright, Francesco Borromini, Apollodorus of Damascus, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Renzo Piano, and Otto Wagner.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

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Leon Battista Alberti
1404 - 1472
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 12
Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 13
Louis Sullivan
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 14
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 15
Zaha Hadid
1950 - 2016
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 16
Walter Gropius
1883 - 1969
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 17
Oscar Niemeyer
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 18
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 19
Francesco Borromini
1599 - 1667
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 20
Apollodorus of Damascus
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 21
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
1809 - 1891
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 22
Renzo Piano
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 23
Otto Wagner
1841 - 1918
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 24

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Oscar Niemeyer ranks 8. Before him are Astrid Lindgren, Edwin McMillan, Claus von Stauffenberg, John Wayne, Ayub Khan, and Katharine Hepburn. After him are Alexander R. Todd, W. H. Auden, Mircea Eliade, J. Hans D. Jensen, Alberto Moravia, and Hergé. Among people deceased in 2012, Oscar Niemeyer ranks 3. Before him are Neil Armstrong, and Wisława Szymborska. After him are Whitney Houston, Norodom Sihanouk, Ray Bradbury, F. Sherwood Rowland, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., I. K. Gujral, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Joseph Murray, and Yitzhak Shamir.

Others Born in 1907

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Astrid Lindgren
WRITER
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 2
Edwin McMillan
CHEMIST
1907 - 1991
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 3
Claus von Stauffenberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1944
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 4
John Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 5
Ayub Khan
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 6
Katharine Hepburn
ACTOR
1907 - 2003
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 7
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 8
Alexander R. Todd
CHEMIST
1907 - 1997
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 9
W. H. Auden
WRITER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 10
Mircea Eliade
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 11
J. Hans D. Jensen
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1973
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 12
Alberto Moravia
WRITER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 13
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 14

Others Deceased in 2012

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Neil Armstrong
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 1
Wisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 2
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 3
Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 4
Norodom Sihanouk
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2012
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 5
Ray Bradbury
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 6
F. Sherwood Rowland
CHEMIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 7
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 8
I. K. Gujral
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 9
Rita Levi-Montalcini
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2012
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 10
Joseph Murray
PHYSICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 11
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 12