Designer
Otl Aicher
German graphic designer and typographer
1922 - 1991
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Otl Aicher
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Otl Aicher is the 46th most popular designer (down from 45th in 2024), the 2,874th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,645th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Designer.
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May 13
Otl Aicher shares a May 13 birthday with Pope Pius IX, Maria Theresa, and Pope Gregory XII.
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Among Designers
Among designers, Otl Aicher ranks 46 out of 104. Before him are Giambattista Bodoni, Mariano Fortuny, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Alexander McQueen, Margarete Steiff, and Luigi Colani. After him are Eiko Ishioka, Betsy Ross, Adrian Frutiger, John Baskerville, Domenico Dolce, and Milton Glaser.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
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Giambattista Bodoni
1740 - 1813
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 40
Mariano Fortuny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 41
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
1914 - 1997
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 42
Alexander McQueen
1969 - 2010
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 43
Margarete Steiff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 44
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 45
Otl Aicher
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 46
Eiko Ishioka
1938 - 2012
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 47
Betsy Ross
1752 - 1836
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 48
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 49
John Baskerville
1706 - 1775
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 50
Domenico Dolce
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 51
Milton Glaser
1929 - 2020
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Otl Aicher ranks 181. Before him are Jack Klugman, Bogdan Bogdanović, Patrick Magee, Władysław Bartoszewski, Bigode, and Raymond Franz. After him are Carlo Lizzani, Egon Bahr, Dilip Kumar, Shovkat Alakbarova, Virgilio Noè, and Georges Cottier. Among people deceased in 1991, Otl Aicher ranks 101. Before him are Mikheil Meskhi, Gino Colaussi, Richard Thorpe, Carmine Coppola, Artur Lundkvist, and Giacomo Manzù. After him are Zino Francescatti, Franco Maria Malfatti, Mario Scelba, Jack Crawford, Heidi Brühl, and Rufino Tamayo.
Others Born in 1922
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Jack Klugman
ACTOR
1922 - 2012
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 175
Bogdan Bogdanović
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 176
Patrick Magee
ACTOR
1922 - 1982
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 177
Władysław Bartoszewski
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 178
Bigode
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 179
Raymond Franz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 180
Otl Aicher
DESIGNER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 181
Carlo Lizzani
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 182
Egon Bahr
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 183
Dilip Kumar
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 184
Shovkat Alakbarova
SINGER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 185
Virgilio Noè
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 186
Georges Cottier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2016
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1991
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Mikheil Meskhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1991
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 95
Gino Colaussi
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 96
Richard Thorpe
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 97
Carmine Coppola
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 98
Artur Lundkvist
WRITER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 99
Giacomo Manzù
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 100
Otl Aicher
DESIGNER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 101
Zino Francescatti
MUSICIAN
1902 - 1991
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 102
Franco Maria Malfatti
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 103
Mario Scelba
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1991
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 104
Jack Crawford
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 105
Heidi Brühl
SINGER
1942 - 1991
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 106
Rufino Tamayo
PAINTER
1899 - 1991
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 107
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Otl Aicher ranks 2,874 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884), Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875), İlkay Gündoğan (1990), Karin Balzer (1938), Willi Graf (1918), and Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1735). After him are Carl Hilpert (1888), Franz Xaver von Baader (1765), Robert Volkmann (1815), Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823), Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1502), and Christoph Amberger (1505).
Others born in Germany
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Johannes Heinrich Schultz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,868
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,869
İlkay Gündoğan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2,870
Karin Balzer
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2,871
Willi Graf
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,872
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1788
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,873
Otl Aicher
DESIGNER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,874
Carl Hilpert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,875
Franz Xaver von Baader
PHILOSOPHER
1765 - 1841
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,876
Robert Volkmann
COMPOSER
1815 - 1883
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,877
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
INVENTOR
1823 - 1883
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,878
Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1532
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2,879
Christoph Amberger
PAINTER
1505 - 1562
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2,880
Among Designers In Germany
Among designers born in Germany, Otl Aicher ranks 8. Before him are Michael Thonet (1796), Georg Elser (1903), Dieter Rams (1932), Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914), Margarete Steiff (1847), and Luigi Colani (1928). After him are Anton Koberger (1440), Erik Spiekermann (1947), and Philipp Plein (1978).
Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 2
Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 3
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 4
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
1914 - 1997
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 5
Margarete Steiff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 6
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 7
Otl Aicher
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Anton Koberger
1440 - 1513
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 9
Erik Spiekermann
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 10
Philipp Plein
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 11
