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Richard Meier
1934 - Today
Richard Meier
Richard Meier (born October 12, 1934) is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and San Jose City Hall. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Meier has received more than 510,564 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Meier is the 49th most popular architect (up from 53rd in 2019), the 574th most popular biography from United States (up from 595th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Architect.
Richard Meier is most famous for his minimalist architectural style. He is best known for his public buildings, including the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Jubilee Church in Rome.
Memorability Metrics
510k
Page Views (PV)
65.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
10.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Richard Meier ranks 49 out of 424. Before him are Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Rem Koolhaas, Christopher Wren, François Mansart, Arne Jacobsen, and Richard Rogers. After him are Michelozzo, Carlo Maderno, Kenzō Tange, Isidore of Miletus, Álvaro Siza Vieira, and Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
1507 - 1573
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 43
Rem Koolhaas
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 44
Christopher Wren
1632 - 1723
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 45
François Mansart
1598 - 1666
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 46
Arne Jacobsen
1902 - 1971
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 47
Richard Rogers
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 48
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 49
Michelozzo
1396 - 1472
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 50
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 51
Kenzō Tange
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 52
Isidore of Miletus
442 - 537
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 53
Álvaro Siza Vieira
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 54
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Richard Meier ranks 30. Before him are Manuel Noriega, Stjepan Mesić, Richard Chamberlain, Ronald Wayne, Pierre Richard, and Paco Rabanne. After him are Georges Moustaki, Larisa Latynina, Abimael Guzmán, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Roman Herzog, and Tarcisio Bertone.
Others Born in 1934
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Manuel Noriega
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 24
Stjepan Mesić
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 25
Richard Chamberlain
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 26
Ronald Wayne
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 27
Pierre Richard
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 28
Paco Rabanne
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 29
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 30
Georges Moustaki
1934 - 2013
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 31
Larisa Latynina
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 32
Abimael Guzmán
1934 - 2021
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 33
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 34
Roman Herzog
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 35
Tarcisio Bertone
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 36
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Meier ranks 574 out of 18,182. Before him are Gwen Stefani (1969), William P. Murphy (1892), Henry Mancini (1924), Walter Matthau (1920), Machine Gun Kelly (1895), and D. B. Cooper (1931). After him are William Holden (1918), Robert Kardashian (1944), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), and John Deere (1804).
Others born in United States
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Gwen Stefani
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 568
William P. Murphy
1892 - 1987
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 569
Henry Mancini
1924 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 570
Walter Matthau
1920 - 2000
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 571
Machine Gun Kelly
1895 - 1954
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 572
D. B. Cooper
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 573
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 574
William Holden
1918 - 1981
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 575
Robert Kardashian
1944 - 2003
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 576
Reese Witherspoon
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 577
Mark Zuckerberg
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 578
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 579
John Deere
1804 - 1886
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 580
Among ARCHITECTS In United States
Among architects born in United States, Richard Meier ranks 3. Before him are Frank Lloyd Wright (1867) and Louis Sullivan (1856). After him are Philip Johnson (1906), Buckminster Fuller (1895), Minoru Yamasaki (1912), Robert Venturi (1925), Peter Eisenman (1932), Charles Eames (1907), Kevin A. Lynch (1918), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), and Adrian Smith (1944).
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867 - 1959
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 1
Louis Sullivan
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 2
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 3
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 4
Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 5
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 6
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 7
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 8
Charles Eames
1907 - 1978
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 9
Kevin A. Lynch
1918 - 1984
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 10
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 11
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 12
