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Robert Moses

1888 - 1981

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Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential people in the history of New York City and New York state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Moses has received more than 3,798,984 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Robert Moses is the 444th most popular architect (down from 405th in 2019), the 7,483rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,810th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Robert Moses ranks 444 out of 518Before him are Sophia Hayden, Edward Blore, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Anne Lacaton. After him are Toros Toramanian, Kiyonori Kikutake, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Alejandro Aravena, and Ryue Nishizawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Robert Moses ranks 212Before him are Florence La Badie, Sándor Pósta, Grey Owl, Carlo Agostini, Seán Lester, and Carlos Scarone. After him are Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, Arthur Berry, Kaarlo Koskelo, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Boris Verlinsky, and Hank Mann. Among people deceased in 1981, Robert Moses ranks 209Before him are Rudolf Viertl, Jan Burgers, Ichikawa Fusae, János Pilinszky, Vera-Ellen, and Gregory Breit. After him are Guy Butler, Francesca Woodman, Leonard Howell, Paolo Mazza, Paddy Chayefsky, and Carleton S. Coon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Moses ranks 7,483 out of 20,380Before him are Edgar Kennedy (1890), Roger Penske (1937), Scott Cawthon (1971), Alice Faye (1915), Alan Hovhaness (1911), and Lester del Rey (1915). After him are Al Harker (1910), Warren Jeffs (1955), Charlie Byrd (1925), Ethel Waters (1896), Richard Davalos (1930), and Mel Patton (1924).

Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Robert Moses ranks 25Before him are Michael Graves (1934), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Frederick Law Olmsted (1822), Daniel Burnham (1846), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), and John Hejduk (1929). After him are Julia Morgan (1872), Cass Gilbert (1859), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), Richard Morris Hunt (1827), and Alfred Mosher Butts (1899).