1957 - Today
Shigeru Ban (坂 茂, Ban Shigeru, born 5 August 1957) is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Many of his notable designs are structures which are temporary, prefabricated, or incorporate inexpensive and unconventional materials in innovative ways. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shigeru Ban has received more than 400,082 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Shigeru Ban is the 225th most popular architect (up from 237th in 2019), the 671st most popular biography from Japan (up from 684th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Architect.
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Among architects, Shigeru Ban ranks 225 out of 424. Before him are Archibald Leitch, Giuseppe Terragni, Pierre Jeanneret, Pirro Ligorio, Félix Candela, and Paul Andreu. After him are Charles Percier, Nicola Salvi, Luciano Laurana, Aldo van Eyck, Josep Lluís Sert, and Augustus Pugin.
1865 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 219
1904 - 1943
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 220
1896 - 1967
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 221
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 222
1910 - 1997
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 223
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 224
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 225
1764 - 1838
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 226
1697 - 1751
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 227
1420 - 1479
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 228
1918 - 1999
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 229
1902 - 1983
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 230
1812 - 1852
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 231
Among people born in 1957, Shigeru Ban ranks 78. Before him are Thierry Boutsen, Clive Burr, Irvine Welsh, Luis Garavito, Ricardo Darín, and Jüri Tamm. After him are Andrew Wakefield, Lucélia Santos, John Lasseter, Paweł Pawlikowski, Joaquim de Almeida, and Ray Winstone.
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 72
1957 - 2013
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 73
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 74
1957 - 2023
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 75
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 76
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 77
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 78
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 79
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 80
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 81
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 82
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 83
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 84
Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Ban ranks 671 out of 6,048. Before him are Motoori Norinaga (1730), Tomohiko Ikoma (1932), Ogata Kōrin (1658), Itagaki Taisuke (1837), Eizo Yuguchi (1945), and Emperor Horikawa (1079). After him are Inoue Kaoru (1836), Shigeko Higashikuni (1925), Yuki Fushimi (1950), Soga no Umako (551), Ii Naosuke (1815), and Yasuo Haruyama (1906).
1730 - 1801
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 665
1932 - 2009
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 666
1658 - 1716
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 667
1837 - 1919
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 668
1945 - 2003
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 669
1079 - 1107
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 670
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 671
1836 - 1915
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 672
1925 - 1961
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 673
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 674
551 - 626
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 675
1815 - 1860
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 676
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 677
Among architects born in Japan, Shigeru Ban ranks 6. Before him are Tadao Ando (1941), Kenzō Tange (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Fumihiko Maki (1928), and Kisho Kurokawa (1934). After him are Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Kengo Kuma (1954), Kunio Maekawa (1905), and Ryue Nishizawa (1966).
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 1
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 2
1931 - 2022
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 5
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 7
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 8
1905 - 1986
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 9
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 10