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Tapio Wirkkala

1915 - 1985

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Tapio Veli Ilmari Wirkkala (2 June 1915 – 19 May 1985) was a Finnish designer and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tapio Wirkkala has received more than 118,728 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Tapio Wirkkala is the 8,330th most popular politician (up from 8,412th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Finland (down from 90th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Finnish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 8,330 out of 19,576. Before him are William II, Duke of Apulia, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, Ante Trumbić, Girolamo Priuli, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, and Titus Lartius. After him are Ilyas Khoja, Mitja Ribičič, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Nikolai Kibalchich, Ram Chandra Poudel, and Idris al-Ma'mun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 88. Before him are C. W. Ceram, Nguyễn Văn Linh, Ibolya Csák, Lorne Greene, Jo Van Fleet, and Loris Francesco Capovilla. After him are Shogo Kamo, Mariano Rumor, Piet de Jong, Philip Morrison, Horst Sindermann, and László Csatáry. Among people deceased in 1985, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 80. Before him are Nicolas Frantz, Heinz Hoffmann, Fred Uhlman, Denis de Rougemont, Karl Menger, and Matti Järvinen. After him are Eugene Ormandy, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Lovro von Matačić, André Hunebelle, Oreco, and Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 94 out of 751. Before him are Elissa Aalto (1922), Markku Alén (1951), Aimo Cajander (1879), Minna Canth (1844), Ilmari Juutilainen (1914), and Matti Järvinen (1909). After him are Sanna Marin (1985), Pentti Linkola (1932), Rolf Nevanlinna (1895), Arvid Horn (1664), Väinö Tanner (1881), and Fredrika Bremer (1801).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 21. Before him are Alexander Stubb (1968), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Paavo Lipponen (1941), Petteri Orpo (1969), Pekka Haavisto (1958), and Aimo Cajander (1879). After him are Sanna Marin (1985), Arvid Horn (1664), Väinö Tanner (1881), Karl-August Fagerholm (1901), Matti Vanhanen (1955), and Lauri Ingman (1868).

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