ARCHITECT
Walter Burley Griffin
1876 - 1937
Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin (November 24, 1876 – February 11, 1937) was an American architect and landscape architect. He designed Canberra, Australia's capital city, the New South Wales towns of Griffith and Leeton, and (with his wife) the Sydney suburb of Castlecrag. Influenced by the Chicago-based Prairie School, Griffin developed a unique modern style in partnership with his wife Marion Mahony Griffin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Burley Griffin has received more than 378,271 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Walter Burley Griffin is the 393rd most popular architect (up from 394th in 2019), the 6,035th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,504th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Architect.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
49.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
3.10
Effective Languages (L*)
4.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Walter Burley Griffin ranks 393 out of 518. Before him are Massimiliano Fuksas, Daniel Burnham, Aurelio Galfetti, Max Berg, Vasily Stasov, and Kunio Maekawa. After him are Giuseppe Piermarini, Hermann Bollé, Juan Gómez de Mora, John Hejduk, Michel de Klerk, and Andrey Voronikhin.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMassimiliano Fuksas
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 387
Daniel Burnham
1846 - 1912
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 388
Aurelio Galfetti
1936 - 2021
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 389
Max Berg
1870 - 1947
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 390
Vasily Stasov
1769 - 1848
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 391
Kunio Maekawa
1905 - 1986
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 392
Walter Burley Griffin
1876 - 1937
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 393
Giuseppe Piermarini
1734 - 1808
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 394
Hermann Bollé
1845 - 1926
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 395
Juan Gómez de Mora
1586 - 1648
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 396
John Hejduk
1929 - 2000
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 397
Michel de Klerk
1884 - 1923
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 398
Andrey Voronikhin
1759 - 1814
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 399
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Walter Burley Griffin ranks 145. Before him are Olav Duun, Stylianos Gonatas, Hippolyte Aucouturier, Sotirios Versis, Max O. Lorenz, and Felix Jacoby. After him are John Marshall, Flora Sandes, Alfred Stock, Marvin Hart, Nikolay Burdenko, and Gwen John. Among people deceased in 1937, Walter Burley Griffin ranks 132. Before him are Silvestras Žukauskas, Paul Bekker, Mykola Kulish, Yan Gamarnik, Felix Graf von Bothmer, and George Albert Boulenger. After him are Prosper Poullet, Mykhaylo Semenko, Bolesław Leśmian, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Alexander Chervyakov, and Sigizmund Levanevsky.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsOlav Duun
WRITER
1876 - 1939
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 139
Stylianos Gonatas
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1966
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 140
Hippolyte Aucouturier
CYCLIST
1876 - 1944
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 141
Sotirios Versis
ATHLETE
1876 - 1919
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 142
Max O. Lorenz
ECONOMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 143
Felix Jacoby
LINGUIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 144
Walter Burley Griffin
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1937
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 145
John Marshall
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1958
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 146
Flora Sandes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1956
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 147
Alfred Stock
CHEMIST
1876 - 1946
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 148
Marvin Hart
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1931
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 149
Nikolay Burdenko
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1946
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 150
Gwen John
PAINTER
1876 - 1939
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsSilvestras Žukauskas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1937
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 126
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 127
Mykola Kulish
WRITER
1892 - 1937
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 128
Yan Gamarnik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1937
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 129
Felix Graf von Bothmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1937
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 130
George Albert Boulenger
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 131
Walter Burley Griffin
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1937
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 132
Prosper Poullet
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 133
Mykhaylo Semenko
WRITER
1892 - 1937
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 134
Bolesław Leśmian
WRITER
1877 - 1937
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 135
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
WRITER
1852 - 1937
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 136
Alexander Chervyakov
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 137
Sigizmund Levanevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1937
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 138
In United States
Among people born in United States, Walter Burley Griffin ranks 6,035 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Olsen (1926), Michael Cudlitz (1964), Jeffrey Ullman (1942), Jerry Lucas (1940), Owen Garriott (1930), and William Bonin (1947). After him are John William Casilear (1811), Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Kim Dickens (1965), Stan Hansen (1949), Lupe Ontiveros (1942), and Ben Sharpsteen (1895).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKen Olsen
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,029
Michael Cudlitz
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,030
Jeffrey Ullman
PHYSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,031
Jerry Lucas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,032
Owen Garriott
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2019
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,033
William Bonin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,034
Walter Burley Griffin
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1937
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,035
John William Casilear
PAINTER
1811 - 1893
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,036
Geraldine Ferraro
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2011
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,037
Kim Dickens
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,038
Stan Hansen
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,039
Lupe Ontiveros
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,040
Ben Sharpsteen
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1980
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,041
Among ARCHITECTS In United States
Among architects born in United States, Walter Burley Griffin ranks 23. Before him are Thom Mayne (1944), Steven Holl (1947), Michael Graves (1934), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Frederick Law Olmsted (1822), and Daniel Burnham (1846). After him are John Hejduk (1929), Robert Moses (1888), Julia Morgan (1872), Cass Gilbert (1859), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), and Robert A. M. Stern (1939).
Thom Mayne
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 17
Steven Holl
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 18
Michael Graves
1934 - 2015
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 19
Gordon Bunshaft
1909 - 1990
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 20
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822 - 1903
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 21
Daniel Burnham
1846 - 1912
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 22
Walter Burley Griffin
1876 - 1937
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 23
John Hejduk
1929 - 2000
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 24
Robert Moses
1888 - 1981
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 25
Julia Morgan
1872 - 1957
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 26
Cass Gilbert
1859 - 1934
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 27
Henry Hobson Richardson
1838 - 1886
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 28
Robert A. M. Stern
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 29