Modedesigner
Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel (* 19. August 1883 in Saumur, Pays de la Loire, als Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel; † 10. Januar 1971 in Paris) war eine international bekannte französische Modeschöpferin und Unternehmerin. Coco Chanel gründete Anfang der 1910er Jahre das Modehaus Chanel und prägte mit ihren Entwürfen die Modegeschichte. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
Her biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2024). Coco Chanel is the most popular modedesigner, the 34th most popular biography from France (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular French Modedesigner.
Coco Chanel was a French fashion designer who is most famous for her work in the 1920s and 1930s. She is credited with the invention of the little black dress, as well as the "little black dress" for women.
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Among Modedesigners
Among modedesigners, Coco Chanel ranks 1 out of 51. After her are Karl Lagerfeld, Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Maurizio Gucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Ralph Lauren, and Donatella Versace.
Most Popular Modedesigners in Wikipedia
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Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Karl Lagerfeld
1933 - 2019
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 2
Calvin Klein
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 3
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
Christian Dior
1905 - 1957
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 5
Pierre Cardin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 6
Maurizio Gucci
1948 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 7
Jean-Paul Gaultier
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 8
Vivienne Westwood
1941 - 2022
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 9
Cristóbal Balenciaga
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 10
Ralph Lauren
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 11
Donatella Versace
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, Coco Chanel ranks 4. Before her are Franz Kafka, Benito Mussolini, and Khalil Gibran. After her are John Maynard Keynes, Karl Jaspers, Anton Webern, Walter Gropius, Victor Francis Hess, Nikos Kazantzakis, Jaroslav Hašek, and Joseph Schumpeter. Among people deceased in 1971, Coco Chanel ranks 3. Before her are Igor Stravinsky, and Nikita Khrushchev. After her are Lawrence Bragg, Louis Armstrong, Jim Morrison, Paul Karrer, John Boyd Orr, György Lukács, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Audie Murphy, and Giorgos Seferis.
Others Born in 1883
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Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 1
Benito Mussolini
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 2
Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 3
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 4
John Maynard Keynes
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1946
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 5
Karl Jaspers
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1969
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 6
Anton Webern
COMPOSER
1883 - 1945
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 7
Walter Gropius
ARCHITECT
1883 - 1969
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 8
Victor Francis Hess
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1964
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 9
Nikos Kazantzakis
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Jaroslav Hašek
WRITER
1883 - 1923
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 11
Joseph Schumpeter
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1971
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Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 1
Nikita Khrushchev
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 2
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 3
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 4
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 5
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 6
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 7
John Boyd Orr
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1971
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 8
György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 9
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 10
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 11
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Coco Chanel ranks 34 out of 6,770. Before her are Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Alain Delon (1935), Auguste Comte (1798), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), and Paul Cézanne (1839). After her are John Calvin (1509), Louis XIII of France (1601), Paul Gauguin (1848), Émile Durkheim (1858), Napoleon III (1808), and Louis XVIII of France (1755).
Others born in France
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
PAINTER
1841 - 1919
HPI: 86.02
Rank: 28
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1122 - 1190
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 29
Alain Delon
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 85.79
Rank: 30
Auguste Comte
PHILOSOPHER
1798 - 1857
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 31
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
PAINTER
1780 - 1867
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 32
Paul Cézanne
PAINTER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 33
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 34
John Calvin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1564
HPI: 85.23
Rank: 35
Louis XIII of France
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1643
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 36
Paul Gauguin
PAINTER
1848 - 1903
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 37
Émile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 38
Napoleon III
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 39
Louis XVIII of France
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 40
Among Modedesigners In France
Among modedesigners born in France, Coco Chanel ranks 1. After her are Christian Dior (1905), Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), Thierry Mugler (1948), Paul Poiret (1879), Rose Bertin (1747), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Christian Lacroix (1951), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Christian Louboutin (1964), and Jean Patou (1887).
Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Christian Dior
1905 - 1957
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 2
Jean-Paul Gaultier
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 3
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 4
Thierry Mugler
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 5
Paul Poiret
1879 - 1944
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 6
Rose Bertin
1747 - 1813
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 7
Madeleine Vionnet
1876 - 1975
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 8
Christian Lacroix
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 9
Emanuel Ungaro
1933 - 2019
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 10
Christian Louboutin
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 11
Jean Patou
1887 - 1936
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 12
