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Antonio Stradivari

1644 - 1737

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Antonio Stradivari (, also US: , Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo stradiˈvaːri]; c. 1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial Strad are terms often used to refer to his instruments. It is estimated that Stradivari produced 1,116 instruments, of which 960 were violins. Around 650 instruments survive, including 450 to 512 violins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Stradivari is the 2nd most popular designer, the 151st most popular biography from Italy (down from 94th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Designer.

Antonio Stradivari was a famous Italian violin maker who is most famous for his violins.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Antonio Stradivari ranks 2 out of 104. Before him are Steve Jobs. After him are Thomas Andrews, Ferdinand Porsche, Peter Carl Fabergé, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Hugo Boss, William Morris, Aldus Manutius, Paco Rabanne, and Giorgetto Giugiaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1644, Antonio Stradivari ranks 2. Before him is Matsuo Bashō. After him are Ole Rømer, Henrietta of England, Louise de La Vallière, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Jakob Ammann, Louis-François de Boufflers, François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, and Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha. Among people deceased in 1737, Antonio Stradivari ranks 1. After him are Caroline of Ansbach, Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Emperor Nakamikado, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, François Lemoyne, Rinaldo d'Este, James Louis Sobieski, Ferdinand Kettler, Vakhtang VI of Kartli, and Guido Starhemberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antonio Stradivari ranks 151 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Antoninus Pius (86), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Paolo Veronese (1528), Pope Clement X (1590), and Pope Clement IX (1600). After him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Carlo Ancelotti (1959), and Donato Bramante (1443).

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Among DESIGNERS In Italy

Among designers born in Italy, Antonio Stradivari ranks 1. After him are Giorgio Armani (1934), Gianni Versace (1946), Aldus Manutius (1449), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Valentino (1932), Miuccia Prada (1949), Nina Ricci (1883), Battista Farina (1893), Salvatore Ferragamo (1898), Giambattista Bodoni (1740), and Milena Canonero (1946).

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