ARCHITECT
Aston Webb
1849 - 1930

Aston Webb
Sir Aston Webb, (22 May 1849 – 21 August 1930) was a British architect who designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace and the main building of the Victoria and Albert Museum, among other major works around England, many of them in partnership with Ingress Bell. He was president of the Royal Academy from 1919 to 1924. He was also the founding chairman of the London Society. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aston Webb is the 492nd most popular architect (down from 484th in 2019), the 5,303rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,905th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Aston Webb ranks 492 out of 518. Before him are Bjarke Ingels, Robert Smirke, Peter Cook, Richard Morris Hunt, Gülsün Sağlamer, and Joseph Pickford. After him are Benjamin Mountfort, Einari Teräsvirta, Robert A. M. Stern, Giles Gilbert Scott, John Russell Pope, and Maya Lin.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBjarke Ingels
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 486
Robert Smirke
1780 - 1867
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 487
Peter Cook
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 488
Richard Morris Hunt
1827 - 1895
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 489
Gülsün Sağlamer
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 490
Joseph Pickford
1736 - 1782
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 491
Aston Webb
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 492
Benjamin Mountfort
1825 - 1898
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 493
Einari Teräsvirta
1914 - 1995
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 494
Robert A. M. Stern
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 495
Giles Gilbert Scott
1880 - 1960
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 496
John Russell Pope
1874 - 1937
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 497
Maya Lin
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 498
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1849, Aston Webb ranks 107. Before him are Henry Clay Frick, August Palm, John Hopkinson, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Edmund Gosse, and Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. After him are Sarat Chandra Das, William R. Day, Edwin Lord Weeks, James Mason, Henrietta Edwards, and Sarah Orne Jewett. Among people deceased in 1930, Aston Webb ranks 134. Before him are Anna Whitlock, Šatrijos Ragana, Santeri Alkio, Alfred John Keene, Ivan Yakovlev, and Elmer Ambrose Sperry. After him are Johnny Douglas, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, Laura Muntz Lyall, Gauhar Jaan, and Robert Bridges.
Others Born in 1849
Go to all RankingsHenry Clay Frick
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1919
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 101
August Palm
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 102
John Hopkinson
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1898
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 103
Abbott Handerson Thayer
PAINTER
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 104
Edmund Gosse
WRITER
1849 - 1928
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 105
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 106
Aston Webb
ARCHITECT
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 107
Sarat Chandra Das
EXPLORER
1849 - 1917
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 108
William R. Day
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 109
Edwin Lord Weeks
PAINTER
1849 - 1903
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 110
James Mason
WRITER
1849 - 1905
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 111
Henrietta Edwards
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1849 - 1931
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 112
Sarah Orne Jewett
WRITER
1849 - 1909
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 113
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsAnna Whitlock
JOURNALIST
1852 - 1930
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 128
Šatrijos Ragana
WRITER
1877 - 1930
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 129
Santeri Alkio
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 130
Alfred John Keene
PAINTER
1864 - 1930
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 131
Ivan Yakovlev
LINGUIST
1848 - 1930
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 132
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
INVENTOR
1860 - 1930
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 133
Aston Webb
ARCHITECT
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 134
Johnny Douglas
SOCCER PLAYER
1882 - 1930
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 135
Christine Ladd-Franklin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1847 - 1930
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 136
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1930
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 137
Laura Muntz Lyall
PAINTER
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 138
Gauhar Jaan
SINGER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 139
Robert Bridges
WRITER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 140
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Aston Webb ranks 5,305 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Traherne (1636), Scott Speedman (1975), John Byrne (1950), Joseph Pickford (1736), Bukayo Saka (2001), and Frederick Merriman (1873). After him are Alan Mowbray (1896), George Ezra (1993), Lashana Lynch (1987), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Churchill Babington (1821), and Karl Shuker (1959).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Traherne
WRITER
1636 - 1674
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 5,299
Scott Speedman
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 5,300
John Byrne
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 5,301
Joseph Pickford
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1782
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 5,302
Bukayo Saka
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5,303
Frederick Merriman
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5,304
Aston Webb
ARCHITECT
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5,305
Alan Mowbray
ACTOR
1896 - 1969
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5,306
George Ezra
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5,307
Lashana Lynch
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5,308
Martin Whitmarsh
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 5,309
Churchill Babington
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1889
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 5,310
Karl Shuker
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 5,311
Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom
Among architects born in United Kingdom, Aston Webb ranks 45. Before him are William Adam (1689), James Gibbs (1682), Calvert Vaux (1824), Robert Smirke (1780), Peter Cook (1936), and Joseph Pickford (1736). After him are Benjamin Mountfort (1825), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), Herbert Baker (1862), Charles Holden (1875), and Lesley Lokko (1964).
William Adam
1689 - 1748
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 39
James Gibbs
1682 - 1754
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 40
Calvert Vaux
1824 - 1895
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 41
Robert Smirke
1780 - 1867
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 42
Peter Cook
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 43
Joseph Pickford
1736 - 1782
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 44
Aston Webb
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 45
Benjamin Mountfort
1825 - 1898
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 46
Giles Gilbert Scott
1880 - 1960
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 47
Herbert Baker
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 48
Charles Holden
1875 - 1960
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 49
Lesley Lokko
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 50