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Battista Farina

1893 - 1966

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Battista Pininfarina (born Battista Farina, nicknamed "Pinin"; 2 November 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many well known postwar cars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Battista Farina is the 25th most popular designer, the 1,305th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,363rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Battista Farina ranks 25 out of 104. Before him are Nina Ricci, Georg Elser, Exekias, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Thomas Chippendale, and Jony Ive. After him are Iris Apfel, Philippe Starck, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, Raymond Loewy, Pierre Balmain, and Manolo Blahnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Battista Farina ranks 55. Before him are Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Ernst Toller, Clemens Krauss, Edward G. Robinson, Ernst Öpik, and Roy O. Disney. After him are Vsevolod Pudovkin, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Erwin Piscator, Walter Christaller, and Raymond Loewy. Among people deceased in 1966, Battista Farina ranks 41. Before him are Alfred Naujocks, Brian O'Nolan, D. T. Suzuki, Alexander von Falkenhausen, Charlotte Cooper, and Hannes Kolehmainen. After him are Gino Severini, Herbert Gille, Ludwig Binswanger, Elizabeth Arden, Cléo de Mérode, and Stanisław Jerzy Lec.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Battista Farina ranks 1,305 out of 5,161. Before him are Enzo Bearzot (1927), Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823), Baldassare Longhena (1596), Vladimir Bartol (1903), Lina Wertmüller (1928), and Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589). After him are Alfredo Ottaviani (1890), Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822), Pietro Della Valle (1586), Frederick the Simple (1342), Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (1470), and Francesco Rosi (1922).

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Among DESIGNERS In Italy

Among designers born in Italy, Battista Farina ranks 9. Before him are Gianni Versace (1946), Aldus Manutius (1449), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Valentino (1932), Miuccia Prada (1949), and Nina Ricci (1883). After him are Salvatore Ferragamo (1898), Giambattista Bodoni (1740), Milena Canonero (1946), Enzo Mari (1932), Laura Biagiotti (1943), and Piero Tosi (1927).

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