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Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983

Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing more than 30 books and coining or popularizing such terms as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" (e.g., Dymaxion house, Dymaxion car, Dymaxion map), "ephemeralization", "synergetics", and "tensegrity". Fuller developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome; carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres. He also served as the second World President of Mensa International from 1974 to 1983. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buckminster Fuller is the 14th most popular architect (up from 63rd in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from United States (up from 723rd in 2019) and the most popular American Architect.
Buckminster fuller is most famous for his geodesic dome.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Buckminster Fuller ranks 14 out of 518. Before him are Alvar Aalto, Donato Bramante, Imhotep, Andrea Palladio, Albert Speer, and Leon Battista Alberti. After him are Louis Sullivan, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Zaha Hadid, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlvar Aalto
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 8
Donato Bramante
1443 - 1514
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 9
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 10
Andrea Palladio
1508 - 1580
HPI: 80.16
Rank: 11
Albert Speer
1905 - 1981
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 12
Leon Battista Alberti
1404 - 1472
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 13
Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 14
Louis Sullivan
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 15
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 16
Zaha Hadid
1950 - 2016
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 17
Walter Gropius
1883 - 1969
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 18
Oscar Niemeyer
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 19
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Buckminster Fuller ranks 7. Before him are George VI, Zog I of Albania, Amin al-Husseini, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, and Juan Perón. After him are Carl Orff, Buster Keaton, Anna Freud, Ernst Jünger, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, and Jiddu Krishnamurti. Among people deceased in 1983, Buckminster Fuller ranks 4. Before him are Joan Miró, Louis de Funès, and Garrincha. After him are Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, Leopold III of Belgium, Hergé, Albert Claude, Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, and Jon Brower Minnoch.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsGeorge VI
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 1
Zog I of Albania
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 2
Amin al-Husseini
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 3
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1895 - 1918
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 4
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 5
Juan Perón
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 6
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 7
Carl Orff
COMPOSER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 8
Buster Keaton
ACTOR
1895 - 1966
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 9
Anna Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 10
Ernst Jünger
WRITER
1895 - 1998
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 11
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
PILOT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 12
Jiddu Krishnamurti
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1986
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsJoan Miró
PAINTER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 1
Louis de Funès
ACTOR
1914 - 1983
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 2
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 3
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 4
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 6
Leopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 7
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 8
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 9
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 10
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 11
Jon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Buckminster Fuller ranks 155 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Bundy (1946), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Will Smith (1968), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), John Dewey (1859), and William R. King (1786). After him are Louis Sullivan (1856), William Faulkner (1897), James Dean (1931), Steven Seagal (1952), Kirk Douglas (1916), and Tina Turner (1939).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTed Bundy
EXTREMIST
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 149
Harvey Weinstein
PRODUCER
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 150
Will Smith
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 151
Daniel D. Tompkins
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1825
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 152
John Dewey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1952
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 153
William R. King
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1853
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 154
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 155
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 156
William Faulkner
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 157
James Dean
ACTOR
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 158
Steven Seagal
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 159
Kirk Douglas
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 160
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 161
Among ARCHITECTS In United States
Among architects born in United States, Buckminster Fuller ranks 1. After him are Louis Sullivan (1856), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Richard Meier (1934), Philip Johnson (1906), Robert Venturi (1925), Minoru Yamasaki (1912), Peter Eisenman (1932), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Charles Eames (1907), Nicholas Negroponte (1943), and Adrian Smith (1944).
Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
Louis Sullivan
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 2
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 4
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 6
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 7
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 8
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 9
Charles Eames
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 11
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12