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Charles Bulfinch

1763 - 1844

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Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 15, 1844) was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first American-born professional architect to practice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Bulfinch is the 507th most popular architect (down from 506th in 2019), the 12,745th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,192nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Charles Bulfinch ranks 507 out of 518Before him are Arnstein Arneberg, Carme Pigem, Luigi Negri, Princess Rajwa Al Hussein, Marco Casagrande, and Andrew Jackson Downing. After him are Charles Correa, Yasmeen Lari, Marion Mahony Griffin, Charles Holden, Max Abramovitz, and Elizabeth Diller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1763, Charles Bulfinch ranks 43Before him are Johann Baptist Allgaier, Johann Gottfried Seume, William Cobbett, Wolfe Tone, János Batsányi, and Jens Esmark.  Among people deceased in 1844, Charles Bulfinch ranks 44Before him are José Rondeau, Abel P. Upshur, Sándor Kisfaludy, Princess Sophia of Gloucester, Domingo Nieto, and Thomas Campbell. After him is Alexander Porter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Bulfinch ranks 12,749 out of 20,380Before him are George Karl (1951), Jane Barkman (1951), William Bendix (1906), Zona Gale (1874), Brian Kerwin (1949), and Joan Benoit (1957). After him are Jamie Chung (1983), Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959), Maria Ewing (1950), Allyson Felix (1985), Albert Hammond Jr. (1980), and Jake Lloyd (1989).

Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Charles Bulfinch ranks 35Before him are Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Richard Morris Hunt (1827), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), John Russell Pope (1874), Maya Lin (1959), and Andrew Jackson Downing (1815). After him are Marion Mahony Griffin (1871), Max Abramovitz (1908), Billy Casper (1931), and Alexis Sablone (1986).