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Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Today

Glenn Murcutt
Glenn Marcus Murcutt (born 25 July 1936) is an Australian architect and winner of the 1992 Alvar Aalto Medal, the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the 2009 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the 2021 Praemium Imperiale. Glenn Murcutt works as a sole practitioner without staff, builds only within Australia and is known to be very selective with his projects. Being the only Australian winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize, he is often referred to as Australia's most famous architect. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Murcutt is the 252nd most popular architect (up from 272nd in 2019), the 2,161st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,069th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Glenn Murcutt ranks 252 out of 518. Before him are Gordon Bunshaft, Lambert Lombard, Archibald Leitch, Giacomo Quarenghi, Giovanni Giocondo, and Kevin A. Lynch. After him are Hermann Muthesius, François de Cuvilliés, José Benito de Churriguera, Elissa Aalto, Gio Ponti, and Luciano Laurana.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGordon Bunshaft
1909 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 246
Lambert Lombard
1505 - 1566
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 247
Archibald Leitch
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 248
Giacomo Quarenghi
1744 - 1817
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 249
Giovanni Giocondo
1433 - 1515
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 250
Kevin A. Lynch
1918 - 1984
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 251
Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 252
Hermann Muthesius
1861 - 1927
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 253
François de Cuvilliés
1695 - 1768
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 254
José Benito de Churriguera
1665 - 1725
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 255
Elissa Aalto
1922 - 1994
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 256
Gio Ponti
1891 - 1979
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 257
Luciano Laurana
1420 - 1479
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 258
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Glenn Murcutt ranks 199. Before him are Mala Sinha, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Ivan Dias, Joe Don Baker, and Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez. After him are José Policarpo, John P. Ryan, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Paul Shenar, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Binyamin Ben-Eliezer.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsMala Sinha
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 193
Joaquín Navarro-Valls
JOURNALIST
1936 - 2017
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 194
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 195
Ivan Dias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2017
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 196
Joe Don Baker
ACTOR
1936 - 2025
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 197
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 198
Glenn Murcutt
ARCHITECT
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 199
José Policarpo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 200
John P. Ryan
ACTOR
1936 - 2007
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 201
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 202
Paul Shenar
ACTOR
1936 - 1989
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 203
Lee "Scratch" Perry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 204
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 205
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Glenn Murcutt ranks 2,161 out of 8,785. Before him are Kevin Phillips (1973), Tim Staffell (1948), Saint Alban (300), William of Malmesbury (1080), John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), and Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945). After him are Horatio Gates (1727), John Loudon McAdam (1756), Ron Harris (1944), David Coulthard (1971), David Crystal (1941), and Randolph Churchill (1911).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKevin Phillips
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2,155
Tim Staffell
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,156
Saint Alban
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 305
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,157
William of Malmesbury
HISTORIAN
1080 - 1140
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,158
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1935
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,159
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,160
Glenn Murcutt
ARCHITECT
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,161
Horatio Gates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1727 - 1806
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,162
John Loudon McAdam
ENGINEER
1756 - 1836
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,163
Ron Harris
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,164
David Coulthard
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,165
David Crystal
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,166
Randolph Churchill
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1968
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,167
Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom
Among architects born in United Kingdom, Glenn Murcutt ranks 18. Before him are John Vanbrugh (1664), Michael Ventris (1922), Nora Stanton Barney (1883), John Nash (1752), Joseph Paxton (1803), and Archibald Leitch (1865). After him are William Kent (1685), Edwin Lutyens (1869), Richard Norman Shaw (1831), Charles Barry (1795), Thomas Telford (1757), and Ralph Erskine (1914).
John Vanbrugh
1664 - 1726
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 12
Michael Ventris
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 13
Nora Stanton Barney
1883 - 1971
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 14
John Nash
1752 - 1835
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 15
Joseph Paxton
1803 - 1865
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 16
Archibald Leitch
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 17
Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 18
William Kent
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 19
Edwin Lutyens
1869 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 20
Richard Norman Shaw
1831 - 1912
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 21
Charles Barry
1795 - 1860
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 22
Thomas Telford
1757 - 1834
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 23
Ralph Erskine
1914 - 2005
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 24