FASHION DESIGNER

Hubert de Givenchy

1927 - 2018

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Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (pronounced [ybɛʁ də ʒivɑ̃ʃi]; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn and clothing for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert de Givenchy is the 13th most popular fashion designer (down from 11th in 2019), the 787th most popular biography from France (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Fashion Designer.

Hubert de Givenchy is most famous for being a fashion designer who founded the House of Givenchy in 1952.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 13 out of 51. Before him are Maurizio Gucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Ralph Lauren, and Donatella Versace. After him are Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Elsa Schiaparelli, Mary Quant, Charles Frederick Worth, and Yohji Yamamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 38. Before him are Robert Hossein, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Simone Veil, Gilbert Bécaud, Theodore Maiman, and Lawrence Kohlberg. After him are Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, Emmanuelle Riva, Raúl Alfonsín, Harry Mulisch, and Juliette Gréco. Among people deceased in 2018, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 37. Before him are Avicii, Paul Bocuse, Billy Graham, Paul D. Boyer, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, and Roy J. Glauber. After him are Arvid Carlsson, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Thomas A. Steitz, John Gavin, Aaron Klug, and Burt Reynolds.

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In France

Among people born in France, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 787 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Dumézil (1898), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), Fanny Ardant (1949), Julie Clary (1771), Dagobert II (650), and Michel Legrand (1932). After him are Mary of Guise (1515), Madame Roland (1754), Louis de Montfort (1673), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Paul Broca (1824), and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In France

Among fashion designers born in France, Hubert de Givenchy ranks 4. Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), Christian Dior (1905), and Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952). After him are Thierry Mugler (1948), Paul Poiret (1879), Rose Bertin (1747), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Christian Lacroix (1951), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Christian Louboutin (1964), and Jean Patou (1887).

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