DESIGNER

Laura Ashley

1925 - 1985

Laura Ashley

Laura Ashley (née Mountney; 7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s. The Laura Ashley style is characterised by Romantic designs – often with a 19th-century rural feel – and the use of natural fabrics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Ashley is the 70th most popular designer (down from 67th in 2019), the 3,600th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,786th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Laura Ashley ranks 70 out of 104. Before her are Paul Rand, Victor Papanek, Nicolas Jenson, Storm Thorgerson, Piero Tosi, and Stefano Gabbana. After her are Paul Smith, Ruth St. Denis, Alan Freed, Lia van Leer, Robert Kalina, and Ollie Johnston.

Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia

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Paul Rand
1914 - 1996
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 64
Victor Papanek
1923 - 1998
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 65
Nicolas Jenson
1420 - 1480
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 66
Storm Thorgerson
1944 - 2013
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 67
Piero Tosi
1927 - 2019
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 68
Stefano Gabbana
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 69
Laura Ashley
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 70
Paul Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 71
Ruth St. Denis
1879 - 1968
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 72
Alan Freed
1921 - 1965
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 73
Lia van Leer
1924 - 2015
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 74
Robert Kalina
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 75
Ollie Johnston
1912 - 2008
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 76

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Laura Ashley ranks 323. Before her are Duane Hanson, Eugene Garfield, John Shepherd-Barron, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Tankred Dorst, and Francisco Rodrigues. After her are Yury Trifonov, Carlo Di Palma, Marlen Khutsiev, Nat Lofthouse, Virginia E. Johnson, and András Kovács. Among people deceased in 1985, Laura Ashley ranks 176. Before her are Big Joe Turner, Alexander Mikulin, Jules Vandooren, Olav Sunde, Natalio Perinetti, and Brian Horrocks. After her are Emerson Spencer, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Marie Bell, Bruno de Finetti, Margaret Molesworth, and Lucien Michard.

Others Born in 1925

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Duane Hanson
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1996
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 317
Eugene Garfield
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 318
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 319
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 320
Tankred Dorst
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 321
Francisco Rodrigues
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 322
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 323
Yury Trifonov
WRITER
1925 - 1981
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 324
Carlo Di Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 325
Marlen Khutsiev
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2019
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 326
Nat Lofthouse
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 327
Virginia E. Johnson
SINGER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 328
András Kovács
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 329

Others Deceased in 1985

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Big Joe Turner
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 170
Alexander Mikulin
ENGINEER
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 171
Jules Vandooren
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1985
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 172
Olav Sunde
ATHLETE
1903 - 1985
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 173
Natalio Perinetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 174
Brian Horrocks
COMPANION
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 175
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 176
Emerson Spencer
ATHLETE
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 177
Vladimir Kokkinaki
PILOT
1904 - 1985
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 178
Marie Bell
ACTOR
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 179
Bruno de Finetti
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 180
Margaret Molesworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 181
Lucien Michard
CYCLIST
1903 - 1985
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 182

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Laura Ashley ranks 3,601 out of 8,785. Before her are Max Newman (1897), John Colet (1467), Jimmy Ross (1866), Grace Aguilar (1816), Steven Knight (1959), and Christian Horner (1973). After her are William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396), Adrienne Corri (1931), Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855), Nassau William Senior (1790), Dave Legeno (1963), and Margaret Mee (1909).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Max Newman
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1984
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 3,595
John Colet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1467 - 1519
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 3,596
Jimmy Ross
SOCCER PLAYER
1866 - 1902
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 3,597
Grace Aguilar
WRITER
1816 - 1847
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 3,598
Steven Knight
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 3,599
Christian Horner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 3,600
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 3,601
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
NOBLEMAN
1396 - 1450
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 3,602
Adrienne Corri
ACTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,603
Henry Nicholas Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1956
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,604
Nassau William Senior
ECONOMIST
1790 - 1864
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,605
Dave Legeno
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,606
Margaret Mee
PAINTER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 3,607