ARCHITECT
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974

Louis Kahn
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Kahn is the 86th most popular architect (down from 80th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Architect.
Louis Kahn is most famous for his design of the Salk Institute in California.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Louis Kahn ranks 86 out of 518. Before him are Vincenzo Scamozzi, Erich Mendelsohn, Philip Johnson, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Robert Venturi, and Giuliano da Sangallo. After him are Richard Rogers, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Daniel Libeskind, Senenmut, and Frei Otto.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Scamozzi
1548 - 1616
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 80
Erich Mendelsohn
1887 - 1953
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 81
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 82
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
1700 - 1771
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 83
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 84
Giuliano da Sangallo
1445 - 1516
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 85
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 86
Richard Rogers
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 87
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
1668 - 1745
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 88
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
1850 - 1923
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 89
Daniel Libeskind
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 90
Senenmut
1600 BC - 1463 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 91
Frei Otto
1925 - 2015
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 92
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Louis Kahn ranks 56. Before him are Walter Hallstein, Eisaku Satō, José Nasazzi, Carl Barks, Nikolai Vatutin, and Lee Strasberg. After him are Luis Monti, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Manly P. Hall, Mildred Harris, Stefan Wyszyński, and Rudolf Slánský. Among people deceased in 1974, Louis Kahn ranks 32. Before him are Jacob L. Moreno, Peng Dehuai, Otto Strasser, Satyendra Nath Bose, Lewis Strauss, and Zalman Shazar. After him are Fritz Zwicky, Carl Spaatz, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Walter Brennan, Virginia Apgar, and Cass Elliot.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsWalter Hallstein
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1982
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 50
Eisaku Satō
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1975
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 51
José Nasazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 52
Carl Barks
COMIC ARTIST
1901 - 2000
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 53
Nikolai Vatutin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 54
Lee Strasberg
ACTOR
1901 - 1982
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 55
Louis Kahn
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 56
Luis Monti
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 57
Pier Giorgio Frassati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1925
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 58
Manly P. Hall
OCCULTIST
1901 - 1990
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 59
Mildred Harris
ACTOR
1901 - 1944
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 60
Stefan Wyszyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 61
Rudolf Slánský
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1952
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsJacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 26
Peng Dehuai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 27
Otto Strasser
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1974
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 28
Satyendra Nath Bose
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1974
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 29
Lewis Strauss
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 30
Zalman Shazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 31
Louis Kahn
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 32
Fritz Zwicky
ASTRONOMER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 33
Carl Spaatz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1974
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 34
David Alfaro Siqueiros
PAINTER
1896 - 1974
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 35
Walter Brennan
ACTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 36
Virginia Apgar
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 37
Cass Elliot
SINGER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 38
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Louis Kahn ranks 13 out of 351. Before him are Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778), Konstantin Päts (1874), Lennart Meri (1929), Wolfgang Köhler (1887), Paul Keres (1916), and Kaja Kallas (1977). After him are Alar Karis (1958), Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), Siim Kallas (1948), Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), Jakob von Uexküll (1864), and Adolf von Harnack (1851).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsFabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
EXPLORER
1778 - 1852
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 7
Konstantin Päts
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1956
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 8
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 9
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 10
Paul Keres
CHESS PLAYER
1916 - 1975
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 11
Kaja Kallas
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 12
Louis Kahn
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 13
Alar Karis
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 14
Paul von Rennenkampf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1918
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 15
Siim Kallas
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 16
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2008
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 17
Jakob von Uexküll
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1944
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 18
Adolf von Harnack
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1930
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 19
Among ARCHITECTS In Estonia
Among architects born in Estonia, Louis Kahn ranks 1.