DESIGNER

Matthew Carter

1937 - Today

Photo of Matthew Carter

Icon of person Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter (born 1 October 1937) is an English type designer. A 2005 New Yorker profile described him as 'the most widely read man in the world' by considering the amount of text set in his commonly used typefaces. Carter's career began in the early 1960s and has bridged all three major technologies used in type design: physical type, phototypesetting and digital type design, as well as the design of custom lettering. Carter's most used typefaces are the classic web typefaces Verdana and Georgia and the Windows interface typeface Tahoma, as well as other designs including Bell Centennial, Miller and Galliard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Carter is the 90th most popular designer (down from 85th in 2019), the 5,369th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,621st in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Designer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Matthew Carter by language

Loading...

Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Matthew Carter ranks 90 out of 104. Before him are Marc Davis, Chiara Ferragni, Abdulaziz al-Omari, Philipp Plein, Tony Esposito, and Virgil Abloh. After him are Fumito Ueda, Jean Louis, Yusaku Maezawa, Luc Luycx, Jenny Beavan, and Sandy Powell.

Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Matthew Carter ranks 514. Before him are David Bedford, Peter Medak, Lorne Loomer, Peter Kreeft, Charles Dumas, and Peter Cook. After him are Barry Mazur, Jenő Kamuti, Isabelle Daniels, Little Willie John, Marlo Thomas, and Michel Stievenard.

Others Born in 1937

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Carter ranks 5,371 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Cook (1937), Phyllis Logan (1956), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765), and John McEnery (1943). After him are Brian Kidd (1949), Richard Garriott (1961), Thomas C. Jerdon (1811), Jackie Burroughs (1939), Titus Oates (1649), and Andy King (1988).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, Matthew Carter ranks 15. Before him are John Baskerville (1706), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Laura Ashley (1925), Paul Smith (1946), Bill Moggridge (1943), and Yvonne Blake (1940). After him are Jenny Beavan (1950), Sandy Powell (1960), Thomas Heatherwick (1970), Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones (2002), and Jacqueline Durran (2000).

British born Designers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous