ARCHITECT
Max Bill
1908 - 1994

Max Bill
Max Bill (22 December 1908 – 9 December 1994) was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Bill is the 137th most popular architect (up from 146th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Switzerland and the 8th most popular Swiss Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Max Bill ranks 137 out of 518. Before him are Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto, Pier Luigi Nervi, Philibert de l'Orme, Juan de Herrera, and Carlo Scarpa. After him are Hans Scharoun, William Le Baron Jenney, Paul Abadie, Verner Panton, Antonio Sant'Elia, and Ettore Sottsass.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGunnar Asplund
1885 - 1940
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 131
Aino Aalto
1894 - 1949
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 132
Pier Luigi Nervi
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 133
Philibert de l'Orme
1514 - 1570
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 134
Juan de Herrera
1530 - 1593
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 135
Carlo Scarpa
1906 - 1978
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 136
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 137
Hans Scharoun
1893 - 1972
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 138
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 139
Paul Abadie
1812 - 1884
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 140
Verner Panton
1926 - 1998
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 141
Antonio Sant'Elia
1888 - 1916
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 142
Ettore Sottsass
1917 - 2007
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Max Bill ranks 78. Before him are Yousuf Karsh, Don Ameche, André Martinet, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, and Remedios Varo. After him are Henri, Count of Paris, Van Heflin, Rómulo Betancourt, Jim Brown, Viktor Abakumov, and Edward Dmytryk. Among people deceased in 1994, Max Bill ranks 74. Before him are Sebastian Shaw, Rollo May, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, and Terence Young. After him are Robert Bloch, Federica Montseny, Luis Ocaña, Woody Strode, Jean Borotra, and Jim Brown.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsYousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 72
Don Ameche
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 73
André Martinet
LINGUIST
1908 - 1999
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 74
Alain Cuny
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 75
Lionel Stander
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 76
Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 77
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 78
Henri, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1999
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 79
Van Heflin
ACTOR
1908 - 1971
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 80
Rómulo Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 81
Jim Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 82
Viktor Abakumov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1954
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 83
Edward Dmytryk
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1999
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsSebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 68
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 69
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 70
Alain Cuny
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 71
Lionel Stander
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 72
Terence Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1994
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 73
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 74
Robert Bloch
WRITER
1917 - 1994
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 75
Federica Montseny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 76
Luis Ocaña
CYCLIST
1945 - 1994
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 77
Woody Strode
ACTOR
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 78
Jean Borotra
TENNIS PLAYER
1898 - 1994
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 79
Jim Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 80
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Max Bill ranks 156 out of 1,015. Before him are Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980), Kurt Koch (1950), Jean-Robert Argand (1768), Germain Henri Hess (1802), Jakob Ammann (1644), and Ami Argand (1750). After him are Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), Nicolas Théodore de Saussure (1767), Jean-André Deluc (1727), Marcel Bezençon (1907), Théophile Steinlen (1859), and Albert von Kölliker (1817).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsHumbert I, Count of Savoy
POLITICIAN
980 - 1047
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 150
Kurt Koch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 151
Jean-Robert Argand
MATHEMATICIAN
1768 - 1822
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 152
Germain Henri Hess
CHEMIST
1802 - 1850
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 153
Jakob Ammann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1644 - 1730
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 154
Ami Argand
PHYSICIST
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 155
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 156
Jacques Charles François Sturm
MATHEMATICIAN
1803 - 1855
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 157
Nicolas Théodore de Saussure
CHEMIST
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 158
Jean-André Deluc
GEOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 159
Marcel Bezençon
JOURNALIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 160
Théophile Steinlen
PAINTER
1859 - 1923
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 161
Albert von Kölliker
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1905
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 162
Among ARCHITECTS In Switzerland
Among architects born in Switzerland, Max Bill ranks 8. Before him are Francesco Borromini (1599), Carlo Maderno (1556), Domenico Fontana (1543), Peter Zumthor (1943), Mario Botta (1943), and Hannes Meyer (1889). After him are Carlo Fontana (1638), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Pierre Jeanneret (1896), Adolphe Appia (1862), and Domenico Trezzini (1670).
Francesco Borromini
1599 - 1667
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 2
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 3
Domenico Fontana
1543 - 1607
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Peter Zumthor
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 5
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 7
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 8
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Pietro Lombardo
1435 - 1515
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 10
Bernard Tschumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 11
Pierre Jeanneret
1896 - 1967
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12
Adolphe Appia
1862 - 1928
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 13
Domenico Trezzini
1670 - 1734
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 14