ARCHITECT
Michael Ventris
1922 - 1956

Michael Ventris
Michael George Francis Ventris, (; 12 July 1922 – 6 September 1956) was an English architect, classicist and philologist who deciphered Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek script. A student of languages, Ventris had pursued decipherment as a personal vocation since his adolescence. After creating a new field of study, Ventris died in a car crash a few weeks before the publication of Documents in Mycenaean Greek, written with John Chadwick. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ventris is the 188th most popular architect (down from 165th in 2019), the 1,751st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,296th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Michael Ventris ranks 188 out of 518. Before him are Günter Behnisch, David Chipperfield, John Vanbrugh, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Jacobus Oud, and Robert Koldewey. After him are Hans Poelzig, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Bernard Tschumi, Ödön Lechner, Alexander Tamanian, and Nora Stanton Barney.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGünter Behnisch
1922 - 2010
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 182
David Chipperfield
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 183
John Vanbrugh
1664 - 1726
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 184
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
1662 - 1736
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 185
Jacobus Oud
1890 - 1963
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 186
Robert Koldewey
1855 - 1925
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 187
Michael Ventris
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 188
Hans Poelzig
1869 - 1936
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 189
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
1897 - 2000
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 190
Bernard Tschumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 191
Ödön Lechner
1845 - 1914
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 192
Alexander Tamanian
1878 - 1936
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 193
Nora Stanton Barney
1883 - 1971
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 194
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Michael Ventris ranks 126. Before him are Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Yuri Averbakh, John Christopher, Günter Behnisch, Juan Antonio Bardem, and Jonas Mekas. After him are Francisco Aramburu, Paul Scofield, Shigeru Mizuki, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Albert Lamorisse, and Stephen Toulmin. Among people deceased in 1956, Michael Ventris ranks 74. Before him are Felix Bernstein, Elmer Drew Merrill, Charles Joughin, Gerrit Smith Miller, Mir Jafar Baghirov, and Otto Schmidt. After him are Jean Metzinger, Erhard Raus, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Infante Alfonso of Spain, Lev Rudnev, and Malik Ghulam Muhammad.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsJenny-Wanda Barkmann
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1946
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 120
Yuri Averbakh
CHESS PLAYER
1922 - 2022
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 121
John Christopher
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 122
Günter Behnisch
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 123
Juan Antonio Bardem
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 124
Jonas Mekas
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 125
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 126
Francisco Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 127
Paul Scofield
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 128
Shigeru Mizuki
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2015
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 129
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 130
Albert Lamorisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1970
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 131
Stephen Toulmin
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsFelix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 68
Elmer Drew Merrill
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 69
Charles Joughin
CHEF
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 70
Gerrit Smith Miller
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1956
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 71
Mir Jafar Baghirov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 72
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 73
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 74
Jean Metzinger
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 75
Erhard Raus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1956
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 76
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 77
Infante Alfonso of Spain
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1956
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 78
Lev Rudnev
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1956
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 79
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1956
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 80
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Ventris ranks 1,751 out of 8,785. Before him are James Herriot (1916), Neil Tennant (1954), Colin Davis (1927), Paul Scholes (1974), Ken Russell (1927), and Elsa Lanchester (1902). After him are Robert Southey (1774), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), George Meredith (1828), P. F. Strawson (1919), John Edensor Littlewood (1885), and Vidal Sassoon (1928).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJames Herriot
WRITER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,745
Neil Tennant
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,746
Colin Davis
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2013
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,747
Paul Scholes
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,748
Ken Russell
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 1,749
Elsa Lanchester
ACTOR
1902 - 1986
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 1,750
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 1,751
Robert Southey
WRITER
1774 - 1843
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 1,752
Elizabeth Hurley
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 1,753
George Meredith
WRITER
1828 - 1909
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 1,754
P. F. Strawson
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,755
John Edensor Littlewood
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,756
Vidal Sassoon
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 1,757
Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom
Among architects born in United Kingdom, Michael Ventris ranks 13. Before him are James Stirling (1926), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Robert Adam (1728), William Burges (1827), David Chipperfield (1953), and John Vanbrugh (1664). After him are Nora Stanton Barney (1883), John Nash (1752), Joseph Paxton (1803), Archibald Leitch (1865), Glenn Murcutt (1936), and William Kent (1685).
James Stirling
1926 - 1992
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 7
Ebenezer Howard
1850 - 1928
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 8
Robert Adam
1728 - 1792
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 9
William Burges
1827 - 1881
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 10
David Chipperfield
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 11
John Vanbrugh
1664 - 1726
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 12
Michael Ventris
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 13
Nora Stanton Barney
1883 - 1971
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 14
John Nash
1752 - 1835
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 15
Joseph Paxton
1803 - 1865
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 16
Archibald Leitch
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 17
Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 18
William Kent
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 19