SCULPTOR

Nek Chand

1924 - 2015

Nek Chand

Nek Chand Saini (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015) was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nek Chand is the 137th most popular sculptor (up from 249th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 108th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Nek Chand ranks 137 out of 258. Before him are Magda Frank, Rebecca Horn, Johan Tobias Sergel, Germain Pilon, Henri Laurens, and Charles Despiau. After him are Hans Multscher, Bartolomeo Bon, Olafur Eliasson, Dan Flavin, Clara Westhoff, and Chana Orloff.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

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Magda Frank
1914 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 131
Rebecca Horn
1944 - 2024
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 132
Johan Tobias Sergel
1740 - 1814
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 133
Germain Pilon
1525 - 1590
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 134
Henri Laurens
1885 - 1954
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 135
Charles Despiau
1874 - 1946
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 136
Nek Chand
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 137
Hans Multscher
1400 - 1467
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 138
Bartolomeo Bon
1407 - 1464
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 139
Olafur Eliasson
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 140
Dan Flavin
1933 - 1996
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 141
Clara Westhoff
1878 - 1954
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 142
Chana Orloff
1888 - 1968
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 143

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Nek Chand ranks 199. Before him are Idries Shah, Edward Cassidy, Josef Škvorecký, Johannes Mario Simmel, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, and George Mikan. After him are Wally Ris, Mutesa II of Buganda, Eduardo Fajardo, Wiel Coerver, Anne Vernon, and Adelaida Avagyan. Among people deceased in 2015, Nek Chand ranks 162. Before him are Judith Malina, Elena Obraztsova, Jeralean Talley, Nicholas Liverpool, Giovanni Canestri, and Wim Ruska. After him are Erik De Vlaeminck, Percy Sledge, Adrian Frutiger, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Dragan Holcer, and Ian Murdock.

Others Born in 1924

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Idries Shah
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 193
Edward Cassidy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 194
Josef Škvorecký
WRITER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 195
Johannes Mario Simmel
WRITER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 196
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 197
George Mikan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 198
Nek Chand
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 199
Wally Ris
SWIMMER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 200
Mutesa II of Buganda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1969
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 201
Eduardo Fajardo
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 202
Wiel Coerver
COACH
1924 - 2011
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 203
Anne Vernon
ACTOR
1924 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 204
Adelaida Avagyan
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2000
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 205