ARCHITECT
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Today

Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte (born December 1, 1943) is a Greek American architect. He is the founder and chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also founded the One Laptop per Child Association (OLPC). Negroponte is the author of the 1995 book Being Digital translated into more than forty languages. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Negroponte is the 225th most popular architect (down from 208th in 2019), the 3,299th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,664th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Nicholas Negroponte ranks 225 out of 518. Before him are Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Friedrich von Schmidt, Josep Lluís Sert, Jean Prouvé, Imre Steindl, and Hermogenes of Priene. After him are Vittorio Gregotti, Shigeru Ban, Adrian Smith, Félix Candela, Adolf Meyer, and Kevin Roche.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicodemus Tessin the Younger
1654 - 1728
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 219
Friedrich von Schmidt
1825 - 1891
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 220
Josep Lluís Sert
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 221
Jean Prouvé
1901 - 1984
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 222
Imre Steindl
1839 - 1902
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 223
Hermogenes of Priene
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 224
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 225
Vittorio Gregotti
1927 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 226
Shigeru Ban
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 227
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 228
Félix Candela
1910 - 1997
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 229
Adolf Meyer
1881 - 1929
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 230
Kevin Roche
1922 - 2019
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 231
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Nicholas Negroponte ranks 213. Before him are Soad Hosny, Lucio Battisti, Nikolay Shmatko, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Edward L. G. Bowell, and Albert Pintat. After him are Carmen Argenziano, Winston Groom, Henry Hill, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Stanley Kamel, and Walter Godefroot.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsSoad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 207
Lucio Battisti
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 208
Nikolay Shmatko
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 209
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 210
Edward L. G. Bowell
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 211
Albert Pintat
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 212
Nicholas Negroponte
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 213
Carmen Argenziano
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 214
Winston Groom
WRITER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 215
Henry Hill
PAINTER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 216
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 217
Stanley Kamel
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 218
Walter Godefroot
CYCLIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 219
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nicholas Negroponte ranks 3,299 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Giamatti (1967), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), KRS-One (1965), and Rebecca De Mornay (1959). After him are Fred Newhouse (1948), David Marks (1948), Leon Russom (1941), Joe Dante (1946), John Canfield Spencer (1788), and William A. Wellman (1896).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPaul Giamatti
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,293
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,294
Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,295
Eunice Newton Foote
INVENTOR
1819 - 1888
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,296
KRS-One
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,297
Rebecca De Mornay
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,298
Nicholas Negroponte
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,299
Fred Newhouse
ATHLETE
1948 - 2025
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,300
David Marks
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,301
Leon Russom
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 3,302
Joe Dante
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 3,303
John Canfield Spencer
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 3,304
William A. Wellman
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1975
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 3,305
Among ARCHITECTS In United States
Among architects born in United States, Nicholas Negroponte ranks 11. Before him are Philip Johnson (1906), Robert Venturi (1925), Minoru Yamasaki (1912), Peter Eisenman (1932), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), and Charles Eames (1907). After him are Adrian Smith (1944), Sixto Durán Ballén (1921), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Kevin A. Lynch (1918), Cedric Gibbons (1893), and Steven Holl (1947).
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 6
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 7
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 8
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 9
Charles Eames
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 11
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12
Sixto Durán Ballén
1921 - 2016
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 13
Gordon Bunshaft
1909 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 14
Kevin A. Lynch
1918 - 1984
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 15
Cedric Gibbons
1893 - 1960
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 16
Steven Holl
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 17