ARCHITECT

Ricardo Bofill

1939 - 2022

Ricardo Bofill

Ricardo Bofill Leví (Catalan: [riˈkaɾðu buˈfiʎ ləˈβi]; 5 December 1939 – 14 January 2022) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He founded the Taller de Arquitectura in 1963 and developed it into a leading international architectural and urban design practice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Bofill is the 113th most popular architect (down from 108th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Spain (down from 352nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Ricardo Bofill ranks 113 out of 518. Before him are Hemiunu, Baldassare Longhena, Theophil Hansen, Pierre Lescot, Leo von Klenze, and Eileen Gray. After him are George Gilbert Scott, Rafael Moneo, Auguste Perret, Carl Gotthard Langhans, César Pelli, and Minoru Yamasaki.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

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Hemiunu
2500 BC - 2501 BC
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 107
Baldassare Longhena
1596 - 1682
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 108
Theophil Hansen
1813 - 1891
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 109
Pierre Lescot
1515 - 1578
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 110
Leo von Klenze
1784 - 1864
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 111
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 112
Ricardo Bofill
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 113
George Gilbert Scott
1811 - 1878
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 114
Rafael Moneo
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 115
Auguste Perret
1874 - 1954
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 116
Carl Gotthard Langhans
1732 - 1808
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 117
César Pelli
1926 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 118
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 119

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ricardo Bofill ranks 75. Before him are Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, Daniel C. Tsui, Milva, Carolina Herrera, and Ruud Lubbers. After him are Amancio Amaro, Bertrand Blier, Gangubai Kothewali, Kim Jae-ryong, Richard Serra, and Fikret Abdić. Among people deceased in 2022, Ricardo Bofill ranks 79. Before him are Edward C. Prescott, Ivan Reitman, Jean-Jacques Sempé, James Lovelock, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, and Siniša Mihajlović. After him are Bernard Cribbins, Fred Ward, Klaus Schulze, Cláudio Hummes, Catherine Spaak, and Eric Walter Elst.

Others Born in 1939

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Emil Constantinescu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 69
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 70
Daniel C. Tsui
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 71
Milva
SINGER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 72
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 73
Ruud Lubbers
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 74
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 75
Amancio Amaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 76
Bertrand Blier
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 77
Gangubai Kothewali
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - 1977
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 78
Kim Jae-ryong
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 79
Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 80
Fikret Abdić
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 81

Others Deceased in 2022

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Edward C. Prescott
ECONOMIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 73
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 74
Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 75
James Lovelock
GEOGRAPHER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 76
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
WRITER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 77
Siniša Mihajlović
COACH
1969 - 2022
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 78
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 79
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 80
Fred Ward
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 81
Klaus Schulze
COMPOSER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 82
Cláudio Hummes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 83
Catherine Spaak
ACTOR
1945 - 2022
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 84
Eric Walter Elst
ASTRONOMER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 85

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ricardo Bofill ranks 396 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan de la Cosa (1460), Ordoño I of Asturias (821), José María Aznar (1953), José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960), Antoni Ramallets (1924), and Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz (1794). After him are Martin I of Sicily (1374), Victoria de los Ángeles (1923), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Achila II (695), Pedro Sánchez (1972), and Henry I of Castile (1204).

Others born in Spain

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Juan de la Cosa
EXPLORER
1460 - 1510
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 390
Ordoño I of Asturias
POLITICIAN
821 - 866
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 391
José María Aznar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 392
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 393
Antoni Ramallets
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 394
Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz
NOBLEMAN
1794 - 1865
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 395
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 396
Martin I of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1409
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 397
Victoria de los Ángeles
SINGER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 398
Lope de Aguirre
EXPLORER
1518 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 399
Achila II
POLITICIAN
695 - 716
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 400
Pedro Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 401
Henry I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1204 - 1217
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 402