ARCHITECT
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018

Robert Venturi
Robert Charles Venturi Jr. (June 25, 1925 – September 18, 2018) was an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. Together with his wife and partner, Denise Scott Brown, he helped shape the way that architects, planners and students experience and think about architecture and the built environment. Their buildings, planning, theoretical writings, and teaching have also contributed to the expansion of discourse about architecture. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Venturi is the 84th most popular architect (down from 76th in 2019), the 1,213th most popular biography from United States (down from 846th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Architect.
Robert Venturi is most famous for his work on the Vanna Venturi House in Philadelphia.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Robert Venturi ranks 84 out of 518. Before him are Sebastiano Serlio, Claude Perrault, Vincenzo Scamozzi, Erich Mendelsohn, Philip Johnson, and Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. After him are Giuliano da Sangallo, Louis Kahn, Richard Rogers, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Daniel Libeskind.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSebastiano Serlio
1475 - 1554
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 78
Claude Perrault
1613 - 1688
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 79
Vincenzo Scamozzi
1548 - 1616
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 80
Erich Mendelsohn
1887 - 1953
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 81
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 82
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
1700 - 1771
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 83
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 84
Giuliano da Sangallo
1445 - 1516
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 85
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 86
Richard Rogers
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 87
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
1668 - 1745
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 88
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
1850 - 1923
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 89
Daniel Libeskind
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Robert Venturi ranks 65. Before him are Milton Obote, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Ieng Sary, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bill Gates Sr., and Andrea Camilleri. After him are Oliver Smithies, John Tate, Wong Fei-hung, Jean Tinguely, Michael Halliday, and Joshua Lederberg. Among people deceased in 2018, Robert Venturi ranks 54. Before him are Charles K. Kao, Bernard Lewis, Paul Allen, Jamal Khashoggi, Jin Yong, and Gudrun Burwitz. After him are R. Lee Ermey, Shoko Asahara, Osamu Shimomura, Stéphane Audran, Michael Halliday, and Reynaldo Bignone.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsMilton Obote
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 59
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2002
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 60
Ieng Sary
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 61
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
SINGER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 62
Bill Gates Sr.
LAWYER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 63
Andrea Camilleri
WRITER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 64
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 65
Oliver Smithies
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 66
John Tate
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 67
Wong Fei-hung
MARTIAL ARTS
1925 - 1925
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 68
Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 69
Michael Halliday
LINGUIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 70
Joshua Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2008
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsCharles K. Kao
INVENTOR
1933 - 2018
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 48
Bernard Lewis
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 49
Paul Allen
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - 2018
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 50
Jamal Khashoggi
WRITER
1958 - 2018
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 51
Jin Yong
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 52
Gudrun Burwitz
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 53
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 54
R. Lee Ermey
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 55
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 56
Osamu Shimomura
CHEMIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 57
Stéphane Audran
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 58
Michael Halliday
LINGUIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 59
Reynaldo Bignone
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 60
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Venturi ranks 1,213 out of 20,380. Before him are Lionel Richie (1949), Shawn Michaels (1965), Ted Kennedy (1932), Robert Solow (1924), Carroll O'Connor (1924), and Marco Rubio (1971). After him are Linda Hunt (1945), Gerald Edelman (1929), Mark Milley (1958), Paul Lauterbur (1929), John Tate (1925), and Bette Midler (1945).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLionel Richie
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 1,207
Shawn Michaels
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,208
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,209
Robert Solow
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,210
Carroll O'Connor
ACTOR
1924 - 2001
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1,211
Marco Rubio
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 1,212
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 1,213
Linda Hunt
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 1,214
Gerald Edelman
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,215
Mark Milley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,216
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,217
John Tate
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,218
Bette Midler
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,219
Among ARCHITECTS In United States
Among architects born in United States, Robert Venturi ranks 6. Before him are Buckminster Fuller (1895), Louis Sullivan (1856), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Richard Meier (1934), and Philip Johnson (1906). After him are Minoru Yamasaki (1912), Peter Eisenman (1932), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Charles Eames (1907), Nicholas Negroponte (1943), and Adrian Smith (1944).
Buckminster Fuller
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
Louis Sullivan
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 2
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
Richard Meier
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 4
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