ARCHITECT
Sverre Fehn
1924 - 2009
Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn (14 August 1924 – 23 February 2009) was a Norwegian architect. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sverre Fehn is the 130th most popular architect (up from 140th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Norway (down from 75th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Architect.
Sverre Fehn is most famous for the design of the National Library in Oslo, Norway.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Sverre Fehn ranks 130 out of 518. Before him are Balthasar Neumann, Inigo Jones, Filippo Juvarra, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, James Stirling, and Paulo Mendes da Rocha. After him are Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto, Pier Luigi Nervi, Philibert de l'Orme, Juan de Herrera, and Carlo Scarpa.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 124
Inigo Jones
1573 - 1652
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 125
Filippo Juvarra
1678 - 1736
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 126
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
1439 - 1502
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 127
James Stirling
1926 - 1992
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 128
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
1928 - 2021
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 129
Sverre Fehn
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 130
Gunnar Asplund
1885 - 1940
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 131
Aino Aalto
1894 - 1949
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 132
Pier Luigi Nervi
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 133
Philibert de l'Orme
1514 - 1570
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 134
Juan de Herrera
1530 - 1593
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 135
Carlo Scarpa
1906 - 1978
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Sverre Fehn ranks 85. Before him are Ephraim Kishon, Sabu Dastagir, David Bronstein, Kenneth Waltz, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., and Roza Shanina. After him are Bulat Okudzhava, James Baldwin, Hermann Buhl, Claude Sautet, Milka Planinc, and Leonid Kogan. Among people deceased in 2009, Sverre Fehn ranks 54. Before him are Marek Edelman, Patrick McGoohan, Rafael Caldera, Pavel Popovich, Clive Granger, and Albert Barillé. After him are Sergey Mikhalkov, Kazumi Takada, Toni Sailer, Eleanor F. Helin, J. G. Ballard, and Ertuğrul Osman.
Others Born in 1924
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Ephraim Kishon
WRITER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 79
Sabu Dastagir
ACTOR
1924 - 1963
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 80
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 81
Kenneth Waltz
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 82
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
INVENTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 83
Roza Shanina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1945
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 84
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 85
Bulat Okudzhava
WRITER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 86
James Baldwin
WRITER
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 87
Hermann Buhl
MOUNTAINEER
1924 - 1957
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 88
Claude Sautet
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2000
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 89
Milka Planinc
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 90
Leonid Kogan
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1982
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 2009
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Marek Edelman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 48
Patrick McGoohan
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 49
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 50
Pavel Popovich
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2009
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 51
Clive Granger
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 52
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 53
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 54
Sergey Mikhalkov
WRITER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 55
Kazumi Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2009
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 56
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 57
Eleanor F. Helin
ASTRONOMER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 58
J. G. Ballard
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 59
Ertuğrul Osman
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2009
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 60
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Sverre Fehn ranks 90 out of 1,039. Before him are Morten Harket (1959), Dag Solstad (1941), Alf-Inge Håland (1972), Johan Svendsen (1840), Jan Garbarek (1947), and Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847). After him are Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Haakon Ericsson (995), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), and Theodor Kittelsen (1857).
Others born in Norway
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Morten Harket
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 84
Dag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 85
Alf-Inge Håland
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 86
Johan Svendsen
COMPOSER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 87
Jan Garbarek
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 88
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
MUSICIAN
1847 - 1907
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 89
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 90
Ingeborg of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1301 - 1361
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 91
Haakon Ericsson
POLITICIAN
995 - 1029
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 92
Tarjei Vesaas
WRITER
1897 - 1970
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 93
Henrik Wergeland
WRITER
1808 - 1845
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 94
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson
POLITICIAN
910 - 901
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 95
Theodor Kittelsen
PAINTER
1857 - 1914
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 96
Among ARCHITECTS In Norway
Among architects born in Norway, Sverre Fehn ranks 1. After him are Arnstein Arneberg (1882), and Henry Hutchinson (1800).
Sverre Fehn
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1
Arnstein Arneberg
1882 - 1961
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 2
Henry Hutchinson
1800 - 1831
HPI: 21.12
Rank: 3
