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Tapio Wirkkala

1915 - 1985

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Tapio Veli Ilmari Wirkkala (2 June 1915 – 19 May 1985) was a Finnish designer and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tapio Wirkkala is the 6,890th most popular politician (up from 8,329th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Finland (up from 94th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Finnish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 6,890 out of 19,576. Before him are Carmen Pereira, Emperor Konoe, Constantine II of Scotland, Samir Amin, Michel Debré, and Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg. After him are Jânio Quadros, Smbat I of Armenia, Hermann Billung, Joan Blaeu, Mitsumasa Yonai, and Alexander I of Moldavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 78. Before him are Konstantin Simonov, Loris Francesco Capovilla, John Woodruff, Mario Monicelli, Gyula Zsengellér, and Takahito, Prince Mikasa. After him are Marie-Louise von Franz, Piet de Jong, Tadeusz Kantor, Denis Thatcher, Ibolya Csák, and Kunihiko Kodaira. Among people deceased in 1985, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 59. Before him are Ricky Nelson, Zarifa Aliyeva, Alfredo Foni, Kyu Sakamoto, André Kertész, and Dan White. After him are Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Louise Brooks, Michael Redgrave, Eric Voegelin, David Byron, and Hermann Priess.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 70 out of 751. Before him are Lasse Virén (1949), Eino Leino (1878), Ville Ritola (1896), Eero Saarinen (1910), Leif Segerstam (1944), and Väinö Linna (1920). After him are Minna Canth (1844), Petteri Orpo (1969), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Matthias Castrén (1813), and Kaija Saariaho (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Tapio Wirkkala ranks 17. Before him are Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Hjalmar Siilasvuo (1892), Antti Aarne (1867), Alexander Stubb (1968), and Aimo Cajander (1879). After him are Petteri Orpo (1969), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Harri Holkeri (1937), Väinö Tanner (1881), Paavo Lipponen (1941), and Arvid Horn (1664).

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