Famous 19th Century Architects

Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Buckminster Fuller, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Gustave Eiffel.
Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright
08 June 1867, American
Architect
Antoni GaudíAntoni Gaudí
25 June 1852, Spanish
Architect

Le CorbusierLe Corbusier
06 October 1887, Swiss, French
Architect

Gustave EiffelGustave Eiffel
15 December 1832, French
Architect, Civil Engineer

Ludwig Mies van der RoheLudwig Mies van der Rohe
27 March 1886, German
Architect

Walter GropiusWalter Gropius
18 May 1883, German, American
Architect
Frederick Law OlmstedFrederick Law Olmsted
26 April 1822, American
Landscape Architect

Alvar AaltoAlvar Aalto
03 February 1898, Finnish
Architect

Louis SullivanLouis Sullivan
03 September 1856, American
Pioneering Architect

Daniel BurnhamDaniel Burnham
04 September 1846, American
Architect, Urban Designer
Joseph PaxtonJoseph Paxton
03 August 1803, British
Gardener & Architect

Ivan MeštrovićIvan Meštrović
15 August 1883, Croatian, American
Sculptor
Henry Hobson Richardson Henry Hobson Richardson
29 September 1838, American
Architect

Jože PlečnikJože Plečnik
23 January 1872, Slovenian
Architect

Nora Stanton Blatch BarneyNora Stanton Blatch Barney
30 September 1883, American
Civil Engineer, Architect, Women’s Rights
Max FabianiMax Fabiani
29 April 1865, Italian
Architect

William Pitt (Architect)William Pitt (Architect)
04 June 1855, Australian
Architect
Robert MosesRobert Moses
18 December 1888, American
Architect, Politician

Charles Rennie MackintoshCharles Rennie Mackintosh
07 June 1868, British
Architect, Painter, Designer, Sculptor

Stanford WhiteStanford White
09 November 1853, American
Architect, Painter
Edwin LutyensEdwin Lutyens
29 March 1869, British
Architect

Frédéric Auguste BartholdiFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi
02 August 1834, French
Sculptor, Architect
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of RussiaGrand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
22 April 1847
Statesman, Military personnel, Architect

Alexander RodchenkoAlexander Rodchenko
05 December 1891, Russian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Architect,

Lewis MumfordLewis Mumford
19 October 1895, American
Architect, Historian of technology, Historian,

Fritz TodtFritz Todt
04 September 1891, German
Engineer, Politician, Civil engineer, Architect
Adolf LoosAdolf Loos
10 December 1870, Austrian, Czech
Architect
Joseph BazalgetteJoseph Bazalgette
28 March 1819, British
Architect, Civil engineer, Engineer

Julia MorganJulia Morgan
20 January 1872, American
Architect

Arno BrekerArno Breker
19 July 1900, German
Architect, Sculptor, Politician, University

Richard NeutraRichard Neutra
08 April 1892, Austrian, American
Architect
John A. RoeblingJohn A. Roebling
12 June 1806, German, American
Civil engineer, Architect

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Eugène Viollet-le-DucEugène Viollet-le-Duc
27 January 1814, French
architectural historian, art historian,

Lloyd WrightLloyd Wright
30 March 1890, American
Architect

George Gilbert ScottGeorge Gilbert Scott
13 July 1811
Architect

Gertrude JekyllGertrude Jekyll
29 November 1843, British
Horticulturist, Painter, Gardener, Non-fiction
Patrick GeddesPatrick Geddes
02 October 1854, British, Scottish
Urban planner, Sociologist

Giles Gilbert ScottGiles Gilbert Scott
09 November 1880, British
Architect
Eliel SaarinenEliel Saarinen
20 August 1873, Finnish
architect

Richard Morris HuntRichard Morris Hunt
31 October 1827, American
Architect

Otto WagnerOtto Wagner
13 July 1841, Austrian
Architect, University teacher
Theo van DoesburgTheo van Doesburg
30 August 1883, Dutch
Poet, Painter, Architect, Writer, Graphic

Addison MiznerAddison Mizner
12 December 1872, American
Architect
Josef HoffmannJosef Hoffmann
15 December 1870, Austrian
Architect, Designer

Walter Burley GriffinWalter Burley Griffin
24 November 1876, American
Architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner

Peter BehrensPeter Behrens
14 April 1868, German
Poster artist, Architect, Typographer, Painter,

Elsie de WolfeElsie de Wolfe
20 December 1865, American
Actor, Architect, Socialite

William BurgesWilliam Burges
02 December 1827, British
Architect
Cass GilbertCass Gilbert
29 November 1859, American
architect, painter

Herbert BakerHerbert Baker
09 June 1862, British
Architect, Screenwriter

Gustav StickleyGustav Stickley
09 March 1858, American
 

Hector GuimardHector Guimard
10 March 1867, French
Architect
Franz StuckFranz Stuck
23 February 1863, German
Sculptor, Painter, University teacher, Architect

Norman Bel GeddesNorman Bel Geddes
27 April 1893, American
Architect, Designer, Scenographer
Calvert VauxCalvert Vaux
20 December 1824, American
Architect, Landscape architect

Pier Luigi NerviPier Luigi Nervi
21 June 1891, Italian, Russian
Engineer, Architect, Civil engineer, University

Erich MendelsohnErich Mendelsohn
21 March 1887, German, British
Architect
Naum GaboNaum Gabo
05 August 1890
Sculptor, Architect, Painter, University teacher

Sophie Taeuber-ArpSophie Taeuber-Arp
19 January 1889, Swiss
Painter, Sculptor, Architect
Auguste PerretAuguste Perret
12 February 1874, French
architect

Bruno TautBruno Taut
04 May 1880, German
Architect, Urban planner

Robert Robinson TaylorRobert Robinson Taylor
08 June 1868, American
Architect
William Van AlenWilliam Van Alen
10 August 1883, American
Architect

Gottfried SemperGottfried Semper
29 November 1803, German
art historian, architect, teacher, university
Edward OrdEdward Ord
18 October 1818, American
Officer, Architect

William Le Baron JenneyWilliam Le Baron Jenney
25 September 1832, American
Architect

Pietro BelluschiPietro Belluschi
18 August 1899, Italian, American
Architect

Philip WebbPhilip Webb
12 January 1831, British
Architect
Alexander Jackson DavisAlexander Jackson Davis
24 July 1803, American
Architect
Adolphe AppiaAdolphe Appia
01 September 1862, Swiss
Swiss architect

Henri LabrousteHenri Labrouste
11 May 1801, French
architect

Augustus Welby Northmore PuginAugustus Welby Northmore Pugin
01 March 1812, British
 

Owen JonesOwen Jones
15 February 1809, British
architect
Bernhard HoetgerBernhard Hoetger
04 May 1874, German
Painter, Sculptor, Architect

Joseph MorrisJoseph Morris
1836 AD, British
Architect

Rudolph SchindlerRudolph Schindler
05 September 1887, Austrian
architect

Charles GarnierCharles Garnier
06 November 1825, French
architect

Mike ReynoldsMike Reynolds
1840 AD, American
 
Paul Williams (Architect)Paul Williams (Architect)
18 February 1894, American
 

Albert Kahn (Architect)Albert Kahn (Architect)
21 March 1869, American
 
Győző CziglerGyőző Czigler
19 July 1850, Hungarian
Architect

Rabbi Leo JungRabbi Leo Jung
20 June 1892, American