William van Alen

William van Alen

male, deceased (1953)
William van Alen was an American architect, best known as the architect in charge of designing New York City's Chrysler Building.
Walter Chrysler

Walter Chrysler

male, deceased (1940)
Walter Percy Chrysler was a German American automobile pioneer. He was born in Wamego, Kansas and grew up in Ellis, Kansas. He also lived in...
Jerry Speyer

Jerry Speyer

male, 69 years old
Mr. Speyer was one of the two founding partners of Tishman Speyer Properties (TSP), and has been President and CEO since TSP's formation in 1978....
H. Craig Severance

H. Craig Severance

male, deceased (1941)
H. Craig Severance was an American architect who designed a number of well-known buildings in New York City. He was once a partner of William Van...
William Zeckendorf

William Zeckendorf

male
William Zeckendorf, Sr. was one of America's master builders and real estate developers. Through his development company of Webb and Knapp (for...
Thor Alex Kappfjell

Thor Alex Kappfjell

male, deceased (1999)
Thor Alex (or Axel) Kappfjell is a Norwegian offshore oil worker and BASE jumper. He is famous for parachuting from the observation deck of the...
Seymour Chwast

Seymour Chwast

male
Seymour Chwast is an illustrator and graphic designer. He, along with Milton Glaser and Edward Sorel founded Push Pin Studios in 1954. Along with...