William Pereira

William Leonard Pereira was an American architect from Chicago, Illinois, who was noted for his futuristic designs of landmark buildings such as the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. Remarkably prolific, he worked out of Los Angeles, and was known for his love of science fiction and expensive cars, but mostly for his unmistakable style of architecture, which helped define the look of mid-20th century America.

25 April 1909

Born on the same birth day (25 April): Angel Martino • Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel • C. B. Fry • Daniel Kash • Darren Woodson • Graham Payn • Johan Cruyff • Paul Madden (diplomat) • Peter Sutherland • Reinier Kreijermaat • Robert Peston • Talia Shire • Walter de la Mare

Born in the same month (April 1909): Albert R. Broccoli • Eddy Duchin • Erwin Wegner • Eudora Welty • F. E. McWilliam • Giacomo Gentilomo • Indro Montanelli • Juliana of the Netherlands • Robert Edison Fulton Jr. • Robert Helpmann • Spyros Markezinis • William M. Branham