The Most Famous

PHOTOGRAPHERS from Canada

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This page contains a list of the greatest Canadian Photographers. The pantheon dataset contains 148 Photographers, 1 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 21st most number of Photographers behind Türkiye, and Latvia.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadian Photographers of all time. This list of famous Canadian Photographers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896)

With an HPI of 59.64, Napoleon Sarony is the most famous Canadian Photographer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Napoléon Sarony (March 9, 1821 – November 9, 1896) was an American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular portrait photographer, best known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century American theater. His son, Otto Sarony, continued the family business as a theater and film star photographer.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Canadian photographers born between 1821 and 1821. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Canadian photographers include Napoleon Sarony. As of April 2024, 1 new Canadian photographers have been added to Pantheon including Napoleon Sarony.

Deceased Canadian Photographers

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Newly Added Canadian Photographers (2024)

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