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PHOTOGRAPHER

Abbas

1944 - 2018

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Abbas Attar (Persian: عباس; full name: عباس عطار ʿAbbās ʿAṭṭār; 29 March 1944 – 25 April 2018), better known by his mononym Abbas, was an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra, Vietnam and South Africa in the 1970s, and for his extensive essays on religions in later years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abbas has received more than 112,124 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abbas is the 77th most popular photographer, the 296th most popular biography from Iran (up from 297th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Photographer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Abbas ranks 77 out of 105Before him are Grete Stern, David Bailey, Heinrich Zille, Lothar Wolleh, Lisette Model, and Wilson Bentley. After him are Weegee, Willy Ronis, Spencer Tunick, Gertrude Käsebier, Bob Guccione, and Karimeh Abbud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Abbas ranks 329Before him are Klaus Fichtel, Ray Davies, Storm Thorgerson, Gregory Hoblit, Ali Benflis, and Enrique Irazoqui. After him are Botho Strauß, Tony Visconti, Benjamin Kogo, Raewyn Connell, Max Romeo, and Swoosie Kurtz. Among people deceased in 2018, Abbas ranks 229Before him are René Houseman, Dragutin Šurbek, Shehu Shagari, Hans Günter Winkler, Marty Balin, and Anneke Grönloh. After him are Geoff Emerick, Tony Joe White, Connie Sawyer, Edgar Hilsenrath, Evelyn Berezin, and Michael Harner.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Abbas ranks 296 out of 528Before him are Simin Behbahani (1927), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Jafar Khan (1800), Timur Shah Durrani (1748), Kamal-ol-molk (1848), and Shaun Toub (1963). After him are Simin Daneshvar (1921), Abdolkarim Soroush (1945), Kader Abdolah (1954), Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931), Iraj Mirza (1874), and Bahram Beyzai (1938).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Iran

Among photographers born in Iran, Abbas ranks 1