1944 - 2018
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.
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Among photographers, Abbas ranks 77 out of 105. Before 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.
1904 - 1999
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 71
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 72
1858 - 1929
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 73
1930 - 1979
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 74
1901 - 1983
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 75
1865 - 1931
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 76
1944 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 77
1899 - 1968
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 78
1910 - 2009
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 79
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 80
1852 - 1934
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 81
1930 - 2010
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 82
1893 - 1940
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 83
Among people born in 1944, Abbas ranks 329. Before 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 229. Before 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.
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 323
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 324
1944 - 2013
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 325
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 326
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 327
1944 - 2020
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 328
1944 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 329
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 330
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 331
1944 - 2022
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 332
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 333
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 334
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 335
1953 - 2018
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 223
1946 - 2018
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 224
1925 - 2018
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 225
1926 - 2018
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 226
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 227
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 228
1944 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 229
1945 - 2018
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 230
1943 - 2018
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 231
1912 - 2018
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 232
1926 - 2018
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 233
1925 - 2018
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 234
1929 - 2018
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 235
Among people born in Iran, Abbas ranks 296 out of 528. Before 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).
1927 - 2014
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 290
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 291
1800 - 1789
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 292
1748 - 1793
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 293
1848 - 1940
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 294
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 295
1944 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 296
1921 - 2012
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 297
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 298
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 299
1931 - 2014
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 300
1874 - 1926
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 301
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 302
Among photographers born in Iran, Abbas ranks 1.