PHOTOGRAPHER
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
Alberto Korda
Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda (September 14, 1928 – May 25, 2001), was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alberto Korda has received more than 437,264 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Alberto Korda is the 6th most popular photographer, the 10th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Photographer.
Alberto Korda is most famous for his iconic photograph of Che Guevara.
Memorability Metrics
440k
Page Views (PV)
65.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
10.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Alberto Korda ranks 6 out of 105. Before him are Nadar, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alexander Rodchenko, Eadweard Muybridge, and Helmut Newton. After him are Robert Doisneau, Dora Maar, Vivian Maier, Heinrich Hoffmann, Claude Cahun, and Alfred Stieglitz.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
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Nadar
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 1
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 2
Alexander Rodchenko
1891 - 1956
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 3
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 - 1904
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 4
Helmut Newton
1920 - 2004
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 5
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 6
Robert Doisneau
1912 - 1994
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 7
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 8
Vivian Maier
1926 - 2009
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 9
Heinrich Hoffmann
1885 - 1957
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 10
Claude Cahun
1894 - 1954
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 11
Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Alberto Korda ranks 34. Before him are Kim Yong-nam, Elie Wiesel, George Peppard, James Coburn, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and Martin Landau. After him are Martin Cooper, Hans Küng, Geert Hofstede, Maya Angelou, Domenico Modugno, and Carlos Fuentes. Among people deceased in 2001, Alberto Korda ranks 20. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor, Iannis Xenakis, Fred Hoyle, Wilhelm Mohnke, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Ernst Gombrich. After him are William Hanna, Robert Ludlum, Marie José of Belgium, Balthus, John Lee Hooker, and Dương Văn Minh.
Others Born in 1928
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Kim Yong-nam
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 28
Elie Wiesel
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 29
George Peppard
1928 - 1994
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 30
James Coburn
1928 - 2002
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 31
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 32
Martin Landau
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 33
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 34
Martin Cooper
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 35
Hans Küng
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 36
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 37
Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 38
Domenico Modugno
1928 - 1994
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 39
Carlos Fuentes
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 2001
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Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 - 2001
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 14
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 15
Fred Hoyle
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Mohnke
1911 - 2001
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 17
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
1939 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 18
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 19
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 20
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 21
Robert Ludlum
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 22
Marie José of Belgium
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 23
Balthus
1908 - 2001
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 24
John Lee Hooker
1917 - 2001
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 25
Dương Văn Minh
1916 - 2001
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 26
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Alberto Korda ranks 10 out of 248. Before him are José Raúl Capablanca (1888), Italo Calvino (1923), Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), José Martí (1853), Paul Lafargue (1842), and Andy García (1956). After him are Compay Segundo (1907), Gloria Estefan (1957), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), Celia Cruz (1925), and Emilio Mola (1887).
Others born in Cuba
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José Raúl Capablanca
1888 - 1942
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 4
Italo Calvino
1923 - 1985
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 5
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 6
José Martí
1853 - 1895
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 7
Paul Lafargue
1842 - 1911
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 8
Andy García
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 9
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 10
Compay Segundo
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 11
Gloria Estefan
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 12
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 13
Juan Almeida Bosque
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 14
Celia Cruz
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 15
Emilio Mola
1887 - 1937
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 16
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Cuba
Among photographers born in Cuba, Alberto Korda ranks 1.
