PHOTOGRAPHER
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Today
Andreas Gursky
Andreas Gursky (born 15 January 1955) is a German photographer and professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. He is known for his large format architecture and landscape colour photographs, often using a high point of view. His works reach some of the highest prices in the art market among living photographers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andreas Gursky has received more than 632,303 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Andreas Gursky is the 39th most popular photographer (up from 65th in 2019), the 2,374th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,227th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Photographer.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
55.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
6.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Andreas Gursky ranks 39 out of 148. Before him are Claude Cahun, Edward Weston, Lewis Hine, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Wilhelm Brasse, and Peter Lindbergh. After him are Philippe Halsman, Astrid Kirchherr, Carl Van Vechten, Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, and Oliviero Toscani.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaude Cahun
1894 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 33
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 34
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 35
Jacques Henri Lartigue
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 36
Wilhelm Brasse
1917 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 37
Peter Lindbergh
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 38
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 39
Philippe Halsman
1906 - 1979
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 40
Astrid Kirchherr
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 41
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 42
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 43
Josef Sudek
1896 - 1976
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 44
Oliviero Toscani
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Andreas Gursky ranks 119. Before him are Brigitte Lahaie, Mariya Takeuchi, Zbigniew Preisner, Gloria Guida, Mulatu Teshome, and John de Mol Jr.. After him are Rolf Lassgård, Mayumi Tanaka, Horacio Pagani, Anton Corbijn, John Roberts, and Kevin Peter Hall.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Lahaie
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 113
Mariya Takeuchi
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 114
Zbigniew Preisner
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 115
Gloria Guida
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 116
Mulatu Teshome
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 117
John de Mol Jr.
PRODUCER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 118
Andreas Gursky
PHOTOGRAPHER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 119
Rolf Lassgård
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 120
Mayumi Tanaka
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 121
Horacio Pagani
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 122
Anton Corbijn
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 123
John Roberts
JUDGE
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 124
Kevin Peter Hall
ACTOR
1955 - 1991
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 125
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Andreas Gursky ranks 2,374 out of 7,253. Before him are Martin Lawrence (1965), Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922), Franz Six (1909), Hans Cramer (1896), Udo Lindenberg (1946), and Gundula Janowitz (1937). After him are Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885), John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (1529), Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780), Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1735), Otto Pfister (1937), and Klaus Allofs (1956).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMartin Lawrence
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 2,368
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 2,369
Franz Six
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1975
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 2,370
Hans Cramer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 2,371
Udo Lindenberg
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 2,372
Gundula Janowitz
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 2,373
Andreas Gursky
PHOTOGRAPHER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2,374
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2,375
John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1595
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 2,376
Hinrich Lichtenstein
PHYSICIAN
1780 - 1857
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 2,377
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1788
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 2,378
Otto Pfister
COACH
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 2,379
Klaus Allofs
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 2,380
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Germany
Among photographers born in Germany, Andreas Gursky ranks 7. Before him are Helmut Newton (1920), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Gunter Sachs (1932), Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856), August Sander (1876), and Guillermo Kahlo (1871). After him are Astrid Kirchherr (1938), Erich Salomon (1886), Gisèle Freund (1908), Karl Blossfeldt (1865), Lothar Wolleh (1930), and Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897).
Helmut Newton
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1
Heinrich Hoffmann
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3
Wilhelm von Gloeden
1856 - 1931
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 4
August Sander
1876 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 5
Guillermo Kahlo
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 7
Astrid Kirchherr
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 8
Erich Salomon
1886 - 1944
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 9
Gisèle Freund
1908 - 2000
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 10
Karl Blossfeldt
1865 - 1932
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 11
Lothar Wolleh
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 12
Albert Renger-Patzsch
1897 - 1966
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 13