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PHOTOGRAPHER

André Kertész

1894 - 1985

André Kertész

André Kertész (French: [kɛʁtɛs]; 2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Andor Kertész, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. Kertész never felt that he had gained the worldwide recognition he deserved. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Kertész has received more than 428,506 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). André Kertész is the 20th most popular photographer (down from 14th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 117th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Photographer.

André Kertész was a Hungarian photographer who was most famous for his black and white photographs of the streets of Paris and New York City.

Memorability Metrics

430k
Page Views (PV)
59.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, André Kertész ranks 20 out of 105. Before him are Julia Margaret Cameron, Felice Beato, Annie Leibovitz, Nobuyoshi Araki, Brassaï, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. After him are Gunter Sachs, Josef Koudelka, Richard Avedon, August Sander, Elliott Erwitt, and Robert Mapplethorpe.

Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia

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Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 - 1879
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 14
Felice Beato
1832 - 1909
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 15
Annie Leibovitz
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
Nobuyoshi Araki
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 17
Brassaï
1899 - 1984
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 18
Wilhelm von Gloeden
1856 - 1931
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 19
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 20
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 21
Josef Koudelka
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 22
Richard Avedon
1923 - 2004
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 23
August Sander
1876 - 1964
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 24
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 25
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 26

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, André Kertész ranks 56. Before him are Percy Spencer, Leo Kanner, Ernst Lindemann, V. V. Giri, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, and Bessie Smith. After him are Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Walter Brennan, Anton Mussert, Dimitri Tiomkin, Walter Warlimont, and Hans Langsdorff. Among people deceased in 1985, André Kertész ranks 39. Before him are Donald O. Hebb, Macfarlane Burnet, The Singing Nun, Tage Erlander, Méret Oppenheim, and Tjalling Koopmans. After him are Ernst Öpik, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Alexander Pokryshkin, Kirill Moskalenko, Cus D'Amato, and Jean-Marie Loret.

Others Born in 1894

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Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 50
Leo Kanner
1894 - 1981
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 51
Ernst Lindemann
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 52
V. V. Giri
1894 - 1980
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 53
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 54
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 55
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 56
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1894 - 1924
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 57
Walter Brennan
1894 - 1974
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 58
Anton Mussert
1894 - 1946
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 59
Dimitri Tiomkin
1894 - 1979
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 60
Walter Warlimont
1894 - 1976
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 61
Hans Langsdorff
1894 - 1939
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 62