PHOTOGRAPHER
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Van Vechten has received more than 879,749 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Carl Van Vechten is the 42nd most popular photographer (up from 43rd in 2019), the 2,911th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,977th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Photographer.
Memorability Metrics
880k
Page Views (PV)
55.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
3.80
Effective Languages (L*)
4.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Carl Van Vechten ranks 42 out of 148. Before him are Jacques Henri Lartigue, Wilhelm Brasse, Peter Lindbergh, Andreas Gursky, Philippe Halsman, and Astrid Kirchherr. After him are Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, Oliviero Toscani, Hippolyte Bayard, Herb Ritts, and André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques 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
Hippolyte Bayard
1801 - 1887
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 46
Herb Ritts
1952 - 2002
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 47
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
1819 - 1889
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Carl Van Vechten ranks 85. Before him are Leonard Woolley, Eric Lemming, Eric Campbell, Hermann von Keyserling, Ildebrando Pizzetti, and Lincoln Ellsworth. After him are Leonard Woolf, Gabriel Voisin, Christabel Pankhurst, Kōdō Sawaki, Zequinha de Abreu, and Mihail Sadoveanu. Among people deceased in 1964, Carl Van Vechten ranks 67. Before him are Flannery O'Connor, Jean Fautrier, Hermann Breith, Samuil Marshak, Flaminio Bertoni, and Wanda Wasilewska. After him are Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Julius Raab, Rauf Orbay, T. H. White, Khawaja Nazimuddin, and Firmin Lambot.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsLeonard Woolley
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1880 - 1960
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 79
Eric Lemming
ATHLETE
1880 - 1930
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 80
Eric Campbell
ACTOR
1880 - 1917
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 81
Hermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 82
Ildebrando Pizzetti
COMPOSER
1880 - 1968
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 83
Lincoln Ellsworth
EXPLORER
1880 - 1951
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 84
Carl Van Vechten
PHOTOGRAPHER
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 85
Leonard Woolf
WRITER
1880 - 1969
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 86
Gabriel Voisin
ENGINEER
1880 - 1973
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 87
Christabel Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1958
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 88
Kōdō Sawaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1965
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 89
Zequinha de Abreu
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1935
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 90
Mihail Sadoveanu
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 1964
Go to all RankingsFlannery O'Connor
WRITER
1925 - 1964
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 61
Jean Fautrier
PAINTER
1898 - 1964
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 62
Hermann Breith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1964
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 63
Samuil Marshak
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 64
Flaminio Bertoni
ENGINEER
1903 - 1964
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 65
Wanda Wasilewska
WRITER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 66
Carl Van Vechten
PHOTOGRAPHER
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 67
Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
ENGINEER
1896 - 1964
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 68
Julius Raab
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1964
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 69
Rauf Orbay
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1964
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 70
T. H. White
WRITER
1906 - 1964
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 71
Khawaja Nazimuddin
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 72
Firmin Lambot
CYCLIST
1886 - 1964
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 73
In United States
Among people born in United States, Carl Van Vechten ranks 2,911 out of 20,380. Before him are Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), Mark Dacascos (1964), Delbert Mann (1920), Woody Strode (1914), Milton L. Humason (1891), and Mary Baker Eddy (1821). After him are Ellen Church (1904), King C. Gillette (1855), Dean Norris (1963), Karen Black (1939), Terence McKenna (1946), and William Levada (1936).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLincoln Ellsworth
EXPLORER
1880 - 1951
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,905
Mark Dacascos
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,906
Delbert Mann
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2007
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,907
Woody Strode
ACTOR
1914 - 1994
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,908
Milton L. Humason
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,909
Mary Baker Eddy
WRITER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,910
Carl Van Vechten
PHOTOGRAPHER
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,911
Ellen Church
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1965
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,912
King C. Gillette
BUSINESSPERSON
1855 - 1932
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,913
Dean Norris
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,914
Karen Black
ACTOR
1939 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,915
Terence McKenna
WRITER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,916
William Levada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,917
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States
Among photographers born in United States, Carl Van Vechten ranks 12. Before him are Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Irving Penn (1917), Berenice Abbott (1898), Nan Goldin (1953), Edward Weston (1886), and Lewis Hine (1874). After him are Paul Strand (1890), Herb Ritts (1952), William Klein (1928), Ansel Adams (1902), Imogen Cunningham (1883), and Wilson Bentley (1865).
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 7
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Nan Goldin
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 9
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 10
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 11
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 13
Herb Ritts
1952 - 2002
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 14
William Klein
1928 - 2022
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 15
Ansel Adams
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 16
Imogen Cunningham
1883 - 1976
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 17
Wilson Bentley
1865 - 1931
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 18