JOURNALIST
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothea Lange has received more than 2,128,535 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Dorothea Lange is the 12th most popular journalist, the 849th most popular biography from United States (down from 818th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Journalist.
Dorothea Lange is most famous for her photographs of the Great Depression.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
63.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
5.70
Effective Languages (L*)
4.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Dorothea Lange ranks 12 out of 196. Before her are Joseph Pulitzer, Sebastião Salgado, Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, Robert Guérin, and Julian Assange. After her are John Reed, Beate Klarsfeld, Victor Noir, W. Eugene Smith, Alexander Berkman, and Lee Miller.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Pulitzer
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 6
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 8
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 9
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 10
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 11
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 12
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 13
Beate Klarsfeld
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 14
Victor Noir
1848 - 1870
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 15
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 16
Alexander Berkman
1870 - 1936
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 17
Lee Miller
1907 - 1977
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Dorothea Lange ranks 51. Before her are André Frédéric Cournand, Augusto César Sandino, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Stanley Rous, Jürgen Stroop, and Richard Walther Darré. After her are Albert Göring, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Lewis Milestone, Dickinson W. Richards, Pavel Sukhoi, and Hans-Georg von Friedeburg. Among people deceased in 1965, Dorothea Lange ranks 23. Before her are W. Somerset Maugham, Paul Hermann Müller, Helena Rubinstein, Nat King Cole, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. After her are La Belle Otero, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Joseph Erlanger, Paul Tillich, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, and Louis Hjelmslev.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsAndré Frédéric Cournand
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 45
Augusto César Sandino
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1895 - 1934
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 46
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 47
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 48
Jürgen Stroop
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 49
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 50
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 51
Albert Göring
ENGINEER
1895 - 1966
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 52
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1970
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 53
Lewis Milestone
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1980
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 54
Dickinson W. Richards
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 55
Pavel Sukhoi
ENGINEER
1895 - 1975
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 56
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1945
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1965
Go to all RankingsW. Somerset Maugham
WRITER
1874 - 1965
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 17
Paul Hermann Müller
CHEMIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 18
Helena Rubinstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1965
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 19
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1965
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 21
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
WRITER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 22
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 23
La Belle Otero
ACTOR
1868 - 1965
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 24
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1965
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 25
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 26
Paul Tillich
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 27
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
COMPANION
1897 - 1965
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 28
Louis Hjelmslev
LINGUIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 29
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dorothea Lange ranks 849 out of 20,380. Before her are Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930), Benny Goodman (1909), Martin Seligman (1942), Robert Venturi (1925), Lex Barker (1919), and John J. Pershing (1860). After her are Leon Cooper (1930), Clifford Shull (1915), Morgan Fairchild (1950), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Benjamin Guggenheim (1865), and Bing Crosby (1903).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJerome Isaac Friedman
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 843
Benny Goodman
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1986
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 844
Martin Seligman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 845
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 846
Lex Barker
ACTOR
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 847
John J. Pershing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 848
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 849
Leon Cooper
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 850
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 851
Morgan Fairchild
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 852
Ronnie Coleman
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 853
Benjamin Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1912
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 854
Bing Crosby
SINGER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 855
Among JOURNALISTS In United States
Among journalists born in United States, Dorothea Lange ranks 2. Before her are Anna Politkovskaya (1958). After her are John Reed (1887), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Lee Miller (1907), Tucker Carlson (1969), Edgar Snow (1905), Charles Dow (1851), Diana Nyad (1949), Steve McCurry (1950), Walker Evans (1903), and Margaret Bourke-White (1904).
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 1
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 3
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4
Lee Miller
1907 - 1977
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 5
Tucker Carlson
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 6
Edgar Snow
1905 - 1972
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 7
Charles Dow
1851 - 1902
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 8
Diana Nyad
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 9
Steve McCurry
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 10
Walker Evans
1903 - 1975
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 11
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 12