PHOTOGRAPHER
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French: [kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ̃]; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment. Cartier-Bresson was one of the founding members of Magnum Photos in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Cartier-Bresson has received more than 1,817,182 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Henri Cartier-Bresson is the 2nd most popular photographer, the 390th most popular biography from France (down from 316th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Photographer.
Henri Cartier-Bresson is most famous for his candid photographs of people in the street.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
69.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
9.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Henri Cartier-Bresson ranks 2 out of 148. Before him are Nadar. After him are Helmut Newton, Alberto Korda, Robert Doisneau, Alexander Rodchenko, Eadweard Muybridge, Dora Maar, Heinrich Hoffmann, Vivian Maier, Elliott Erwitt, and Julia Margaret Cameron.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNadar
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 1
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 2
Helmut Newton
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 3
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 4
Robert Doisneau
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Alexander Rodchenko
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 7
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 8
Heinrich Hoffmann
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 9
Vivian Maier
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 10
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 11
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Henri Cartier-Bresson ranks 16. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Otto Skorzeny, Lev Landau, Olivier Messiaen, and John Bardeen. After him are Geli Raubal, Simon Wiesenthal, Ian Fleming, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Mika Waltari, and Anna Magnani. Among people deceased in 2004, Henri Cartier-Bresson ranks 12. Before him are Ray Charles, Juliana of the Netherlands, Francis Crick, Françoise Sagan, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and Czesław Miłosz. After him are Peter Ustinov, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Susan Sontag, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsHerbert von Karajan
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 10
Claude Lévi-Strauss
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1908 - 2009
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 11
Otto Skorzeny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1975
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 12
Lev Landau
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 13
Olivier Messiaen
COMPOSER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 14
John Bardeen
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1991
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 15
Henri Cartier-Bresson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 16
Geli Raubal
CELEBRITY
1908 - 1931
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 17
Simon Wiesenthal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 18
Ian Fleming
WRITER
1908 - 1964
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 19
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 20
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 21
Anna Magnani
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsRay Charles
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 6
Juliana of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 7
Francis Crick
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 8
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 9
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
COMPANION
1901 - 2004
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 10
Czesław Miłosz
WRITER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 11
Henri Cartier-Bresson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 12
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 13
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 14
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 15
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 17
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 18
In France
Among people born in France, Henri Cartier-Bresson ranks 390 out of 6,770. Before him are Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Jean Baptiste Perrin (1870), Léo Delibes (1836), Louis IV of France (920), Fernandel (1903), and Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715). After him are Jules Rimet (1873), Ernest Renan (1823), Paul Éluard (1895), James I of Aragon (1208), Gustave Moreau (1826), and Dagobert I (611).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJeanne d'Albret
NOBLEMAN
1528 - 1572
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 384
Jean Baptiste Perrin
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 385
Léo Delibes
COMPOSER
1836 - 1891
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 386
Louis IV of France
POLITICIAN
920 - 954
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 387
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 388
Claude Adrien Helvétius
PHILOSOPHER
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 389
Henri Cartier-Bresson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 390
Jules Rimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 391
Ernest Renan
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 392
Paul Éluard
WRITER
1895 - 1952
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 393
James I of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1208 - 1276
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 394
Gustave Moreau
PAINTER
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 395
Dagobert I
POLITICIAN
611 - 639
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 396
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In France
Among photographers born in France, Henri Cartier-Bresson ranks 2. Before him are Nadar (1820). After him are Robert Doisneau (1912), Dora Maar (1907), Elliott Erwitt (1928), Claude Cahun (1894), Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894), Hippolyte Bayard (1801), André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819), Patrick Demarchelier (1943), Sophie Calle (1953), and Étienne Carjat (1828).
Nadar
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 1
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 2
Robert Doisneau
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 3
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 4
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 5
Claude Cahun
1894 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 6
Jacques Henri Lartigue
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7
Hippolyte Bayard
1801 - 1887
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
1819 - 1889
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 9
Patrick Demarchelier
1943 - 2022
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 10
Sophie Calle
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 11
Étienne Carjat
1828 - 1906
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 12