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FASHION DESIGNER

Jean-Paul Gaultier

1952 - Today

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Jean Paul Gaultier (French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24 June 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corsets, marinières, and tin cans. Gaultier founded his eponymous fashion label in 1982, and expanded with a line of fragrances in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Paul Gaultier has received more than 970,067 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Jean-Paul Gaultier is the 17th most popular fashion designer (down from 14th in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from France (up from 1,032nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Fashion Designer.

Jean-Paul Gaultier is most famous for his provocative and avant-garde designs.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 17 out of 38Before him are Donatella Versace, Thierry Mugler, Hubert de Givenchy, Maurizio Gucci, Kenzō Takada, and Elsa Schiaparelli. After him are Roberto Cavalli, Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, Oscar de la Renta, Paul Poiret, and Vera Wang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 31Before him are Dan Aykroyd, Sammo Hung, John Goodman, Hun Sen, Douglas Adams, and Isabella Rossellini. After him are Oleg Blokhin, Laura Branigan, Zoran Đinđić, Idriss Déby, Bronisław Komorowski, and Tomislav Nikolić.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 891 out of 6,011Before him are Louis Vuitton (1821), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Odo the Great (650), Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438), Joan the Lame (1293), and Georges Couthon (1755). After him are André-Jacques Garnerin (1769), Jacques MacDonald (1765), Louis Desaix (1768), Inessa Armand (1874), Bruno Latour (1947), and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143).

Among FASHION DESIGNERS In France

Among fashion designers born in France, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 5Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), Christian Dior (1905), Thierry Mugler (1948), and Hubert de Givenchy (1927). After him are Paul Poiret (1879), Christian Lacroix (1951), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Christian Louboutin (1964), Jean Patou (1887), and Guy Laroche (1921).

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