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 1,003,584 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Jean-Paul Gaultier is the 18th most popular fashion designer (down from 17th in 2019), the 1,085th most popular biography from France (down from 889th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Fashion Designer.

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

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  • 67.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 18 out of 51. Before him are Donatella Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Elsa Schiaparelli, Kenzō Takada, Roberto Cavalli, and Mary Quant. After him are Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, Oscar de la Renta, Paul Poiret, Rose Bertin, and John Galliano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 50. Before him are Dan Aykroyd, Fuad II of Egypt, İbrahim Tatlıses, Mr. T, David Hasselhoff, and Desireless. After him are Charles Scott Sherrington, George Papandreou, Umberto Tozzi, Salam Fayyad, Didier Pironi, and Ari Vatanen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 1,085 out of 6,770. Before him are Johannes Tauler (1300), Christine of France (1606), Elliott Erwitt (1928), Jean-Marc Nattier (1685), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), and Abel Gance (1889). After him are Adelaide of Aquitaine (950), Marion Cotillard (1975), Jean-Claude Trichet (1942), Étienne-Jules Marey (1830), George Steiner (1929), and Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In France

Among fashion designers born in France, Jean-Paul Gaultier ranks 4. Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), Christian Dior (1905), and Hubert de Givenchy (1927). After him are Paul Poiret (1879), Rose Bertin (1747), Thierry Mugler (1948), Christian Lacroix (1951), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Christian Louboutin (1964), and Jean Patou (1887).

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