FASHION DESIGNER

Karl Lagerfeld

1933 - 2019

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Karl Otto Lagerfeld (German: [kaʁl ˈʔɔtoː ˈlaːɡɐˌfɛlt] ; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director. Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé before joining Chanel in 1983. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house's creative output, from designing collections to photographing advertising campaigns and arranging store displays. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Lagerfeld has received more than 12,891,695 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Karl Lagerfeld is the 2nd most popular fashion designer, the 97th most popular biography from Germany (down from 68th in 2019) and the most popular German Fashion Designer.

Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer who is best known for his work with Chanel.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 2 out of 51. Before him are Coco Chanel. After him are Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Maurizio Gucci, Hubert de Givenchy, and Donatella Versace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 6. Before him are Akihito, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Garrincha, Roman Polanski, and Dalida. After him are Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Lina Medina, Michael Caine, Tinto Brass, and Claudio Abbado. Among people deceased in 2019, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Chirac, and Toni Morrison. After him are Niki Lauda, Agnès Varda, Robert Mugabe, Jeffrey Epstein, Rutger Hauer, Robert Forster, Bruno Ganz, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Mohamed Morsi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 97 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Theodor Mommsen (1817), and Gerhard Schröder (1944). After him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Ernst Haeckel (1834), Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Erich Honecker (1912), William the Silent (1533), and Max Born (1882).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Germany

Among fashion designers born in Germany, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 1. After him are Jil Sander (1943).

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