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FASHION DESIGNER

Karl Lagerfeld

1933 - 2019

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Karl Otto Lagerfeld (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈʔɔtoː ˈlaːɡɐˌfɛlt] ; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer. 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 overseeing advertising campaigns and store displays. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Lagerfeld has received more than 12,007,224 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Karl Lagerfeld is the 2nd most popular fashion designer, the 68th most popular biography from Germany (down from 66th 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 38. Before him are Coco Chanel. After him are Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Donatella Versace, and Thierry Mugler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Paul Belmondo and Akihito. After him are Dalida, Garrincha, Roman Polanski, Montserrat Caballé, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Charles K. Kao, James Brown, and Francisco Gento. Among people deceased in 2019, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 2. Before him is Toni Morrison. After him are Jacques Chirac, Niki Lauda, Robert Mugabe, Rutger Hauer, Bruno Ganz, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Robert Forster, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Mohamed Morsi, and Agnès Varda.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 68 out of 6,142. Before him are Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Martin Bormann (1900), Konrad Adenauer (1876), Erich Fromm (1900), and Erich von Manstein (1887). After him are Heinrich Hertz (1857), Helmut Kohl (1930), Albert, Prince Consort (1819), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Franz Beckenbauer (1945), and Karl Jaspers (1883).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Germany

Among fashion designers born in Germany, Karl Lagerfeld ranks 1. After him are Torsten Amft (1971).

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