PHOTOGRAPHER
Nick Ut
1951 - Today
Nick Ut
Huỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick Ut (born March 29, 1951), is a Vietnamese-American photographer who worked for the Associated Press in Los Angeles. He won both the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and the 1973 World Press Photo of the Year for his 1972 photograph The Terror of War, depicting children running away from a napalm bombing attack during the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Ut has received more than 549,130 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Ut is the 92nd most popular photographer (down from 59th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Vietnamese Photographer.
Memorability Metrics
550k
Page Views (PV)
47.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Nick Uts by language
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Nick Ut ranks 92 out of 105. Before him are William Eggleston, Gaudenzio Marconi, Mario Testino, David Douglas Duncan, Roman Vishniac, and František Drtikol. After him are Lucien Clergue, Garry Winogrand, F. Holland Day, William P. Gottlieb, Ellen von Unwerth, and Lotte Jacobi.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
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William Eggleston
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 86
Gaudenzio Marconi
1841 - 1885
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 87
Mario Testino
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 88
David Douglas Duncan
1916 - 2018
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 89
Roman Vishniac
1897 - 1990
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 90
František Drtikol
1883 - 1961
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 91
Nick Ut
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 92
Lucien Clergue
1934 - 2014
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 93
Garry Winogrand
1928 - 1984
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 94
F. Holland Day
1864 - 1933
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 95
William P. Gottlieb
1917 - 2006
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 96
Ellen von Unwerth
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 97
Lotte Jacobi
1896 - 1990
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 98
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Nick Ut ranks 300. Before him are Cassandra Peterson, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Walter Meeuws, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Giovanni Battaglin, and Jakup Krasniqi. After him are Enda Kenny, Mark Isham, Patrick Bergin, Shoshana Zuboff, Robert Joy, and Andris Bērziņš.
Others Born in 1951
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Cassandra Peterson
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 294
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
1951 - 2019
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 295
Walter Meeuws
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 296
Miguel Ángel Moratinos
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 297
Giovanni Battaglin
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 298
Jakup Krasniqi
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 299
Nick Ut
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 300
Enda Kenny
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 301
Mark Isham
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 302
Patrick Bergin
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 303
Shoshana Zuboff
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 304
Robert Joy
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 305
Andris Bērziņš
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 306
In Vietnam
Among people born in Vietnam, Nick Ut ranks 86 out of 124. Before him are Phạm Hùng (1912), Tran Anh Hung (1962), Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1940), Phan Thanh Giản (1796), Hanoi Hannah (1931), and Jonathan Ke Quan (1971). After him are Gaston Aumoitte (1884), Phạm Duy (1921), Dương Thu Hương (1947), Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), Phạm Minh Mẫn (1934), and Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954).
Others born in Vietnam
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Phạm Hùng
1912 - 1988
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 80
Tran Anh Hung
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 81
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
1940 - 1964
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 82
Phan Thanh Giản
1796 - 1867
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 83
Hanoi Hannah
1931 - 2016
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 84
Jonathan Ke Quan
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 85
Nick Ut
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 86
Gaston Aumoitte
1884 - 1957
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 87
Phạm Duy
1921 - 2013
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 88
Dương Thu Hương
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 89
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 90
Phạm Minh Mẫn
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 91
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 92
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Vietnam
Among photographers born in Vietnam, Nick Ut ranks 1.
