PHOTOGRAPHER
Philippe Halsman
1906 - 1979
Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsman (Latvian: Filips Halsmans; German: Philipp Halsmann; 2 May 1906 – 25 June 1979) was an American portrait photographer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe Halsman has received more than 674,559 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Philippe Halsman is the 40th most popular photographer (down from 31st in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Photographer.
Memorability Metrics
670k
Page Views (PV)
61.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
5.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Philippe Halsman ranks 40 out of 148. Before him are Edward Weston, Lewis Hine, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Wilhelm Brasse, Peter Lindbergh, and Andreas Gursky. After him are Astrid Kirchherr, Carl Van Vechten, Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, Oliviero Toscani, and Hippolyte Bayard.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 34
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 35
Jacques Henri Lartigue
1894 - 1986
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 36
Wilhelm Brasse
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 37
Peter Lindbergh
1944 - 2019
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 38
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 39
Philippe Halsman
1906 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 40
Astrid Kirchherr
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 41
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 42
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 43
Josef Sudek
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 44
Oliviero Toscani
1942 - 2025
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 45
Hippolyte Bayard
1801 - 1887
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Philippe Halsman ranks 123. Before him are William Joyce, Ladislao Vajda, Jacques Pills, Jack Churchill, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, and Jean Dieudonné. After him are Pierre Fournier, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Antal Doráti, Jørgen Juve, Mary Astor, and Franz Waxman. Among people deceased in 1979, Philippe Halsman ranks 87. Before him are Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Walther Gerlach, Teruo Nakamura, Merle Oberon, Ahmad Zahir, and Preguinho. After him are Santos Urdinarán, Larisa Shepitko, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Morteza Motahhari, Ferenc Nagy, and Vagif Mustafazadeh.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsWilliam Joyce
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1946
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 117
Ladislao Vajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1965
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 118
Jacques Pills
SINGER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 119
Jack Churchill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1996
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 120
Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar
WRITER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 121
Jean Dieudonné
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1992
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 122
Philippe Halsman
PHOTOGRAPHER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 123
Pierre Fournier
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 124
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 125
Antal Doráti
CONDUCTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 126
Jørgen Juve
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 127
Mary Astor
ACTOR
1906 - 1987
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 128
Franz Waxman
COMPOSER
1906 - 1967
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 129
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 81
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 82
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 83
Merle Oberon
ACTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 84
Ahmad Zahir
SINGER
1946 - 1979
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 85
Preguinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 86
Philippe Halsman
PHOTOGRAPHER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 87
Santos Urdinarán
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 88
Larisa Shepitko
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 1979
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 89
Katharine Burr Blodgett
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1979
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 90
Morteza Motahhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1979
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 91
Ferenc Nagy
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 92
Vagif Mustafazadeh
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1979
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 93
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Philippe Halsman ranks 53 out of 323. Before him are Aspazija (1865), Yevgeny Miller (1867), Eduard Totleben (1818), Juris Hartmanis (1928), Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903), and Jānis K. Bērziņš (1889). After him are Paulinho (null), Elya Baskin (1950), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804), Ferdinand Kettler (1655), Inese Jaunzeme (1932), and Jānis Pujats (1930).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsAspazija
WRITER
1865 - 1943
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 47
Yevgeny Miller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1939
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 48
Eduard Totleben
ENGINEER
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 49
Juris Hartmanis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 50
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1994
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 51
Jānis K. Bērziņš
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1938
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 52
Philippe Halsman
PHOTOGRAPHER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 53
Paulinho
ATHLETE
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 54
Elya Baskin
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 55
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 56
Ferdinand Kettler
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1737
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 57
Inese Jaunzeme
ATHLETE
1932 - 2011
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 58
Jānis Pujats
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 59
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Latvia
Among photographers born in Latvia, Philippe Halsman ranks 1.