PHOTOGRAPHER
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe ( MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Mapplethorpe has received more than 4,040,994 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Robert Mapplethorpe is the 26th most popular photographer, the 2,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,953rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Photographer.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
57.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
3.93
Effective Languages (L*)
3.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Robert Mapplethorpe ranks 26 out of 148. Before him are Diane Arbus, Alfred Stieglitz, Josef Koudelka, Richard Avedon, August Sander, and Yousuf Karsh. After him are Roger Fenton, Irving Penn, Berenice Abbott, Jan Saudek, Nan Goldin, and Guillermo Kahlo.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiane Arbus
1923 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 20
Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 21
Josef Koudelka
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 22
Richard Avedon
1923 - 2004
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 23
August Sander
1876 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 24
Yousuf Karsh
1908 - 2002
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 25
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 26
Roger Fenton
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 27
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 28
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 29
Jan Saudek
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 30
Nan Goldin
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 31
Guillermo Kahlo
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Robert Mapplethorpe ranks 151. Before him are Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Jochen Mass, Suzanne Somers, Toktar Aubakirov, Tina Aumont, and Jesualdo Ferreira. After him are Harold Shipman, Linda Ronstadt, Pēteris Vasks, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Jan Kodeš, and Francisco Varela. Among people deceased in 1989, Robert Mapplethorpe ranks 76. Before him are Victor French, R. D. Laing, Minoru Genda, Lucille Ball, Princess Deokhye, and Boris Skossyreff. After him are Arseny Tarkovsky, Kateb Yacine, Pérez Prado, Hassan Fathy, Hans Hartung, and Cesare Zavattini.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsClemente Domínguez y Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 145
Jochen Mass
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 146
Suzanne Somers
ACTOR
1946 - 2023
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 147
Toktar Aubakirov
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 148
Tina Aumont
ACTOR
1946 - 2006
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 149
Jesualdo Ferreira
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 150
Robert Mapplethorpe
PHOTOGRAPHER
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 151
Harold Shipman
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2004
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 152
Linda Ronstadt
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 153
Pēteris Vasks
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 154
Mohamed Abdelaziz
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 155
Jan Kodeš
TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 156
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsVictor French
ACTOR
1934 - 1989
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 70
R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 71
Minoru Genda
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 72
Lucille Ball
COMEDIAN
1911 - 1989
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 73
Princess Deokhye
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 74
Boris Skossyreff
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1989
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 75
Robert Mapplethorpe
PHOTOGRAPHER
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 76
Arseny Tarkovsky
WRITER
1907 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 77
Kateb Yacine
WRITER
1929 - 1989
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 78
Pérez Prado
SINGER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 79
Hassan Fathy
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1989
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 80
Hans Hartung
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
Cesare Zavattini
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 82
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Mapplethorpe ranks 2,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Liskov (1939), Theodore Sturgeon (1918), Ry Cooder (1947), Tim Allen (1953), King Vidor (1894), and Warren Christopher (1925). After him are Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), James Bowie (1796), Marisa Tomei (1964), Ashley Judd (1968), Liberace (1919), and Wayne Shorter (1933).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBarbara Liskov
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 2,049
Theodore Sturgeon
WRITER
1918 - 1985
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 2,050
Ry Cooder
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,051
Tim Allen
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,052
King Vidor
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,053
Warren Christopher
LAWYER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,054
Robert Mapplethorpe
PHOTOGRAPHER
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,055
Reinhold Niebuhr
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1971
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,056
James Bowie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1796 - 1836
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,057
Marisa Tomei
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,058
Ashley Judd
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,059
Liberace
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,060
Wayne Shorter
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,061
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States
Among photographers born in United States, Robert Mapplethorpe ranks 6. Before him are Vivian Maier (1926), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Diane Arbus (1923), Alfred Stieglitz (1864), and Richard Avedon (1923). After him are Irving Penn (1917), Berenice Abbott (1898), Nan Goldin (1953), Edward Weston (1886), Lewis Hine (1874), and Carl Van Vechten (1880).
Vivian Maier
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Annie Leibovitz
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2
Diane Arbus
1923 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3
Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 4
Richard Avedon
1923 - 2004
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 5
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 7
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Nan Goldin
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 9
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 10
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 11
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12