JOURNALIST
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Today
Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastião Salgado has received more than 893,444 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sebastião Salgado is the 9th most popular journalist (down from 8th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Journalist.
Sebastião Salgado is a photographer who has taken pictures of the human condition all over the world. His work is most famous for its depiction of the human condition, and the beauty of the natural world.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
65.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
8.35
Effective Languages (L*)
1.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sebastião Salgados by language
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Sebastião Salgado ranks 9 out of 127. Before him are Oriana Fallaci, François-Noël Babeuf, Gianni Rodari, Joseph Pulitzer, Gerda Taro, and Anna Politkovskaya. After him are Julian Assange, John Reed, Dorothea Lange, W. Eugene Smith, Robert Guérin, and Lee Miller.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
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Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 3
François-Noël Babeuf
1760 - 1797
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 4
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 5
Joseph Pulitzer
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 6
Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 7
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 8
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 9
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 10
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 11
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 12
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 13
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 14
Lee Miller
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Sebastião Salgado ranks 37. Before him are Alan Parker, Ibrahim Rugova, Robert Kardashian, Rafic Hariri, Jairzinho, and Angela Davis. After him are Tony Scott, Gennady Zyuganov, Vojislav Koštunica, Sali Berisha, Rajiv Gandhi, and Princess Benedikte of Denmark.
Others Born in 1944
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Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 31
Ibrahim Rugova
1944 - 2006
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 32
Robert Kardashian
1944 - 2003
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 33
Rafic Hariri
1944 - 2005
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 34
Jairzinho
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 35
Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 36
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 37
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 38
Gennady Zyuganov
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 39
Vojislav Koštunica
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 40
Sali Berisha
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 41
Rajiv Gandhi
1944 - 1991
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 42
Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 43
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Sebastião Salgado ranks 36 out of 2,067. Before him are Ronaldo (1976), Romário (1966), Roberto Carlos (1973), João Gilberto (1931), Djalma Santos (1929), and Jairzinho (1944). After him are Nílton Santos (1925), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Leônidas (1913), Rivaldo (1972), and Bebeto (1964).
Others born in Brazil
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Ronaldo
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 30
Romário
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 31
Roberto Carlos
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 32
João Gilberto
1931 - 2019
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 33
Djalma Santos
1929 - 2013
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 34
Jairzinho
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 35
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 36
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 37
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 38
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 39
Leônidas
1913 - 2004
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 40
Rivaldo
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 41
Bebeto
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 42
Among JOURNALISTS In Brazil
Among journalists born in Brazil, Sebastião Salgado ranks 1. After him are Plínio Salgado (1895).
