1953 - Today
Sophie Calle (born 9 October 1953) is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement known as Oulipo. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophie Calle has received more than 408,506 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Sophie Calle is the 52nd most popular photographer (up from 60th in 2019), the 2,886th most popular biography from France (up from 2,992nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Photographer.
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Among photographers, Sophie Calle ranks 52 out of 105. Before her are Oliviero Toscani, Marc Riboud, Gisèle Freund, Cecil Beaton, Karl Blossfeldt, and Inge Morath. After her are Ansel Adams, Lennart Nilsson, Cornell Capa, Gustav Klutsis, Nan Goldin, and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 46
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 47
1908 - 2000
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 48
1904 - 1980
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 49
1865 - 1932
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 50
1923 - 2002
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 51
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 52
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 53
1922 - 2017
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 54
1918 - 2008
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 55
1895 - 1938
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 56
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 57
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 58
Among people born in 1953, Sophie Calle ranks 123. Before her are Wim Mertens, Masami Kurumada, William Petersen, Tito Jackson, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, and Stephen Paddock. After her are Yolande Moreau, Laurentino Cortizo, Mark Thatcher, Leon Spinks, Myung-whun Chung, and Joseph Augustus Zarelli.
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 117
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 118
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 119
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 120
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 121
1953 - 2017
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 122
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 123
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 124
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 125
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 126
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 127
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 128
1953 - 1957
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 129
Among people born in France, Sophie Calle ranks 2,886 out of 6,011. Before her are Just Jaeckin (1940), Bernard Farcy (1949), Jean-Henri d'Anglebert (1629), Robert Enrico (1931), Anselm of Laon (1050), and Fulk II, Count of Anjou (920). After her are Charles Mangin (1866), Djibril Cissé (1981), Nicolas Mignard (1606), Marcel Griaule (1898), Eucherius of Lyon (380), and Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (945).
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 2,880
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 2,881
1629 - 1691
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 2,882
1931 - 2001
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 2,883
1050 - 1117
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 2,884
920 - 960
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 2,885
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2,886
1866 - 1925
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2,887
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 2,888
1606 - 1668
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 2,889
1898 - 1956
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 2,890
380 - 449
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 2,891
945 - 1026
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 2,892
Among photographers born in France, Sophie Calle ranks 12. Before her are Elliott Erwitt (1928), Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894), Hippolyte Bayard (1801), Sabine Weiss (1924), André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819), and Marc Riboud (1923). After her are Étienne Carjat (1828), Willy Ronis (1910), Lucien Clergue (1934), and Hedi Slimane (1968).
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 6
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 7
1801 - 1887
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 8
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 9
1819 - 1889
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 10
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 12
1828 - 1906
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 13
1910 - 2009
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 14
1934 - 2014
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 15
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 16