1950 - Today
Steve McCurry (born April 23, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve McCurry has received more than 840,043 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Steve McCurry is the 27th most popular journalist (down from 23rd in 2019), the 2,481st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,149th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Journalist.
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Among journalists, Steve McCurry ranks 27 out of 129. Before him are Endre Ady, Charles Dow, W. Eugene Smith, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Victor Noir, and Aenne Burda. After him are Eddie Adams, Joe Rosenthal, Gareth Jones, Edgar Snow, Christopher Hitchens, and Margaret Bourke-White.
1877 - 1919
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 21
1851 - 1902
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 22
1918 - 1978
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 23
1898 - 1995
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 24
1848 - 1870
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 25
1909 - 2005
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 26
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 27
1933 - 2004
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 28
1911 - 2006
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 29
1905 - 1935
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 30
1905 - 1972
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 31
1949 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 32
1904 - 1971
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 33
Among people born in 1950, Steve McCurry ranks 101. Before him are Victoria Principal, Miou-Miou, Ubaldo Fillol, Thorbjørn Jagland, Neil Jordan, and Googoosh. After him are Jean-Marc Ayrault, Michael Ironside, Natalie Cole, Richard Bandler, Barbara Sukowa, and Willy DeVille.
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 95
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 96
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 97
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 98
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 99
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 100
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 101
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 102
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 103
1950 - 2015
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 104
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 105
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 106
1950 - 2009
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 107
Among people born in United States, Steve McCurry ranks 2,481 out of 15,968. Before him are Warren Christopher (1925), Archie Hahn (1880), Adam Levine (1979), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Peter Graves (1926), and Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929). After him are Anne Sexton (1928), Joseph Stilwell (1883), Al Lettieri (1928), Debra Winger (1955), Andrew Cunanan (1969), and Laurie Holden (1969).
1925 - 2011
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 2,475
1880 - 1955
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 2,476
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,477
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,478
1926 - 2010
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,479
1929 - 2000
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,480
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,481
1928 - 1974
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,482
1883 - 1946
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,483
1928 - 1975
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,484
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,485
1969 - 1997
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,486
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,487
Among journalists born in United States, Steve McCurry ranks 8. Before him are John Reed (1887), Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Lee Miller (1907), Walker Evans (1903), Charles Dow (1851), and W. Eugene Smith (1918). After him are Eddie Adams (1933), Joe Rosenthal (1911), Edgar Snow (1905), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Marie Colvin (1956), and Edward R. Murrow (1908).
1887 - 1920
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 2
1958 - 2006
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 3
1907 - 1977
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4
1903 - 1975
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 5
1851 - 1902
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 6
1918 - 1978
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 7
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 8
1933 - 2004
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 9
1911 - 2006
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 10
1905 - 1972
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 11
1904 - 1971
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 12
1956 - 2012
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 14