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Storm Thorgerson

1944 - 2013

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Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English art director and music video director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Storm Thorgerson has received more than 1,155,139 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Storm Thorgerson is the 63rd most popular designer (down from 56th in 2019), the 2,678th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,389th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Storm Thorgerson ranks 63 out of 86Before him are Kaj Franck, Domenico Dolce, Louis Majorelle, Hans Wegner, Milena Canonero, and Virgil Abloh. After him are Ruth St. Denis, Laura Ashley, Stefano Gabbana, Piero Tosi, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., and Alan Freed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Storm Thorgerson ranks 325Before him are José Wilker, Aleksandr Serebrov, Harun Farocki, Marilù Tolo, Klaus Fichtel, and Ray Davies. After him are Gregory Hoblit, Ali Benflis, Enrique Irazoqui, Abbas, Botho Strauß, and Tony Visconti. Among people deceased in 2013, Storm Thorgerson ranks 231Before him are Heinz Flohe, Emilio Pericoli, Ružica Sokić, Paolo Soleri, Enzo Jannacci, and Virginia E. Johnson. After him are Rentarō Mikuni, Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Gerda Lerner, Richard C. Sarafian, János Starker, and Gerrie Mühren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Storm Thorgerson ranks 2,678 out of 7,765Before him are Eleanor of Scotland (1433), Henry Irving (1838), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), Ben Whishaw (1980), Billy Boyd (1968), and Ray Davies (1944). After him are Hilary Mantel (1952), Gerald of Wales (1146), Daniel Jones (1881), James Paget (1814), Colin Bell (1946), and Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (1907).

Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, Storm Thorgerson ranks 10Before him are Thomas Chippendale (1718), Alexander McQueen (1969), Beau Brummell (1778), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), John Baskerville (1706), and Paul Smith (1946). After him are Laura Ashley (1925), Jony Ive (1967), Sandy Powell (1960), Bill Moggridge (1943), Matthew Carter (1937), and Yvonne Blake (1940).