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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. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other art for Led Zeppelin, Phish, Black Sabbath, 10cc, the Alan Parsons Project, the Mars Volta and the Cranberries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Storm Thorgerson is the 71st most popular designer, the 3,415th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 11th most popular British Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Storm Thorgerson ranks 71 out of 104Before him are Kaj Franck, Nicolas Jenson, Laura Ashley, Piero Tosi, Ruth St. Denis, and Ollie Johnston. After him are Stefano Gabbana, Erik Spiekermann, Lia van Leer, Alan Freed, Max Miedinger, and Jony Ive.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Storm Thorgerson ranks 459Before him are Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Daniel Morelon, Helmut Dietl, Sergei Solovyov, Bobby Womack, and Kansai Yamamoto. After him are Sergio Markarián, Uwe Barschel, Ayşen Gruda, Jane Lapotaire, Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, and Jon Hiseman. Among people deceased in 2013, Storm Thorgerson ranks 305Before him are János Starker, Valeri Zolotukhin, Nadezhda Popova, Judit Temes, Trevor Bolder, and Marek Špilár. After him are Hassan Habibi, Alfredo Landa, Bill Sharman, Ole Ernst, Pyotr Todorovsky, and David Landes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Storm Thorgerson ranks 3,415 out of 8,785Before him are Barry Ackroyd (1954), Charles Hutton (1737), Stephen Moyer (1969), Leo Sayer (1948), Philip Barker-Webb (1793), and Michael Frayn (1933). After him are Edith Sitwell (1887), Andy Bown (1946), Walter Burley (1275), Al Atkins (1947), Stanley Morison (1889), and William Tenn (1920).

Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, Storm Thorgerson ranks 11Before him are Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Alexander McQueen (1969), Beau Brummell (1778), John Baskerville (1706), Paul Smith (1946), and Laura Ashley (1925). After him are Jony Ive (1967), Yvonne Blake (1940), Matthew Carter (1937), Bill Moggridge (1943), Jenny Beavan (1950), and Sandy Powell (1960).