PHOTOGRAPHER
Vivian Maier
1926 - 2009
Vivian Maier
Vivian Dorothy Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American street photographer whose work was discovered and recognized after her death. She took more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, primarily of the people and architecture of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also traveled and photographed around the world. During her lifetime, Maier's photographs were unknown and unpublished; many of her negatives were never developed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vivian Maier has received more than 1,649,091 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Vivian Maier is the 10th most popular photographer (down from 9th in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from United States (down from 733rd in 2019) and the most popular American Photographer.
Vivian Maier is most famous for being a street photographer. She was born in 1926 and died in 2009, but her work was discovered in 2007 by John Maloof, who bought some of her negatives at an auction. Her work is now being exhibited all over the world.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
63.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
6.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Vivian Maier ranks 10 out of 148. Before her are Alberto Korda, Robert Doisneau, Alexander Rodchenko, Eadweard Muybridge, Dora Maar, and Heinrich Hoffmann. After her are Elliott Erwitt, Julia Margaret Cameron, Gunter Sachs, Felice Beato, Wilhelm von Gloeden, and André Kertész.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Korda
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 4
Robert Doisneau
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Alexander Rodchenko
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 7
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 8
Heinrich Hoffmann
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 9
Vivian Maier
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 10
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 11
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 13
Felice Beato
1832 - 1909
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 14
Wilhelm von Gloeden
1856 - 1931
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 15
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Vivian Maier ranks 49. Before her are Andrew Schally, Jack Brabham, Abdus Salam, Alcides Ghiggia, Neal Cassady, and David Attenborough. After her are Ingrid Thulin, Clifford Geertz, Richard Crenna, Harry Dean Stanton, Ingeborg Bachmann, and George Martin. Among people deceased in 2009, Vivian Maier ranks 23. Before her are Karl Malden, Les Paul, Raúl Alfonsín, Robert McNamara, Milorad Pavić, and Ted Kennedy. After her are Vitaly Ginzburg, Ralf Dahrendorf, Bobby Robson, Jean Dausset, Maurice Druon, and Jack Kemp.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsAndrew Schally
PHYSICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 43
Jack Brabham
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 44
Abdus Salam
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 45
Alcides Ghiggia
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 46
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 47
David Attenborough
PRESENTER
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 48
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 49
Ingrid Thulin
ACTOR
1926 - 2004
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 50
Clifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 51
Richard Crenna
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 52
Harry Dean Stanton
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 53
Ingeborg Bachmann
WRITER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 54
George Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsKarl Malden
ACTOR
1912 - 2009
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 17
Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 18
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 19
Robert McNamara
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 20
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 21
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 22
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 23
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 24
Ralf Dahrendorf
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 25
Bobby Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 26
Jean Dausset
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 27
Maurice Druon
WRITER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 28
Jack Kemp
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 29
In United States
Among people born in United States, Vivian Maier ranks 871 out of 20,380. Before her are Neal Cassady (1926), Theodore Schultz (1902), Glenn T. Seaborg (1912), John Sherman (1823), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), and Sinclair Lewis (1885). After her are Matthew McConaughey (1969), Jason Robards (1922), Wyatt Earp (1848), John Reed (1887), Hulk Hogan (1953), and Raymond Carver (1938).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsNeal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 865
Theodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 866
Glenn T. Seaborg
CHEMIST
1912 - 1999
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 867
John Sherman
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1900
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 868
Oliver E. Williamson
ECONOMIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 869
Sinclair Lewis
WRITER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 870
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 871
Matthew McConaughey
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 872
Jason Robards
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 873
Wyatt Earp
MAFIOSO
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 874
John Reed
JOURNALIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 875
Hulk Hogan
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 876
Raymond Carver
WRITER
1938 - 1988
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 877
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States
Among photographers born in United States, Vivian Maier ranks 1. After her are Annie Leibovitz (1949), Diane Arbus (1923), Alfred Stieglitz (1864), Richard Avedon (1923), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Irving Penn (1917), Berenice Abbott (1898), Nan Goldin (1953), Edward Weston (1886), Lewis Hine (1874), and Carl Van Vechten (1880).
Vivian Maier
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Annie Leibovitz
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2
Diane Arbus
1923 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3
Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 4
Richard Avedon
1923 - 2004
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 5
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 7
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Nan Goldin
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 9
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 10
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 11
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12