Journalist
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
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W. Eugene Smith
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). W. Eugene Smith is the 21st most popular journalist (down from 16th in 2024), the 2,117th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,489th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Journalist.
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Among Journalists
Among journalists, W. Eugene Smith ranks 21 out of 196. Before him are Beate Klarsfeld, Julian Assange, David Seymour, Victor Noir, Robert Guérin, and Gareth Jones. After him are Alexander Berkman, Steve McCurry, Endre Ady, Marcel Bezençon, Mauricio Funes, and Jeremy Clarkson.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
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Beate Klarsfeld
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 15
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
David Seymour
1911 - 1956
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 17
Victor Noir
1848 - 1870
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 18
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 19
Gareth Jones
1905 - 1935
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 20
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 21
Alexander Berkman
1870 - 1936
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 22
Steve McCurry
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 23
Endre Ady
1877 - 1919
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 24
Marcel Bezençon
1907 - 1981
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 25
Mauricio Funes
1959 - 2025
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 26
Jeremy Clarkson
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, W. Eugene Smith ranks 77. Before him are Mary Anderson, Kakuei Tanaka, John Forsythe, Jeff Chandler, Edward A. Murphy Jr., and Spiro Agnew. After him are Jin Youzhi, B. K. S. Iyengar, Gabriel Axel, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Richard Winters, and Fernando Peyroteo. Among people deceased in 1978, W. Eugene Smith ranks 55. Before him are Giovanni Gronchi, Mark Robson, Misao Tamai, Ignazio Silone, Jean Améry, and Roger Caillois. After him are Prince Nicholas of Romania, Carlo Scarpa, Hubert Humphrey, Tetsu Katayama, Georgi Markov, and Philibert Tsiranana.
Others Born in 1918
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Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 71
Kakuei Tanaka
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1993
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 72
John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 73
Jeff Chandler
ACTOR
1918 - 1961
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 74
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
ENGINEER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 75
Spiro Agnew
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 76
W. Eugene Smith
JOURNALIST
1918 - 1978
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 77
Jin Youzhi
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 78
B. K. S. Iyengar
WRITER
1918 - 2014
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 79
Gabriel Axel
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 80
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1990
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 81
Richard Winters
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2011
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 82
Fernando Peyroteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1978
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1978
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Giovanni Gronchi
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1978
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 49
Mark Robson
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 50
Misao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 51
Ignazio Silone
WRITER
1900 - 1978
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 52
Jean Améry
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 53
Roger Caillois
WRITER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 54
W. Eugene Smith
JOURNALIST
1918 - 1978
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 55
Prince Nicholas of Romania
NOBLEMAN
1903 - 1978
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 56
Carlo Scarpa
ARCHITECT
1906 - 1978
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 57
Hubert Humphrey
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 58
Tetsu Katayama
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1978
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 59
Georgi Markov
WRITER
1929 - 1978
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 60
Philibert Tsiranana
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1978
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 61
In United States
Among people born in United States, W. Eugene Smith ranks 2,117 out of NaN. Before him are Evander Holyfield (1962), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Lana Del Rey (1985), Theodore Lyman IV (1874), Bernard Baruch (1870), and Adam Driver (1983). After him are Diane Lane (1965), Jack Jones (1938), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), Sheldon Adelson (1933), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), and George Floyd (1973).
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Evander Holyfield
BOXER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 2,111
Marcheline Bertrand
ACTOR
1950 - 2007
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 2,112
Lana Del Rey
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2,113
Theodore Lyman IV
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1954
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2,114
Bernard Baruch
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1965
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2,115
Adam Driver
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2,116
W. Eugene Smith
JOURNALIST
1918 - 1978
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2,117
Diane Lane
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 2,118
Jack Jones
SINGER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 2,119
Roger B. Chaffee
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1967
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2,120
Sheldon Adelson
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,121
Stevie Ray Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1990
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,122
George Floyd
INSPIRATION
1973 - 2020
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,123
Among Journalists In United States
Among journalists born in United States, W. Eugene Smith ranks 5. Before him are Lee Miller (1907), Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Dorothea Lange (1895), and John Reed (1887). After him are Steve McCurry (1950), Charles Dow (1851), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Edgar Snow (1905), Harriet Quimby (1875), Walker Evans (1903), and Diana Nyad (1949).
Lee Miller
1907 - 1977
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 1
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 2
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 3
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 5
Steve McCurry
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 6
Charles Dow
1851 - 1902
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 7
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 8
Edgar Snow
1905 - 1972
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 9
Harriet Quimby
1875 - 1912
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 10
Walker Evans
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 11
Diana Nyad
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 12
