1903 - 1975
Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans' work from the FSA period uses the large format, 8×10-inch (200×250 mm) view camera. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walker Evans has received more than 593,234 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Walker Evans is the 18th most popular journalist (down from 17th in 2019), the 1,896th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,737th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Journalist.
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Among journalists, Walker Evans ranks 18 out of 127. Before him are Dorothea Lange, W. Eugene Smith, Lee Miller, Beate Klarsfeld, Steve McCurry, and W. T. Stead. After him are Endre Ady, Alexander Berkman, Jean-Marie Balestre, Gareth Jones, Aenne Burda, and Margaret Bourke-White.
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 12
1918 - 1978
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 13
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 14
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 15
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 16
1849 - 1912
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 17
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 18
1877 - 1919
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 19
1870 - 1936
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 20
1921 - 2008
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 21
1905 - 1935
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 22
1909 - 2005
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 23
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 24
Among people born in 1903, Walker Evans ranks 85. Before him are Sadegh Hedayat, Joan Robinson, Evelyn Waugh, Werner Best, Charles W. Morris, and Prince Nicholas of Romania. After him are Heinz Reinefarth, Yisrael Kristal, Gregor Piatigorsky, Henry Corbin, Watchman Nee, and Florence Owens Thompson. Among people deceased in 1975, Walker Evans ranks 58. Before him are Thornton Wilder, Ivan Maisky, Hans Bellmer, Marguerite Perey, Gunnar Gunnarsson, and Eugen Fink. After him are Joseph Bech, Al Lettieri, Guy Mollet, Per Wahlöö, Franz Six, and Lyubov Orlova.
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 79
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 80
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 81
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 82
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 83
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 84
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 85
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 86
1903 - 2017
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 87
1903 - 1976
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 88
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 89
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 90
1903 - 1983
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 91
1897 - 1975
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 52
1884 - 1975
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 53
1902 - 1975
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 54
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 55
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 56
1905 - 1975
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 57
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 58
1887 - 1975
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 59
1928 - 1975
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 60
1905 - 1975
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 61
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 62
1909 - 1975
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 63
1902 - 1975
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 64
Among people born in United States, Walker Evans ranks 1,896 out of 18,182. Before him are James B. Donovan (1916), Larry Holmes (1949), Ashton Kutcher (1978), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), Steven Soderbergh (1963), and William F. Sharpe (1934). After him are Rosanna Arquette (1959), DJ Khaled (1975), Hayden White (1928), Ed Lauter (1938), Michael P. Anderson (1959), and Wild Bill Hickok (1837).
1916 - 1970
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,890
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,891
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,892
1889 - 1970
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,893
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,894
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,895
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,896
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,897
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,898
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,899
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,900
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,901
1837 - 1876
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,902
Among journalists born in United States, Walker Evans ranks 7. Before him are Anna Politkovskaya (1958), John Reed (1887), Dorothea Lange (1895), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Lee Miller (1907), and Steve McCurry (1950). After him are Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Charles Dow (1851), Eddie Adams (1933), Edgar Snow (1905), Joe Rosenthal (1911), and Marie Colvin (1956).
1958 - 2006
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 3
1918 - 1978
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 4
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 5
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 6
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 7
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 8
1851 - 1902
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 9
1933 - 2004
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 10
1905 - 1972
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 11
1911 - 2006
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 12
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 13