PHOTOGRAPHER

William Klein

1928 - 2022

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William Klein (April 19, 1926 – September 10, 2022) was an American-born French photographer and filmmaker noted for his ironic approach to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography. He was ranked 25th on Professional Photographer's list of 100 most influential photographers. Klein trained as a painter, studying under Fernand Léger, and found early success with exhibitions of his work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Klein has received more than 99,317 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William Klein is the 58th most popular photographer (up from 68th in 2019), the 4,003rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,447th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Photographer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 99k

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  • 52.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, William Klein ranks 58 out of 148. Before him are Sophie Calle, Gustav Klutsis, Napoleon Sarony, Inge Morath, Kishin Shinoyama, and Étienne Carjat. After him are Abbas, Boris Mikhailov, Ansel Adams, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Imogen Cunningham, and Adolfo Farsari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, William Klein ranks 259. Before him are Anthony Franciosa, Sohrab Sepehri, Edgar Schein, Pal Benko, Azlan Shah of Perak, and Charles Gray. After him are Pilar Lorengar, Maynard Ferguson, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Hubert Selby Jr., Warren Oates, and Paul Johnson. Among people deceased in 2022, William Klein ranks 205. Before him are Edgar Savisaar, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Nick Bollettieri, Lando Buzzanca, Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, and Éder Jofre. After him are Philippe Streiff, Christopher Alexander, Tony Brooks, Titus Buberník, Pharoah Sanders, and Milutin Šoškić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Klein ranks 4,003 out of 20,380. Before him are Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899), Valerie Perrine (1943), Keir Dullea (1936), Sam Francis (1923), Belinda Carlisle (1958), and Gil Birmingham (1953). After him are Mercedes Ruehl (1948), Anthony Delon (1964), Elihu Yale (1649), Henry Kuttner (1915), Tex Watson (1945), and Kate Mulgrew (1955).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, William Klein ranks 15. Before him are Nan Goldin (1953), Edward Weston (1886), Lewis Hine (1874), Carl Van Vechten (1880), Paul Strand (1890), and Herb Ritts (1952). After him are Ansel Adams (1902), Imogen Cunningham (1883), Wilson Bentley (1865), Helen Levitt (1913), Berry Berenson (1948), and Gertrude Käsebier (1852).

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