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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 89,299 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Klein is the 68th most popular photographer (down from 47th in 2019), the 4,459th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,263rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Photographer.

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  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, William Klein ranks 68 out of 105. Before him are Erich Salomon, Henry Peach Robinson, Berry Berenson, Andreas Gursky, Werner Bischof, and Boris Mikhailov. After him are Herb Ritts, Imogen Cunningham, Grete Stern, David Bailey, Heinrich Zille, and Lothar Wolleh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, William Klein ranks 267. Before him are Nancy Marchand, Luciano De Crescenzo, Dick Miller, Pal Benko, Fidel Ramos, and Carl Dahlhaus. After him are Alexander Gomelsky, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Umberto Maglioli, Julien Guiomar, Pierre Schoendoerffer, and Leon Fleisher. Among people deceased in 2022, William Klein ranks 209. Before him are Christopher Alexander, Yi-Fu Tuan, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Fidel Ramos, John Aniston, and Kunimitsu Takahashi. After him are Milutin Šoškić, Herman Van Springel, Kazuki Takahashi, Estelle Harris, Ivanka Khristova, and Phil Read.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Klein ranks 4,459 out of 18,182. Before him are Stanley Clarke (1951), Marla Maples (1963), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Paul Reiser (1957), Michael Brecker (1949), and Edward Furlong (1977). After him are Sanford B. Dole (1844), Lee Radziwill (1933), Jackie Wilson (1934), Vivien Thomas (1910), Courtney Hodges (1887), and John Trumbull (1756).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, William Klein ranks 16. Before him are Berenice Abbott (1898), Paul Strand (1890), Carl Van Vechten (1880), Ansel Adams (1902), Nan Goldin (1953), and Berry Berenson (1948). After him are Herb Ritts (1952), Imogen Cunningham (1883), Wilson Bentley (1865), Spencer Tunick (1967), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), and Bob Guccione (1930).

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