PHOTOGRAPHER

Wolfgang Tillmans

1968 - Today

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Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations. Tillmans was the first photographer, and first non-British person, to be awarded the Turner Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Tillmans has received more than 539,671 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Tillmans is the 143rd most popular photographer (down from 126th in 2019), the 5,640th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,806th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Photographer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 143 out of 148. Before him are Clarence Hudson White, Andres Serrano, Alice Austen, Françoise Demulder, Willy Puchner, and Terry Richardson. After him are Titian Peale, Mick Rock, Pete Souza, Zanele Muholi, and Steven Klein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 412. Before him are Hauwa Ibrahim, Chad Lowe, McG, James Toney, Néstor Fabbri, and Axelle Red. After him are Nobutoshi Canna, Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, Des'ree, Chrystia Freeland, Ashin Wirathu, and Byron Howard.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 5,640 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans-Günter Bruns (1954), Tony Martin (1985), Michael Frontzeck (1964), Josef Bierbichler (1948), Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse (1966), and Isabelle Faust (1972). After him are Johanna Wanka (1951), Nadine Angerer (1978), Ilia Topuria (1997), Reinhold Ewald (1956), Caren Metschuck (1963), and Theo Fitzau (1923).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Germany

Among photographers born in Germany, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 20. Before him are Grete Stern (1904), Heinrich Zille (1858), Annemarie Heinrich (1912), Ellen von Unwerth (1954), Thomas Struth (1954), and Ilse Bing (1899).

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