FASHION DESIGNER
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), better known as Yves Saint Laurent (, also UK: , US: , French: [iv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ) or YSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers of the twentieth century. He developed his style to accommodate the changes in fashion during that period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yves Saint Laurent has received more than 236,712 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Yves Saint Laurent is the 3rd most popular fashion designer (up from 4th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Fashion Designer.
Yves Saint Laurent is most famous for being a French fashion designer. He is best known for founding the luxury fashion house that bears his name.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
73.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
8.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FASHION DESIGNERS
Among fashion designers, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 3 out of 51. Before him are Coco Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld. After him are Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Maurizio Gucci, Hubert de Givenchy, and Donatella Versace.
Most Popular Fashion Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCoco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 1
Karl Lagerfeld
1933 - 2019
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 2
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 3
Christian Dior
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 4
Pierre Cardin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 5
Calvin Klein
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 6
Cristóbal Balenciaga
1895 - 1972
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
Vivienne Westwood
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 8
Ralph Lauren
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 9
Maurizio Gucci
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 10
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 11
Donatella Versace
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 6. Before him are Pope Francis, Silvio Berlusconi, Václav Havel, Sepp Blatter, and Alan Alda. After him are Barry Barish, Mario Vargas Llosa, Robert Redford, Ken Loach, Mikhail Tal, and Amancio Ortega. Among people deceased in 2008, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 4. Before him are Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Bobby Fischer, and Edmund Hillary. After him are Suharto, Paul Newman, Samuel P. Huntington, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Albert Hofmann, Irena Sendler, Charlton Heston, and Arthur C. Clarke.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsPope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 88.35
Rank: 1
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 2
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 3
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 4
Alan Alda
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 5
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 6
Barry Barish
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 7
Mario Vargas Llosa
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 8
Robert Redford
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 9
Ken Loach
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 10
Mikhail Tal
CHESS PLAYER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 11
Amancio Ortega
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 1
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 2
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 4
Suharto
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 5
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 7
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 8
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 9
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 10
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 12
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 6 out of 213. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), Albert Camus (1913), Apuleius (125), Tariq ibn Ziyad (670), and Jacques Derrida (1930). After him are Macrinus (164), Saint Monica (332), Louis Althusser (1918), Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), and Emir Abdelkader (1808).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsAugustine of Hippo
PHILOSOPHER
354 - 430
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 1
Albert Camus
WRITER
1913 - 1960
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 2
Apuleius
WRITER
125 - 170
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 3
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 4
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 6
Macrinus
POLITICIAN
164 - 218
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 7
Saint Monica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
332 - 387
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 8
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 9
Jugurtha
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 10
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
Emir Abdelkader
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1883
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Algeria
Among fashion designers born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 1.