FASHION DESIGNER
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), referred to 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. In 1985, Caroline Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its 1960s ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable." 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 231,649 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Yves Saint Laurent is the 4th most popular fashion designer (down from 3rd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 3rd 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
230k
Page Views (PV)
74.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
8.36
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among FASHION DESIGNERS
Among fashion designers, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 4 out of 38. Before him are Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, and Christian Dior. After him are Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Donatella Versace, and Thierry Mugler.
Most Popular Fashion Designers in Wikipedia
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Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 1
Karl Lagerfeld
1933 - 2019
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 2
Christian Dior
1905 - 1957
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 3
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 4
Pierre Cardin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 5
Calvin Klein
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 6
Vivienne Westwood
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 7
Ralph Lauren
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 8
Tommy Hilfiger
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 9
Cristóbal Balenciaga
1895 - 1972
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 10
Donatella Versace
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 11
Thierry Mugler
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 5. Before him are Pope Francis, Silvio Berlusconi, Sepp Blatter, and Václav Havel. After him are Robert Redford, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ursula Andress, Amancio Ortega, Ken Loach, Andrei Chikatilo, and Valery Legasov. Among people deceased in 2008, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 2. Before him is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. After him are Bobby Fischer, Paul Newman, Edmund Hillary, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Arthur C. Clarke, Irena Sendler, Suharto, Samuel P. Huntington, Charlton Heston, and Albert Hofmann.
Others Born in 1936
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Pope Francis
1936 - Present
HPI: 89.75
Rank: 1
Silvio Berlusconi
1936 - 2023
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 2
Sepp Blatter
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 3
Václav Havel
1936 - 2011
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 4
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 5
Robert Redford
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
Mario Vargas Llosa
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 7
Ursula Andress
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 8
Amancio Ortega
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 9
Ken Loach
1936 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 10
Andrei Chikatilo
1936 - 1994
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 11
Valery Legasov
1936 - 1988
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2008
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1918 - 2008
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 1
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 2
Bobby Fischer
1943 - 2008
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 3
Paul Newman
1925 - 2008
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 4
Edmund Hillary
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 5
Chinghiz Aitmatov
1928 - 2008
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 6
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 - 2008
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 7
Irena Sendler
1910 - 2008
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 8
Suharto
1921 - 2008
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 9
Samuel P. Huntington
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 10
Charlton Heston
1923 - 2008
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 11
Albert Hofmann
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 12
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 5 out of 184. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), Albert Camus (1913), Apuleius (125), and Tariq ibn Ziyad (670). After him are Jacques Derrida (1930), Macrinus (164), Louis Althusser (1918), Jugurtha (-160), Saint Monica (332), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), and Emir Abdelkader (1808).
Others born in Algeria
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Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
HPI: 87.39
Rank: 1
Albert Camus
1913 - 1960
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 2
Apuleius
125 - 170
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 3
Tariq ibn Ziyad
670 - 720
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 4
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 - 2008
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 5
Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 6
Macrinus
164 - 218
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 7
Louis Althusser
1918 - 1990
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 8
Jugurtha
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 9
Saint Monica
332 - 387
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 10
Ahmed Ben Bella
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 11
Emir Abdelkader
1808 - 1883
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 12
Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Algeria
Among fashion designers born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent ranks 1.
