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Betsey Johnson

1942 - Today

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Betsey Johnson (born August 10, 1942) is an American fashion designer best known for her colorful, cute, and whimsical designs. Many of her designs are considered "over the top" and embellished. She is also known for doing a cartwheel ending in a split at the end of her fashion shows. She is a recipient of the 2015 CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Betsey Johnson is the 97th most popular designer (down from 96th in 2024), the 12,865th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,460th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Betsey Johnson ranks 97 out of 104. Before her are Fumito Ueda, Jean Louis, Yusaku Maezawa, Luc Luycx, Jenny Beavan, and Sandy Powell. After her are Kate Spade, Robert Stromberg, Teemu Keisteri, Thomas Heatherwick, Prince Peter of Yugoslavia, and Nicola Formichetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Betsey Johnson ranks 696. Before her are Dick Butkus, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Gene Okerlund, Ruben Kun, Margaret Alva, and Connie Hawkins. After her are Bobby Rydell, Elvin Bishop, Gerry Marsden, Lee Greenwood, Robin Widdows, and Muriel Day.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betsey Johnson ranks 12,864 out of 20,380. Before her are Madeline Zima (1985). After her are Kathleen Sebelius (1948), Amos Eaton (1776), David J. Tholen (1955), Michael Romeo (1968), Bobby Rydell (1942), Chad Lindberg (1976), Jake Wesley Rogers (1996), Rory Culkin (1989), Linda Emond (1959), Steven Michael Quezada (1963), and Nora Dunn (1952).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Betsey Johnson ranks 14. Before her are Alan Freed (1921), Ollie Johnston (1912), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), Colleen Atwood (1948), Marc Davis (1913), and Virgil Abloh (1980). After her are Kate Spade (1962), Robert Stromberg (null), Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1980), Cliff Bleszinski (1975), and Hank Green (1980).

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