PHOTOGRAPHER
David Bailey
1938 - Today

David Bailey
David Royston Bailey (born 2 January 1938) is an English photographer and director, most widely known for his fashion photography and portraiture, and role in shaping the image of the Swinging Sixties. Bailey has also directed several television commercials and documentaries. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Bailey is the 40th most popular photographer (up from 68th in 2019), the 1,908th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,469th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, David Bailey ranks 40 out of 148. Before him are William Klein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sophie Calle, Napoleon Sarony, Peter Lindbergh, and Astrid Kirchherr. After him are Berenice Abbott, Lewis Hine, Andreas Gursky, Jan Saudek, Philippe Halsman, and Daidō Moriyama.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Klein
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 34
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 35
Sophie Calle
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 36
Napoleon Sarony
1821 - 1896
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 37
Peter Lindbergh
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 38
Astrid Kirchherr
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 39
David Bailey
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 40
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 41
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 42
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 43
Jan Saudek
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 44
Philippe Halsman
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 45
Daidō Moriyama
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, David Bailey ranks 171. Before him are Isabelle Aubret, Hermann Nitsch, Johnny Rebel, Félix Mourinho, Omar Abdel-Rahman, and Astrid Kirchherr. After him are Ronny Cox, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Adolf Scherer, Diane Baker, Bernadette Lafont, and Manuel Sanchís Martínez.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsIsabelle Aubret
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 165
Hermann Nitsch
ARTIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 166
Johnny Rebel
SINGER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 167
Félix Mourinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 168
Omar Abdel-Rahman
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2017
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 169
Astrid Kirchherr
PHOTOGRAPHER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 170
David Bailey
PHOTOGRAPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 171
Ronny Cox
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 172
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 173
Adolf Scherer
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 174
Diane Baker
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 175
Bernadette Lafont
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 176
Manuel Sanchís Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 177
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Bailey ranks 1,908 out of 8,785. Before him are John Bull (1562), Ian Kershaw (1943), Dorothy Round (1909), Jack Hawkins (1910), Thomas Simpson (1710), and Louis Harold Gray (1905). After him are Richard Adams (1920), Martin Amis (1949), Charles Macintosh (1766), Peter Vaughan (1923), Thomas Sydenham (1624), and Edward Young (1683).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Bull
COMPOSER
1562 - 1628
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,902
Ian Kershaw
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,903
Dorothy Round
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1982
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,904
Jack Hawkins
ACTOR
1910 - 1973
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,905
Thomas Simpson
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1761
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,906
Louis Harold Gray
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1965
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1,907
David Bailey
PHOTOGRAPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1,908
Richard Adams
WRITER
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1,909
Martin Amis
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 1,910
Charles Macintosh
CHEMIST
1766 - 1843
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 1,911
Peter Vaughan
ACTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1,912
Thomas Sydenham
PHYSICIAN
1624 - 1689
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1,913
Edward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 1,914
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United Kingdom
Among photographers born in United Kingdom, David Bailey ranks 3. Before him are Eadweard Muybridge (1830), and Roger Fenton (1819). After him are Cecil Beaton (1904), Alexander Gardner (1821), Henry Peach Robinson (1830), Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869), Allan Warren (1948), and Mick Rock (1948).
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 - 1904
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Roger Fenton
1819 - 1869
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 2
David Bailey
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 3
Cecil Beaton
1904 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 4
Alexander Gardner
1821 - 1882
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 5
Henry Peach Robinson
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 6
Zaida Ben-Yusuf
1869 - 1933
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 7
Allan Warren
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 8
Mick Rock
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 9