PHOTOGRAPHER
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958

Edward Weston
Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was an American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers" and "one of the masters of 20th century photography." Over the course of his 40-year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes, and even whimsical parodies. It is said that he developed a "quintessentially American, and especially Californian, approach to modern photography" because of his focus on the people and places of the American West. In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 × 10 view camera. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Weston is the 49th most popular photographer (down from 34th in 2019), the 3,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,575th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Edward Weston ranks 49 out of 148. Before him are Andreas Gursky, Jan Saudek, Philippe Halsman, Daidō Moriyama, Inge Morath, and Gisèle Freund. After him are Claude Cahun, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, Gustav Klutsis, and Cecil Beaton.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndreas 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
Inge Morath
1923 - 2002
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 47
Gisèle Freund
1908 - 2000
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 48
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 49
Claude Cahun
1894 - 1954
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 50
Jacques Henri Lartigue
1894 - 1986
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 51
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 52
Josef Sudek
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 53
Gustav Klutsis
1895 - 1938
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 54
Cecil Beaton
1904 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Edward Weston ranks 113. Before him are Victor Boin, Princess Patricia of Connaught, Salvatore Maranzano, Ernst Robert Curtius, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, and Ferenc Münnich. After him are André Marty, Delmira Agustini, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma, Charlie Ruggles, Kurt Schmitt, and Toivo Mikael Kivimäki. Among people deceased in 1958, Edward Weston ranks 68. Before him are Viktor Schauberger, José Miaja, The Boswell Sisters, Joseph Klausner, Vítězslav Nezval, and Ronald Colman. After him are Claire Lee Chennault, Florian Znaniecki, Slobodan Jovanović, Frédéric François-Marsal, Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, and Yutaka Taniyama.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsVictor Boin
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 107
Princess Patricia of Connaught
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 108
Salvatore Maranzano
MAFIOSO
1886 - 1931
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 109
Ernst Robert Curtius
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 110
Mohammed Ben Aarafa
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 111
Ferenc Münnich
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1967
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 112
Edward Weston
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 113
André Marty
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 114
Delmira Agustini
WRITER
1886 - 1914
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 115
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 116
Charlie Ruggles
ACTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 117
Kurt Schmitt
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1950
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 118
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1968
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 119
Others Deceased in 1958
Go to all RankingsViktor Schauberger
INVENTOR
1885 - 1958
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 62
José Miaja
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1958
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 63
The Boswell Sisters
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1958
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 64
Joseph Klausner
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1958
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 65
Vítězslav Nezval
WRITER
1900 - 1958
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 66
Ronald Colman
ACTOR
1891 - 1958
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 67
Edward Weston
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 68
Claire Lee Chennault
PILOT
1890 - 1958
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 69
Florian Znaniecki
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 70
Slobodan Jovanović
HISTORIAN
1869 - 1958
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 71
Frédéric François-Marsal
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1958
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 72
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1958
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 73
Yutaka Taniyama
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 74
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edward Weston ranks 3,547 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Parks (1940), Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898), Laurie Anderson (1947), Philip Sheridan (1831), Charles Napier (1936), and Andrew Garfield (1983). After him are Thelma Ritter (1902), William Cranch Bond (1789), Benny Golson (1929), Paul Robeson (1898), Rebbie Jackson (1950), and Brooke Adams (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMichael Parks
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,541
Katharine Burr Blodgett
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1979
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,542
Laurie Anderson
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3,543
Philip Sheridan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1831 - 1888
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3,544
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3,545
Andrew Garfield
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3,546
Edward Weston
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3,547
Thelma Ritter
ACTOR
1902 - 1969
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3,548
William Cranch Bond
ASTRONOMER
1789 - 1859
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3,549
Benny Golson
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3,550
Paul Robeson
SINGER
1898 - 1976
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3,551
Rebbie Jackson
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 3,552
Brooke Adams
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 3,553
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States
Among photographers born in United States, Edward Weston ranks 13. Before him are Carl Van Vechten (1880), Nan Goldin (1953), William Klein (1928), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Berenice Abbott (1898), and Lewis Hine (1874). After him are Paul Strand (1890), Sean Flynn (1941), Wilson Bentley (1865), Herb Ritts (1952), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), and Imogen Cunningham (1883).
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 7
Nan Goldin
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 8
William Klein
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 9
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 10
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 11
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 12
Edward Weston
1886 - 1958
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 13
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 14
Sean Flynn
1941 - 1970
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 15
Wilson Bentley
1865 - 1931
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 16
Herb Ritts
1952 - 2002
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 17
Gertrude Käsebier
1852 - 1934
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 18
Imogen Cunningham
1883 - 1976
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 19