PHOTOGRAPHER
Erich Salomon
1886 - 1944

Erich Salomon
Erich Salomon (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1944) was a German Jewish news photographer known for his pictures in the diplomatic and legal professions and the innovative methods he used to acquire them. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Salomon is the 72nd most popular photographer (down from 65th in 2019), the 3,654th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,506th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Erich Salomon ranks 72 out of 148. Before him are Gertrude Käsebier, Alexander Gardner, Cornell Capa, René Burri, Imogen Cunningham, and Karl Blossfeldt. After him are Karimeh Abbud, Marc Riboud, Werner Bischof, William P. Gottlieb, Lennart Nilsson, and Berry Berenson.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGertrude Käsebier
1852 - 1934
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 66
Alexander Gardner
1821 - 1882
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 67
Cornell Capa
1918 - 2008
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 68
René Burri
1933 - 2014
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 69
Imogen Cunningham
1883 - 1976
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 70
Karl Blossfeldt
1865 - 1932
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 71
Erich Salomon
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 72
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 1940
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 73
Marc Riboud
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 74
Werner Bischof
1916 - 1954
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 75
William P. Gottlieb
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 76
Lennart Nilsson
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 77
Berry Berenson
1948 - 2001
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 78
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Erich Salomon ranks 175. Before him are Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Stanisław Leśniewski, Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Peter Freuchen, H.D., and Barbara Karinska. After him are Edward Lindberg, Chester Conklin, Rudolf Belling, Catherine Desnitski, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, and Rose Wilder Lane. Among people deceased in 1944, Erich Salomon ranks 205. Before him are Peter Struve, Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Luigi Maglione, Edwin Lutyens, Orde Wingate, and Nikolai Kuznetsov. After him are Adam von Trott zu Solz, Inigo Campioni, Henry Wood, Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, Lucien Pissarro, and Shōji Nishimura.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsAlexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 169
Stanisław Leśniewski
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 170
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
PHYSICIST
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 171
Peter Freuchen
EXPLORER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 172
H.D.
WRITER
1886 - 1961
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 173
Barbara Karinska
CELEBRITY
1886 - 1983
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 174
Erich Salomon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 175
Edward Lindberg
ATHLETE
1886 - 1978
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 176
Chester Conklin
ACTOR
1886 - 1971
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 177
Rudolf Belling
SCULPTOR
1886 - 1972
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 178
Catherine Desnitski
NOBLEMAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 179
Jun'ichi Kōuchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 180
Rose Wilder Lane
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 181
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsPeter Struve
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1944
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 199
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
LAWYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 200
Luigi Maglione
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1944
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 201
Edwin Lutyens
ARCHITECT
1869 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 202
Orde Wingate
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 203
Nikolai Kuznetsov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1944
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 204
Erich Salomon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 205
Adam von Trott zu Solz
DIPLOMAT
1909 - 1944
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 206
Inigo Campioni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1944
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 207
Henry Wood
CONDUCTOR
1869 - 1944
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 208
Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1944
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 209
Lucien Pissarro
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 210
Shōji Nishimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 211
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Erich Salomon ranks 3,656 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Marie of Württemberg (1799), Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1702), Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (1783), Robert Kovač (1974), Diana Damrau (1971), and Oscar Goßler (1875). After him are Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1826), Karl Josef Becker (1928), Otto Gessler (1875), Glückel of Hameln (1646), Christian Oliver (1972), and Friedrich von Ingenohl (1857).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDuchess Marie of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1799 - 1860
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 3,650
Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1761
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,651
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1856
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,652
Robert Kovač
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,653
Diana Damrau
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,654
Oscar Goßler
ATHLETE
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,655
Erich Salomon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,656
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1896
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,657
Karl Josef Becker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,658
Otto Gessler
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1955
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,659
Glückel of Hameln
WRITER
1646 - 1724
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,660
Christian Oliver
ACTOR
1972 - 2024
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,661
Friedrich von Ingenohl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1933
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,662
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Germany
Among photographers born in Germany, Erich Salomon ranks 13. Before him are Astrid Kirchherr (1938), Andreas Gursky (1955), Gisèle Freund (1908), Grete Stern (1904), Lothar Wolleh (1930), and Karl Blossfeldt (1865). After him are Heinrich Zille (1858), Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897), Ellen von Unwerth (1954), Annemarie Heinrich (1912), Thomas Struth (1954), and Ilse Bing (1899).
Astrid Kirchherr
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 7
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 8
Gisèle Freund
1908 - 2000
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 9
Grete Stern
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 10
Lothar Wolleh
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 11
Karl Blossfeldt
1865 - 1932
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 12
Erich Salomon
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 13
Heinrich Zille
1858 - 1929
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 14
Albert Renger-Patzsch
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 15
Ellen von Unwerth
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 16
Annemarie Heinrich
1912 - 2005
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 17
Thomas Struth
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 18
Ilse Bing
1899 - 1998
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 19