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Françoise Demulder

1947 - 2008

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Françoise Demulder (9 June 1947 – 3 September 2008) was a French war photographer who in 1977 became the first woman to win the World Press Photo of the Year award. The winning image was a black and white photo of a Palestinian woman raising her hands at a masked militiaman in Beirut's war-ravaged La Quarantaine district. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Françoise Demulder is the 125th most popular photographer (up from 140th in 2019), the 4,777th most popular biography from France (up from 5,071st in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Françoise Demulder ranks 125 out of 148. Before her are Mary Ellen Mark, Milton H. Greene, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, F. Holland Day, Lisette Model, and Toni Frissell. After her are Ilse Bing, Sally Mann, Frank Hurley, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Sanja Iveković, and Emma Schenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Françoise Demulder ranks 633. Before her are Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Alexei Ulanov, Klaus Reichert, Sonia Robertson, and Yordanka Blagoeva. After her are Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Sara Paretsky, Shmuel Rosenthal, Valdir Espinosa, Christine Stückelberger, and David Rigert. Among people deceased in 2008, Françoise Demulder ranks 288. Before her are Jimmy Giuffre, Gabriel París Gordillo, Cecilia Colledge, Anatoly Karatsuba, Erwin Geschonneck, and Rafael Azcona. After her are Avery Dulles, Omar Caetano, Albin Planinc, Antonio José González Zumárraga, Jesse Helms, and Mira Alečković.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise Demulder ranks 4,777 out of 6,770. Before her are Sarah Biasini (1977), Jacques Dimont (1945), Joan, Lady of Wales (1191), Constance of Normandy (null), Renée Faure (1918), and Anne Lacaton (1955). After her are Guillaume Bieganski (1932), Muriel Robin (1955), Adrienne Bolland (1895), Teresa de la Parra (1889), Simon Abkarian (1962), and Jules Berry (1883).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In France

Among photographers born in France, Françoise Demulder ranks 19. Before her are Marc Riboud (1923), Guy Bourdin (1928), Willy Ronis (1910), Lucien Clergue (1934), Hedi Slimane (1968), and Sabine Weiss (1924).

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