PHOTOGRAPHER
Josef Sudek
1896 - 1976

Josef Sudek
Josef Sudek (17 March 1896 – 15 September 1976) was a Czech photographer, best known for his photographs of Prague. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Sudek is the 53rd most popular photographer (down from 44th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 286th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Josef Sudek ranks 53 out of 148. Before him are Inge Morath, Gisèle Freund, Edward Weston, Claude Cahun, Jacques Henri Lartigue, and Paul Strand. After him are Gustav Klutsis, Cecil Beaton, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Sean Flynn, Wilson Bentley, and Nick Ut.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsInge 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
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
1819 - 1889
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 56
Sean Flynn
1941 - 1970
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 57
Wilson Bentley
1865 - 1931
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 58
Nick Ut
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 59
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Josef Sudek ranks 116. Before him are Philip Showalter Hench, Charlie Rivel, Léonide Massine, Richard Thorpe, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, and Manuel A. Odría. After him are Józef Czapski, Hans Cramer, Johannes Kleiman, Jacques Duclos, Marguerite Laugier, and André Hunebelle. Among people deceased in 1976, Josef Sudek ranks 102. Before him are Howlin' Wolf, Mikhail Katukov, Silvana Armenulić, Paul Douglas, Grégoire Kayibanda, and Paul Strand. After him are Bobby Pearce, Marguerite Laugier, Oscar Bonavena, Richard Hughes, Werner March, and Juan José Torres.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsPhilip Showalter Hench
PHYSICIAN
1896 - 1965
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 110
Charlie Rivel
ACTOR
1896 - 1983
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 111
Léonide Massine
DANCER
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 112
Richard Thorpe
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 113
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1966
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 114
Manuel A. Odría
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 115
Josef Sudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 116
Józef Czapski
WRITER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 117
Hans Cramer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 118
Johannes Kleiman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1959
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 119
Jacques Duclos
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 120
Marguerite Laugier
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 121
André Hunebelle
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1985
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 122
Others Deceased in 1976
Go to all RankingsHowlin' Wolf
SINGER
1910 - 1976
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 96
Mikhail Katukov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1976
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 97
Silvana Armenulić
ACTOR
1939 - 1976
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 98
Paul Douglas
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1976
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 99
Grégoire Kayibanda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 100
Paul Strand
PHOTOGRAPHER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 101
Josef Sudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 102
Bobby Pearce
ATHLETE
1905 - 1976
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 103
Marguerite Laugier
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 104
Oscar Bonavena
BOXER
1942 - 1976
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 105
Richard Hughes
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 106
Werner March
ARCHITECT
1894 - 1976
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 107
Juan José Torres
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1976
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 108
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Josef Sudek ranks 331 out of 1,200. Before him are Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1641), Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1656), Rudolf Weigl (1883), Victor Kugler (1900), Count Gustav Kálnoky (1832), and Alexander von Krobatin (1849). After him are Károly Khuen-Héderváry (1849), Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812), Svatopluk Pluskal (1930), Józef Czapski (1896), Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763), and Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJulius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1689
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 325
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
COMPOSER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 326
Rudolf Weigl
BIOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 327
Victor Kugler
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1981
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 328
Count Gustav Kálnoky
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1898
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 329
Alexander von Krobatin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 330
Josef Sudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 331
Károly Khuen-Héderváry
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1918
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 332
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
MUSICIAN
1812 - 1865
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 333
Svatopluk Pluskal
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 334
Józef Czapski
WRITER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 335
Adalbert Gyrowetz
COMPOSER
1763 - 1850
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 336
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
COMPOSER
1859 - 1951
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 337
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Czechia
Among photographers born in Czechia, Josef Sudek ranks 3. Before him are Josef Koudelka (1938), and Jan Saudek (1935). After him are František Drtikol (1883).
Josef Koudelka
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 1
Jan Saudek
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2
Josef Sudek
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3
František Drtikol
1883 - 1961
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4