PHOTOGRAPHER

Lothar Wolleh

1930 - 1979

Lothar Wolleh

Lothar Wolleh (January 20, 1930 – September 28, 1979) was a well-known German photographer. Until the end of the sixties, Lothar Wolleh worked as a commercial photographer. He made portraits of international contemporary painters, sculptors and performance artists. Altogether, he photographed around 109 artists, including known personalities such as Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth, Jean Tinguely, René Magritte, Günther Uecker, Gerhard Richter, Edward Kienholz, Otto Piene, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Christo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothar Wolleh is the 64th most popular photographer (up from 81st in 2019), the 3,334th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,851st in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Lothar Wolleh ranks 64 out of 148. Before him are Wilson Bentley, Nick Ut, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Grete Stern, Hippolyte Bayard, and Patrick Demarchelier. After him are Herb Ritts, Gertrude Käsebier, Alexander Gardner, Cornell Capa, René Burri, and Imogen Cunningham.

Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia

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Wilson Bentley
1865 - 1931
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 58
Nick Ut
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 59
Hiroshi Sugimoto
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 60
Grete Stern
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 61
Hippolyte Bayard
1801 - 1887
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 62
Patrick Demarchelier
1943 - 2022
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 63
Lothar Wolleh
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 64
Herb Ritts
1952 - 2002
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 65
Gertrude 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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lothar Wolleh ranks 259. Before him are Josef Hügi, José María Zárraga, Taina Elg, Thomas Sowell, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Sonja Edström. After him are The Big Bopper, Paul Mazursky, Donald Moffat, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Colin McDonald, and Sigge Parling. Among people deceased in 1979, Lothar Wolleh ranks 125. Before him are Jean Rhys, David Butler, Barbara Hutton, Rebecca Clarke, Walter Legge, and Minnie Riperton. After him are Vsevolod Bobrov, Juana de Ibarbourou, Frederick Stafford, Agop Dilâçar, Henri Saint Cyr, and Ivar Johansson.

Others Born in 1930

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Josef Hügi
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 253
José María Zárraga
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 254
Taina Elg
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 255
Thomas Sowell
ECONOMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 256
Sandra Day O'Connor
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 257
Sonja Edström
SKIER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 258
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 259
The Big Bopper
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1959
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 260
Paul Mazursky
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 261
Donald Moffat
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 262
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 263
Colin McDonald
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 264
Sigge Parling
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 265

Others Deceased in 1979

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Jean Rhys
WRITER
1890 - 1979
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 119
David Butler
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 120
Barbara Hutton
CELEBRITY
1912 - 1979
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 121
Rebecca Clarke
COMPOSER
1886 - 1979
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 122
Walter Legge
PRODUCER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 123
Minnie Riperton
SINGER
1947 - 1979
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 124
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 125
Vsevolod Bobrov
ATHLETE
1922 - 1979
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 126
Juana de Ibarbourou
WRITER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 127
Frederick Stafford
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 128
Agop Dilâçar
LINGUIST
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 129
Henri Saint Cyr
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 130
Ivar Johansson
WRESTLER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 131

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lothar Wolleh ranks 3,336 out of 7,253. Before him are ATB (1973), Alfred Andersch (1914), Bernhard Cullmann (1949), Franka Potente (1974), Theo Albrecht (1922), and Louis Paulsen (1833). After him are Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800), Hermann Lang (1909), Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913), Oskar Fischinger (1900), Otto Ciliax (1891), and Albertus Pictor (1440).

Others born in Germany

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ATB
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,330
Alfred Andersch
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,331
Bernhard Cullmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,332
Franka Potente
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,333
Theo Albrecht
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,334
Louis Paulsen
CHESS PLAYER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,335
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,336
Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
NOBLEMAN
1800 - 1820
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,337
Hermann Lang
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,338
Walter Andreas Schwarz
SINGER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,339
Oskar Fischinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,340
Otto Ciliax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1964
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,341
Albertus Pictor
PAINTER
1440 - 1507
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,342