PHOTOGRAPHER
Nick Ut
1951 - Today

Nick Ut
Huỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick Ut (born March 29, 1951), is a Vietnamese-American photographer who worked for the Associated Press in Los Angeles. He won both the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and the 1973 World Press Photo of the Year for the 1972 photograph The Terror of War, depicting children running away from a napalm bombing attack during the Vietnam War. Since the release of the documentary The Stringer in 2025, the authorship of the photograph has been disputed; the documentary identified Nguyễn Thành Nghệ as the author, AP stood with the attribution to Ut, and World Press Photo suspended the authorship attribution until more evidence is available. In 2017, he retired. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Ut is the 59th most popular photographer (up from 89th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 85th in 2019) and the most popular Vietnamese Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Nick Ut ranks 59 out of 148. Before him are Josef Sudek, Gustav Klutsis, Cecil Beaton, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Sean Flynn, and Wilson Bentley. After him are Hiroshi Sugimoto, Grete Stern, Hippolyte Bayard, Patrick Demarchelier, Lothar Wolleh, and Herb Ritts.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosef 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
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Nick Ut ranks 197. Before him are Dave Benton, Arkady Rotenberg, Ivars Godmanis, Stephen Bishop, Bob Iger, and Massimo Ranieri. After him are Marc Surer, Alec John Such, Charly García, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Iván Fischer, and Izhar Cohen.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsDave Benton
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 191
Arkady Rotenberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 192
Ivars Godmanis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 193
Stephen Bishop
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 194
Bob Iger
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 195
Massimo Ranieri
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 196
Nick Ut
PHOTOGRAPHER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 197
Marc Surer
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 198
Alec John Such
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 199
Charly García
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 200
Hans-Joachim Stuck
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 201
Iván Fischer
CONDUCTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 202
Izhar Cohen
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 203
In Vietnam
Among people born in Vietnam, Nick Ut ranks 59 out of 136. Before him are Đỗ Mười (1917), Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1795), Son Ngoc Thanh (1908), Nguyễn Văn Thuận (1928), Nguyễn Du (1765), and Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949). After him are Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Hàm Nghi (1872), Phạm Tuân (1947), and Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915).
Others born in Vietnam
Go to all RankingsĐỗ Mười
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2018
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 53
Andrew Dũng-Lạc
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1795 - 1839
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 54
Son Ngoc Thanh
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1977
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 55
Nguyễn Văn Thuận
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 56
Nguyễn Du
WRITER
1765 - 1820
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 57
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 58
Nick Ut
PHOTOGRAPHER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 59
Thiệu Trị
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1847
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 60
Võ Chí Công
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 61
Lê Đức Anh
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 62
Hàm Nghi
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1943
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 63
Phạm Tuân
ASTRONAUT
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 64
Nguyễn Văn Linh
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 65
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Vietnam
Among photographers born in Vietnam, Nick Ut ranks 1.