PHOTOGRAPHER
Peter Lindbergh
1944 - 2019

Peter Lindbergh
Peter Lindbergh (born Peter Brodbeck; 23 November 1944 – 3 September 2019) was a German fashion photographer and film director. He had studied arts in Berlin and Krefeld, and exhibited his works before graduation. In 1971, he turned to photography and worked for the Stern magazine. In fashion photography, he portrayed models Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Tatjana Patitz, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington together for the January 1990 British Vogue cover, beginning an era of supermodels. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Lindbergh is the 38th most popular photographer, the 487th most popular biography from Poland (up from 508th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Photographer.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Peter Lindbergh by language
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Peter Lindbergh ranks 38 out of 148. Before him are Roger Fenton, Étienne Carjat, William Klein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sophie Calle, and Napoleon Sarony. After him are Astrid Kirchherr, David Bailey, Berenice Abbott, Lewis Hine, Andreas Gursky, and Jan Saudek.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Fenton
1819 - 1869
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 32
Étienne Carjat
1828 - 1906
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 33
William Klein
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 34
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 35
Sophie Calle
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 36
Napoleon Sarony
1821 - 1896
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 37
Peter Lindbergh
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 38
Astrid Kirchherr
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 39
David Bailey
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 40
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 41
Lewis Hine
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 42
Andreas Gursky
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 43
Jan Saudek
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 44
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Peter Lindbergh ranks 238. Before him are Jeffrey Tambor, Richard Leakey, Elizabeth Loftus, Tommie Smith, Brenda Lee, and Christian Boltanski. After him are Goukouni Oueddei, Charles Sobhraj, Rory Byrne, James Michel, Juan Ramón Verón, and Jill Clayburgh. Among people deceased in 2019, Peter Lindbergh ranks 137. Before him are Ken Kercheval, Ken Matthews, Harold Bloom, Tommy Smith, Judith Kerr, and Harold Prince. After him are Fernando J. Corbató, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Krishna Sobti, Václav Vorlíček, Princess Alix of Luxembourg, and France-Albert René.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsJeffrey Tambor
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 232
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 233
Elizabeth Loftus
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 234
Tommie Smith
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 235
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 236
Christian Boltanski
PAINTER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 237
Peter Lindbergh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 238
Goukouni Oueddei
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 239
Charles Sobhraj
EXTREMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 240
Rory Byrne
ENGINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 241
James Michel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 242
Juan Ramón Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 243
Jill Clayburgh
ACTOR
1944 - 2010
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 244
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsKen Kercheval
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 131
Ken Matthews
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 132
Harold Bloom
WRITER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 133
Tommy Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2019
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 134
Judith Kerr
WRITER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 135
Harold Prince
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 136
Peter Lindbergh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 137
Fernando J. Corbató
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 138
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 139
Krishna Sobti
WRITER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 140
Václav Vorlíček
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 141
Princess Alix of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 142
France-Albert René
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 143
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Peter Lindbergh ranks 487 out of 1,694. Before him are Julian Tuwim (1894), Fritz Freitag (1894), Johann Schobert (1720), Lidia Zamenhof (1904), Izabella Scorupco (1970), and Olga Boznańska (1865). After him are Elisabeth Hevelius (1647), Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812), Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1784), Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (1286), Otto von Gierke (1841), and Georg Heym (1887).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsJulian Tuwim
WRITER
1894 - 1953
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 481
Fritz Freitag
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 482
Johann Schobert
COMPOSER
1720 - 1767
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 483
Lidia Zamenhof
WRITER
1904 - 1942
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 484
Izabella Scorupco
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 485
Olga Boznańska
PAINTER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 486
Peter Lindbergh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 487
Elisabeth Hevelius
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1693
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 488
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
WRITER
1812 - 1887
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 489
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 490
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
POLITICIAN
1286 - 1335
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 491
Otto von Gierke
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 492
Georg Heym
WRITER
1887 - 1912
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 493
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Poland
Among photographers born in Poland, Peter Lindbergh ranks 2. Before him are Wilhelm Brasse (1917). After him are Lotte Jacobi (1896).
Wilhelm Brasse
1917 - 2012
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Peter Lindbergh
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 2
Lotte Jacobi
1896 - 1990
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3