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Steve McCurry

1950 - Today

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Steve McCurry (born April 23, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times. McCurry has photographed many assignments for National Geographic and has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986. McCurry is the recipient of numerous awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded by the National Press Photographers Association; the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal; and two first-place prizes in the World Press Photo contest (1985 and 1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve McCurry is the 23rd most popular journalist (up from 30th in 2019), the 2,141st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,309th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Steve McCurry ranks 23 out of 196. Before him are David Seymour, Victor Noir, Robert Guérin, Gareth Jones, W. Eugene Smith, and Alexander Berkman. After him are Endre Ady, Marcel Bezençon, Mauricio Funes, Jeremy Clarkson, Charles Dow, and Margaret Bourke-White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Steve McCurry ranks 90. Before him are David Graf, Assef Shawkat, Yumi Umeoka, Kurt Koch, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Marcheline Bertrand. After him are Hugh McDonald, Seiki Ichihara, Tsui Hark, Mikhail Fradkov, Jean-Marc Ayrault, and Bob Orton Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve McCurry ranks 2,141 out of 20,380. Before him are Lou Gehrig (1903), Sydne Rome (1951), John Cena (1977), Lloyd Shapley (1923), Edward James Olmos (1947), and Veronica Lake (1922). After him are Elias Howe (1819), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Jack White (1975), Dan Simmons (1948), Billy Milligan (1955), and Lillian Asplund (1906).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Steve McCurry ranks 6. Before him are Lee Miller (1907), Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Dorothea Lange (1895), John Reed (1887), and W. Eugene Smith (1918). After him are Charles Dow (1851), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Edgar Snow (1905), Harriet Quimby (1875), Walker Evans (1903), and Diana Nyad (1949).

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