PHOTOGRAPHER

Wolfgang Tillmans

1968 - Today

Wolfgang Tillmans

Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German fine-art photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations. Tillmans was the first photographer, and first non-British person, to be awarded the Turner Prize. He has been the subject of large-scale retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern and Moderna Museet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Wolfgang Tillmans is the 139th most popular photographer (up from 143rd in 2024), the 5,433rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,641st in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 139 out of 148. Before him are Erwin Olaf, Garry Winogrand, Clarence Hudson White, David LaChapelle, Martha Cooper, and Fernando Pereira. After him are Titian Peale, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Andres Serrano, Mick Rock, Terry Richardson, and Steven Klein.

Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia

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Erwin Olaf
1959 - 2023
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 133
Garry Winogrand
1928 - 1984
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 134
Clarence Hudson White
1871 - 1925
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 135
David LaChapelle
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 136
Martha Cooper
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 137
Fernando Pereira
1950 - 1985
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 138
Wolfgang Tillmans
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 139
Titian Peale
1799 - 1885
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 140
Alvin Langdon Coburn
1882 - 1966
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 141
Andres Serrano
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 142
Mick Rock
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 143
Terry Richardson
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 144
Steven Klein
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 145

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 348. Before him are Cecilia Malmström, Taylor Wane, Andriy Kuzmenko, Dan Calichman, Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, and Elsa Zylberstein. After him are Chris Gueffroy, Alejandra Guzmán, Shinichiro Tani, Kjetil Rekdal, Anthony Michael Hall, and John Ortiz.

Others Born in 1968

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Cecilia Malmström
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 342
Taylor Wane
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 343
Andriy Kuzmenko
SINGER
1968 - 2015
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 344
Dan Calichman
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 345
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
NOBLEMAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 346
Elsa Zylberstein
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 347
Wolfgang Tillmans
PHOTOGRAPHER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 348
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 349
Alejandra Guzmán
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 350
Shinichiro Tani
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 351
Kjetil Rekdal
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 352
Anthony Michael Hall
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 353
John Ortiz
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 354