PHOTOGRAPHER
Yousuf Karsh
1908 - 2002
Yousuf Karsh
Yousuf Karsh FRPS (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian–Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh migrated to Canada as a refugee. By the 1930s he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yousuf Karsh is the 17th most popular photographer (up from 25th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 580th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Yousuf Karsh ranks 17 out of 148. Before him are Oliviero Toscani, Julia Margaret Cameron, Felice Beato, Annie Leibovitz, Brassaï, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. After him are Nobuyoshi Araki, Elliott Erwitt, Gunter Sachs, Diane Arbus, Alfred Stieglitz, and Josef Koudelka.
Most Popular Photographers in Wikipedia
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Oliviero Toscani
1942 - 2025
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 11
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 - 1879
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 12
Felice Beato
1832 - 1909
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 13
Annie Leibovitz
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 14
Brassaï
1899 - 1984
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 15
Wilhelm von Gloeden
1856 - 1931
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 16
Yousuf Karsh
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 17
Nobuyoshi Araki
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 18
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 19
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 20
Diane Arbus
1923 - 1971
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 21
Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 22
Josef Koudelka
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Yousuf Karsh ranks 72. Before him are Saizo Saito, Maria Prymachenko, Robert Merle, Bjarni Benediktsson, Martha Gellhorn, and Percy Williams. After him are Don Ameche, André Martinet, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, Remedios Varo, and Max Bill. Among people deceased in 2002, Yousuf Karsh ranks 63. Before him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy, María Félix, Shigeo Sugimoto, Hugo Banzer, Mauro Ramos, and Hildegard Knef. After him are Song Hye-rim, Stephen Jay Gould, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Sohn Kee-chung, Abba Eban, and Katy Jurado.
Others Born in 1908
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Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 66
Maria Prymachenko
PAINTER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 67
Robert Merle
WRITER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 68
Bjarni Benediktsson
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1970
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 69
Martha Gellhorn
WRITER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 70
Percy Williams
ATHLETE
1908 - 1982
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 71
Yousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 72
Don Ameche
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 73
André Martinet
LINGUIST
1908 - 1999
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 74
Alain Cuny
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 75
Lionel Stander
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 76
Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 77
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 2002
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Lilian, Princess of Réthy
COMPANION
1916 - 2002
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 57
María Félix
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 58
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 59
Hugo Banzer
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 60
Mauro Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 61
Hildegard Knef
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 62
Yousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 63
Song Hye-rim
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 64
Stephen Jay Gould
BIOLOGIST
1941 - 2002
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 65
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 66
Sohn Kee-chung
ATHLETE
1912 - 2002
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 67
Abba Eban
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 68
Katy Jurado
ACTOR
1924 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 69
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Yousuf Karsh ranks 524 out of 1,347. Before him are Şah Sultan (1544), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Prusias I of Bithynia (-300), Basil Zaharoff (1849), and Adamantios Korais (1748). After him are Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Ziya Gökalp (1876), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Bohemond VII of Antioch (1261), Callinus (-680), and Theodore of Mopsuestia (350).
Others born in Türkiye
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Şah Sultan
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1577
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 518
Nicholas Mystikos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
852 - 925
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 519
Ivaylo of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1281 - 1281
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 520
Prusias I of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 182 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 521
Basil Zaharoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1936
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 522
Adamantios Korais
WRITER
1748 - 1833
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 523
Yousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 524
Manuel Chrysoloras
PHILOSOPHER
1355 - 1415
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 525
Ziya Gökalp
SOCIOLOGIST
1876 - 1924
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 526
Anna Porphyrogenita
COMPANION
963 - 1011
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 527
Bohemond VII of Antioch
POLITICIAN
1261 - 1287
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 528
Callinus
WRITER
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 529
Theodore of Mopsuestia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
350 - 428
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 530
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Türkiye
Among photographers born in Türkiye, Yousuf Karsh ranks 1.
