PHOTOGRAPHER
Zanele Muholi
1972 - Today
Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi (born 1972) is a South African artist and visual activist working in photography, video, and installation. Muholi's work focuses on race, gender and sexuality with a body of work that dates back to the early 2000s, documenting and celebrating the lives of South Africa's Black lesbian, gay, transgender, and intersex communities. Muholi is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, explaining that "I'm just human". Muholi has described themselves as a visual activist as opposed to an artist. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zanele Muholi is the 148th most popular photographer (down from 147th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from South Africa and the most popular South African Photographer.
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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS
Among photographers, Zanele Muholi ranks 148 out of 148. Before her are Andres Serrano, Mick Rock, Terry Richardson, Steven Klein, Alice Austen, and Pete Souza.
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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
Alice Austen
1866 - 1952
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 146
Pete Souza
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 147
Zanele Muholi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 148
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Zanele Muholi ranks 599. Before her are Svetlana Boyko, Juan Sánchez Moreno, Daniel Alfredsson, Klára Dobrev, Hocine Soltani, and Nino Katamadze. After her are Katsuhiro Minamoto, Santiago Botero, Brigitta Boccoli, Steffi Nerius, Nadja Uhl, and Go Oiwa.
Others Born in 1972
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Svetlana Boyko
FENCER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 593
Juan Sánchez Moreno
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 594
Daniel Alfredsson
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 595
Klára Dobrev
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 596
Hocine Soltani
BOXER
1972 - 2002
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 597
Nino Katamadze
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 598
Zanele Muholi
PHOTOGRAPHER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 599
Katsuhiro Minamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 600
Santiago Botero
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 601
Brigitta Boccoli
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 602
Steffi Nerius
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 603
Nadja Uhl
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 604
Go Oiwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 605
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Zanele Muholi ranks 261 out of 454. Before her are Trevor Noah (1984), Maggie Laubser (1886), Roger Michell (1956), Musetta Vander (1963), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), and Theo de Raadt (1968). After her are Troye Sivan (1995), Lucas Radebe (1969), Moira Lister (1923), Moses Sithole (1964), Letta Mbulu (1942), and Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937).
Others born in South Africa
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Trevor Noah
PRESENTER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 255
Maggie Laubser
PAINTER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 256
Roger Michell
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - 2021
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 257
Musetta Vander
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 258
MacBeth Sibaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 259
Theo de Raadt
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 260
Zanele Muholi
PHOTOGRAPHER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 261
Troye Sivan
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 262
Lucas Radebe
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 263
Moira Lister
ACTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 264
Moses Sithole
EXTREMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 265
Letta Mbulu
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 266
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2009
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 267
Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In South Africa
Among photographers born in South Africa, Zanele Muholi ranks 1.
