Iconic Photographers
Iconic Photographers is a structured people dataset with 17 entries. Its fields include Name, Nationality, Born. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 17 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Name, Nationality, Born, Died (or Active), Genre, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Born range
- 1,895 to 1,954
- Across 17 preview rows
- Nationality groups
- 7 distinct values
- Across 17 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Nationality, and Born across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 17 downloadable records
Name↕ | Nationality↕ | Born↕ | Died (or Active)↕ | Genre↕ | Famous For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henri Cartier-Bresson | French | 1,908 | 2004 | Street, photojournalism | 'The decisive moment', co-founded Magnum Photos, Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (1932) |
Ansel Adams | American | 1,902 | 1984 | Landscape | Zone System, Yosemite photos, Moon and Half Dome, Tetons and Snake River |
Annie Leibovitz | American | 1,949 | Active | Portrait, celebrity | Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Dec 1980), Demi Moore pregnant |
Steve McCurry | American | 1,950 | Active | Photojournalism | Afghan Girl (Sharbat Gula, 1985 National Geographic cover) |
Robert Capa | Hungarian-American | 1,913 | 1954 | War photography | D-Day Omaha Beach photos, Falling Soldier (Spanish Civil War), co-founded Magnum |
Dorothea Lange | American | 1,895 | 1965 | Documentary | Migrant Mother (1936), Great Depression FSA photos, Japanese internment |
Richard Avedon | American | 1,923 | 2004 | Fashion, portrait | Dovima with Elephants (1955), In the American West, white-background portraits |
Diane Arbus | American | 1,923 | 1971 | Portrait | Identical Twins (1967), photos of marginalized and outsider subjects |
Helmut Newton | German-Australian | 1,920 | 2004 | Fashion, nude | Big Nudes series, provocative Vogue Paris shoots, Sumo book |
Sebastiao Salgado | Brazilian | 1,944 | Active | Documentary, social | Workers (1993), Genesis (2013), Serra Pelada gold mine photos |
Vivian Maier | American | 1,926 | 2009 | Street | Chicago and NYC street photos, discovered posthumously in 2007 storage locker |
Nan Goldin | American | 1,953 | Active | Documentary, intimate | The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986), personal diary of NYC scene |
Irving Penn | American | 1,917 | 2009 | Fashion, still life | Vogue covers for 60+ years, corner portraits, small trades series |
Cindy Sherman | American | 1,954 | Active | Conceptual self-portrait | Untitled Film Stills (1977-80), staged self-portraits as cultural archetypes |
Gordon Parks | American | 1,912 | 2006 | Documentary, fashion | American Gothic (1942), first Black photographer at Life and Vogue |
Elliott Erwitt | French-American | 1,928 | 2023 | Street, humor | Magnum photographer, dog photos, Kitchen Debate (Nixon-Khrushchev) |
Daido Moriyama | Japanese | 1,938 | Active | Street | Gritty high-contrast Tokyo street photography, Stray Dog (1971) |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Iconic Photographers organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 17 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 17 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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