Raghu Rai

Summary

Raghu Rai is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Jhang^[2]. He was born on +1942-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a photographer^[4], journalist^[5], and photojournalist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,657 views/month, #5,760 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Raghu Rai was born in Jhang^[2].
• Raghu Rai was born on +1942-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Raghu Rai held citizenship in India^[8].
• Raghu Rai held citizenship in British Raj^[9].
• Raghu Rai held citizenship in Dominion of India^[10].
• Raghu Rai's professions included photographer^[4].
• Raghu Rai's professions included journalist^[5].
• Raghu Rai worked as a photojournalist^[6].
• Raghu Rai received the Padma Shri in arts^[11].
• Raghu Rai received the Lucie Award^[12].
• Raghu Rai received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[13].
• Raghu Rai was a member of Magnum Photos^[14].
• Raghu Rai's image is recorded as Raghu Rai pix by Vikramjit Kakati.jpg^[15].
• Raghu Rai is recorded as male^[16].
• Raghu Rai's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Raghu Rai's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109331445^[18].
• Raghu Rai's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109410134^[19].
• Raghu Rai's GND ID is recorded as 11127107X^[20].
• Raghu Rai's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81131620^[21].
• Raghu Rai's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500630291^[22].
• Raghu Rai's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12066985t^[23].
• Raghu Rai's IdRef ID is recorded as 028937538^[24].
• Raghu Rai's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02011788^[25].
• Raghu Rai's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1588662^[26].
• Raghu Rai's Commons category is recorded as Raghu Rai^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Jhang^[2], Raghu Rai… he was born on +1942-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer^[4], journalist^[5], and photojournalist^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri in arts^[11], a class of award^[28], in India^[29]; Lucie Award^[12], an art prize^[30], founded in 2003^[31]; and Officer of Arts and Letters^[13], a grade of an order^[32], in France^[33].

Why It Matters

Raghu Rai ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,657 views/month, #5,760 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

FAQs

Where was Raghu Rai born?

Raghu Rai was born in Jhang^[2].

What did Raghu Rai do for work?

Raghu Rai worked as photographer^[4], journalist^[5], and photojournalist^[6].

What awards did Raghu Rai receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts^[11], Lucie Award^[12], and Officer of Arts and Letters^[13].