Diane Arbus nasceu o 14 de março de 1923 em Nova Iorque, Nova Iorque, EUA. Foi casada com Allan Arbus. Morreu o 26 de julho de 1971 em Nova Iorque, Nova Iorque, EUA.
Arbus was an American photographer. She photographed a wide range of subjects including strippers, carnival performers, nudists, people with dwarfism, children, mothers, couples, elderly people, and middle-class families.