Dancer

Misty Copeland

American ballet dancer

1982 - today

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Misty Copeland

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Misty Copeland is the 126th most popular dancer (down from 112th in 2024), the 18,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,007th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Dancer.

Memorability Metrics

750k

Page Views

Past 12 months

39.86

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

6.1×

Misty Copeland's Wikipedia page drew 750k views over the past year, 6.1× the average among Dancers.

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Among Dancers

Among dancers, Misty Copeland ranks 126 out of 135. Before her are Polina Semionova, Natalia Osipova, Geeta Kapur, Wade Robson, Isabelle Delobel, and Darcey Bussell. After her are Artem Datsyshyn, Olga Smirnova, Ileana Citaristi, Michaela DePrince, Andrew Poje, and Dmytro Dikusar.

Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia

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Polina Semionova
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 120
Natalia Osipova
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 121
Geeta Kapur
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 122
Wade Robson
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 123
Isabelle Delobel
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 124
Darcey Bussell
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 125
Misty Copeland
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 126
Artem Datsyshyn
1979 - 2022
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 127
Olga Smirnova
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 128
Ileana Citaristi
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 129
Michaela DePrince
1995 - 2024
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 130
Andrew Poje
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 131
Dmytro Dikusar
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.58
Rank: 132

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Misty Copeland ranks 1,090. Before her are Maria Olaru, Giancarlo Maldonado, Oleksiy Hai, Columbus Short, Jonas Larholm, and Illiasu Shilla. After her are Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed, Franz Burgmeier, Leila Alaoui, Alain Nef, Han Xiaopeng, and David Blue.

Others Born in 1982

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Maria Olaru
GYMNAST
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 1,084
Giancarlo Maldonado
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 1,085
Oleksiy Hai
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 1,086
Columbus Short
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 1,087
Jonas Larholm
HANDBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 1,088
Illiasu Shilla
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 1,089
Misty Copeland
DANCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,090
Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed
CELEBRITY
1982 - 2010
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 1,091
Franz Burgmeier
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 1,092
Leila Alaoui
PHOTOGRAPHER
1982 - 2016
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,093
Alain Nef
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,094
Han Xiaopeng
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,095
David Blue
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,096

In United States

Among people born in United States, Misty Copeland ranks 18,792 out of 23,232. Before her are Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (1975), Stephan Bonnar (1977), Jillian Michaels (1974), Ann Brashares (1967), Brandon Nakashima (2001), and Adam Busch (1978). After her are Wendell Brown (1961), Kathy Rinaldi (1967), Gerald Henderson (1956), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (1974), Sanjay Gupta (1969), and Anna Hall (2001).

Others born in United States

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Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
ASTRONAUT
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 18,786
Stephan Bonnar
WRESTLER
1977 - 2022
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 18,787
Jillian Michaels
BUSINESSPERSON
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 18,788
Ann Brashares
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 18,789
Brandon Nakashima
TENNIS PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 18,790
Adam Busch
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 18,791
Misty Copeland
DANCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 18,792
Wendell Brown
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 18,793
Kathy Rinaldi
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 18,794
Gerald Henderson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 18,795
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 18,796
Sanjay Gupta
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 18,797
Anna Hall
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 18,798