DANCER
Alicia Markova
1910 - 2004
Alicia Markova
Dame Alicia Markova DBE (1 December 1910 – 2 December 2004) was a British ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and touring internationally, she was widely considered to be one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of the twentieth century. She was the first British dancer to become the principal dancer of a ballet company and, with Dame Margot Fonteyn, is one of only two English dancers to be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alicia Markova has received more than 197,903 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Alicia Markova is the 71st most popular dancer (down from 61st in 2019), the 3,075th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,792nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Dancer.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
49.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Alicia Markova ranks 71 out of 116. Before her are Tamara Khanum, Yvette Chauviré, Lydia Lopokova, Vera Karalli, Olga Preobrajenska, and Mrinalini Sarabhai. After her are Olga Spessivtseva, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Hans van Manen, Birgit Cullberg, Yury Grigorovich, and Sylvie Guillem.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTamara Khanum
1906 - 1991
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 65
Yvette Chauviré
1917 - 2016
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 66
Lydia Lopokova
1892 - 1981
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 67
Vera Karalli
1889 - 1972
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 68
Olga Preobrajenska
1871 - 1962
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 69
Mrinalini Sarabhai
1918 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 70
Alicia Markova
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 71
Olga Spessivtseva
1895 - 1991
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 72
Vakhtang Chabukiani
1910 - 1992
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 73
Hans van Manen
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 74
Birgit Cullberg
1908 - 1999
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 75
Yury Grigorovich
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 76
Sylvie Guillem
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Alicia Markova ranks 229. Before her are Delfín Benítez Cáceres, Katalin Karády, Willy Ronis, Paul Sweezy, Karl Zischek, and Tefta Tashko-Koço. After her are Larysa Hienijuš, Mary Wickes, Fernando de Santiago, Karl Hugo Strunz, Vakhtang Chabukiani, and Petar Trifunović. Among people deceased in 2004, Alicia Markova ranks 188. Before her are Frank Thomas, Alan Brown, Delfín Benítez Cáceres, José Omar Pastoriza, Paul Sweezy, and Klara Rumyanova. After her are Balamani Amma, Philip Arthur Fisher, Claude Nougaro, Oscar Heisserer, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, and Karel Kachyňa.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsDelfín Benítez Cáceres
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 223
Katalin Karády
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 224
Willy Ronis
PHOTOGRAPHER
1910 - 2009
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 225
Paul Sweezy
ECONOMIST
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 226
Karl Zischek
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1985
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 227
Tefta Tashko-Koço
SINGER
1910 - 1947
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 228
Alicia Markova
DANCER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 229
Larysa Hienijuš
WRITER
1910 - 1983
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 230
Mary Wickes
ACTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 231
Fernando de Santiago
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1994
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 232
Karl Hugo Strunz
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 2006
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 233
Vakhtang Chabukiani
DANCER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 234
Petar Trifunović
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 235
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsFrank Thomas
MUSICIAN
1912 - 2004
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 182
Alan Brown
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 183
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 184
José Omar Pastoriza
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2004
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 185
Paul Sweezy
ECONOMIST
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 186
Klara Rumyanova
ACTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 187
Alicia Markova
DANCER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 188
Balamani Amma
WRITER
1909 - 2004
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 189
Philip Arthur Fisher
WRITER
1907 - 2004
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 190
Claude Nougaro
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 191
Oscar Heisserer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 192
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2004
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 193
Karel Kachyňa
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2004
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 194
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alicia Markova ranks 3,075 out of 8,785. Before her are Anne Seymour Damer (1748), John Bodkin Adams (1899), Roger Rees (1944), Pamela Colman Smith (1878), Rhona Mitra (1976), and Sam Smith (1992). After her are Anna Russell (1807), John Stott (1921), Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788), Ernest Renshaw (1861), Peter Sinfield (1943), and Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAnne Seymour Damer
SCULPTOR
1748 - 1828
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,069
John Bodkin Adams
EXTREMIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,070
Roger Rees
ACTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,071
Pamela Colman Smith
WRITER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 3,072
Rhona Mitra
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,073
Sam Smith
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,074
Alicia Markova
DANCER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,075
Anna Russell
BIOLOGIST
1807 - 1876
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,076
John Stott
WRITER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,077
Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1856
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,078
Ernest Renshaw
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1899
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3,079
Peter Sinfield
SINGER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 3,080
Ian Stuart Donaldson
MUSICIAN
1957 - 1993
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 3,081
Among DANCERS In United Kingdom
Among dancers born in United Kingdom, Alicia Markova ranks 3. Before her are Margot Fonteyn (1919), and Lindsay Kemp (1938). After her are Kenneth MacMillan (1929), Antony Tudor (1908), and Darcey Bussell (1969).
Margot Fonteyn
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1
Lindsay Kemp
1938 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2
Alicia Markova
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 3
Kenneth MacMillan
1929 - 1992
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 4
Antony Tudor
1908 - 1987
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 5
Darcey Bussell
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 6