1931 - 1989
Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alvin Ailey has received more than 1,542,610 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Alvin Ailey is the 63rd most popular dancer (down from 52nd in 2019), the 5,560th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,551st in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Dancer.
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Among dancers, Alvin Ailey ranks 63 out of 76. Before him are Ninette de Valois, Vladimir Vasiliev, Arthur Saint-Léon, Hans van Manen, Alicia Markova, and Birju Maharaj. After him are Kenneth MacMillan, Marie Rambert, Birgit Cullberg, Maria Tallchief, Yury Grigorovich, and Vera Karalli.
1898 - 2001
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 57
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 58
1821 - 1870
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 59
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 60
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 61
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 62
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 63
1929 - 1992
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 64
1888 - 1982
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 65
1908 - 1999
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 66
1925 - 2013
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 67
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 68
1889 - 1972
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 69
Among people born in 1931, Alvin Ailey ranks 291. Before him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Tamara Rylova, George Maxwell Richards, Catherine Tizard, John Baldessari, and Shirley Verrett. After him are Greg, Janwillem van de Wetering, Lonnie Donegan, Elias M. Stein, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, and Ivan Toplak. Among people deceased in 1989, Alvin Ailey ranks 170. Before him are René Petit, Nils Axelsson, Sándor Weöres, Clyde Geronimi, Mary McCarthy, and Hilmar Baunsgaard. After him are Kazimierz Sabbat, Richard Quine, János Farkas, John J. McCloy, Merab Kostava, and Ján Cikker.
1931 - 2017
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 285
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 286
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 287
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 288
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 289
1931 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 290
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 291
1931 - 1999
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 292
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 293
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 294
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 295
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 296
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 297
1899 - 1989
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 164
1906 - 1989
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 165
1913 - 1989
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 166
1901 - 1989
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 167
1912 - 1989
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 168
1920 - 1989
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 169
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 170
1913 - 1989
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 171
1920 - 1989
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 172
1942 - 1989
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 173
1895 - 1989
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 174
1939 - 1989
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 175
1911 - 1989
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 176
Among people born in United States, Alvin Ailey ranks 5,560 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Moe Berg (1902), Dorothy Arzner (1897), David Ellefson (1964), Loretta Lynn (1932), and Almon Brown Strowger (1839). After him are Lewis Powell (1844), Barbara Morgan (1951), Lee Meriwether (1935), Ancel Keys (1904), Stan Kenton (1911), and Will Rogers (1879).
1737 - 1832
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5,554
1902 - 1972
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5,555
1897 - 1979
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5,556
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5,557
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5,558
1839 - 1902
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,559
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,560
1844 - 1865
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,561
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,562
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,563
1904 - 2004
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,564
1911 - 1979
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,565
1879 - 1935
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,566
Among dancers born in United States, Alvin Ailey ranks 6. Before him are Isadora Duncan (1877), Josephine Baker (1906), Martha Graham (1894), Merce Cunningham (1919), and William Forsythe (1949). After him are Maria Tallchief (1925), Adam Darius (1930), Katherine Dunham (1909), Frankie Manning (1914), Twyla Tharp (1941), and Agnes de Mille (1905).
1877 - 1927
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 1
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 2
1894 - 1991
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 3
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 6
1925 - 2013
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 7
1930 - 2017
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 8
1909 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 9
1914 - 2009
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 11
1905 - 1993
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 12