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Alvin Ailey

1931 - 1989

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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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  • 48.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Alvin Ailey ranks 63 out of 76Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Alvin Ailey ranks 291Before 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 170Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvin Ailey ranks 5,560 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Alvin Ailey ranks 6Before 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).