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Bronislava Nijinska

1891 - 1972

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Bronislava Nijinska (; Polish: Bronisława Niżyńska [brɔɲiˈswava ɲiˈʐɨj̃ska]; Russian: Бронисла́ва Фоми́нична Нижи́нская, romanized: Bronisláva Fomínična Nižínskaja; Belarusian: Браніслава Ніжынская, romanized: Branislava Nižynskaja; January 8, 1891 [O.S. December 27, 1890] – February 21, 1972) was a Russian ballet dancer of Polish origin, and an innovative choreographer. She came of age in a family of traveling, professional dancers. Her own career began in Saint Petersburg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bronislava Nijinska has received more than 241,969 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Bronislava Nijinska is the 25th most popular dancer (down from 23rd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Belarus (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Bronislava Nijinska ranks 25 out of 116. Before her are Galina Ulanova, George Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Alicia Alonso, Carlo Blasis, and Izumo no Okuni. After her are Olga Khokhlova, Filippo Taglioni, La Goulue, Mary Wigman, August Bournonville, and Pierre Beauchamp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Bronislava Nijinska ranks 46. Before her are Max Amann, Moïse Kisling, Michael Polanyi, Otto Rasch, Anton Dostler, and John Langenus. After her are Olga Khokhlova, Otto Schmidt, Cole Porter, Pier Luigi Nervi, Walter A. Shewhart, and Karl-Adolf Hollidt. Among people deceased in 1972, Bronislava Nijinska ranks 49. Before her are Lester B. Pearson, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Josep Samitier, Karl Silberbauer, S. R. Ranganathan, and Hans Scharoun. After her are Henry de Montherlant, Erwin Bowien, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Martiros Saryan, George, Crown Prince of Serbia, and Neilia Hunter Biden.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Bronislava Nijinska ranks 43 out of 368. Before her are Nikolay Krestinsky (1883), Vilna Gaon (1720), Ivan Yakubovsky (1912), Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745), Aleksei Antonov (1896), and Mendele Mocher Sforim (1835). After her are Otto Schmidt (1891), Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515), Paul Baran (1926), Euphrosyne of Polotsk (1110), Ignacy Domeyko (1802), and Vasil Bykaŭ (1924).

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Among DANCERS In Belarus

Among dancers born in Belarus, Bronislava Nijinska ranks 1. 

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