DANCER
Darcey Bussell
1969 - Today
Darcey Bussell
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; (27 April 1969) is a retired English ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing. Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell began her professional career at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet. In 1989, at the age of 20, she moved to The Royal Ballet, where she became the youngest-ever principal dancer.Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her entire career, more than two decades. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darcey Bussell has received more than 3,107,175 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Darcey Bussell is the 111th most popular dancer (down from 95th in 2019), the 7,422nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,589th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Dancer.
Memorability Metrics
3.1M
Page Views (PV)
29.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Darcey Bussells by language
Over the past year Darcey Bussell has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 127,731 views, followed by Japanese (2,841), and German (2,467). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (373.68%), Simple English (262.19%), and Cornish (176.61%)
Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Darcey Bussell ranks 111 out of 116. Before her are Diana Vishneva, Ulyana Lopatkina, Polina Semionova, Rozonda Thomas, Tamara Rojo, and Wade Robson. After her are Misty Copeland, Geeta Kapur, Dmytro Dikusar, Vaibhavi Merchant, and Masha Dashkina Maddux.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiana Vishneva
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 105
Ulyana Lopatkina
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 106
Polina Semionova
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 107
Rozonda Thomas
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.99
Rank: 108
Tamara Rojo
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 109
Wade Robson
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 110
Darcey Bussell
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 111
Misty Copeland
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.12
Rank: 112
Geeta Kapur
1973 - Present
HPI: 26.45
Rank: 113
Dmytro Dikusar
1985 - Present
HPI: 22.27
Rank: 114
Vaibhavi Merchant
1975 - Present
HPI: 19.70
Rank: 115
Masha Dashkina Maddux
1986 - Present
HPI: 19.40
Rank: 116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Darcey Bussell ranks 1,011. Before her are Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux, Peter Craig, Michellie Jones, Amma Asante, CeCe Peniston, and Richard Carrier. After her are Rob Huebel, Beatrice Utondu, Kelly Link, Laura Mersini-Houghton, Juergen Sommer, and Nicky Wire.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsValérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.92
Rank: 1,005
Peter Craig
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.90
Rank: 1,006
Michellie Jones
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.81
Rank: 1,007
Amma Asante
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Rank: 1,008
CeCe Peniston
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 1,009
Richard Carrier
PHILOSOPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 1,010
Darcey Bussell
DANCER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 1,011
Rob Huebel
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 1,012
Beatrice Utondu
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 1,013
Kelly Link
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 1,014
Laura Mersini-Houghton
PHYSICIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 1,015
Juergen Sommer
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.42
Rank: 1,016
Nicky Wire
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,017
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Darcey Bussell ranks 7,422 out of 8,785. Before her are Phil Younghusband (1987), Steven Fletcher (1987), Alex Clare (1985), Alex Roe (1990), Max Brown (1981), and Tom Austen (1987). After her are Sonja Aldén (1977), Lauren Booth (1967), David Rocastle (1967), David Gilbert (1981), Nicholas Lyndhurst (1961), and Tony Bellew (1982).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPhil Younghusband
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.61
Rank: 7,416
Steven Fletcher
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.61
Rank: 7,417
Alex Clare
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.59
Rank: 7,418
Alex Roe
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.57
Rank: 7,419
Max Brown
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.57
Rank: 7,420
Tom Austen
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.56
Rank: 7,421
Darcey Bussell
DANCER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 7,422
Sonja Aldén
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 7,423
Lauren Booth
JOURNALIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 7,424
David Rocastle
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2001
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 7,425
David Gilbert
SNOOKER
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 7,426
Nicholas Lyndhurst
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 7,427
Tony Bellew
BOXER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 7,428
Among DANCERS In United Kingdom
Among dancers born in United Kingdom, Darcey Bussell ranks 6. Before her are Margot Fonteyn (1919), Lindsay Kemp (1938), Alicia Markova (1910), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), and Antony Tudor (1908).
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