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Doris Humphrey

1895 - 1958

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Doris Batcheller Humphrey (October 17, 1895 – December 29, 1958) was an American dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Along with her contemporaries Martha Graham and Katherine Dunham, Humphrey was one of the second generation modern dance pioneers who followed their forerunners – including Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn – in exploring the use of breath and developing techniques still taught today. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Doris Humphrey has received more than 227,094 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Doris Humphrey is the 81st most popular dancer, the 7,098th most popular biography from United States and the 9th most popular American Dancer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Doris Humphrey ranks 81 out of 116. Before her are Birgit Cullberg, Yury Grigorovich, Sylvie Guillem, Marie Rambert, Joaquín Cortés, and Rukmini Devi Arundale. After her are Natalia Dudinskaya, Hryhorii Chapkis, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Balasaraswati, Avdotia Istomina, and Kenneth MacMillan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Doris Humphrey ranks 228. Before her are Gerald Patterson, Edmund Wilson, André Chéron, Pauline Pfeiffer, José Bergamín, and Alfredo Zibechi. After her are H. A. R. Gibb, Bert Lahr, Joseph Banks Rhine, Béla Illés, Aileen Pringle, and Shemp Howard. Among people deceased in 1958, Doris Humphrey ranks 146. Before her are Oscar Torp, Eddie Colman, Alexandre Schaumasse, Arvid Holmberg, Robert Lindsay, and Alfredo Zibechi. After her are Gustaf Söderström, Henri Béraud, Oreste Puliti, José María Caro Rodríguez, Konstantin Yuon, and H. B. Warner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doris Humphrey ranks 7,098 out of 20,380. Before her are Terry Bradshaw (1948), Charles Roven (1949), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Curly Howard (1903), and Roy Thomas (1940). After her are Krysten Ritter (1981), Regis Philbin (1931), John C. Slater (1900), Larry O'Brien (1917), Larry Lieber (1931), and Walter J. Ong (1912).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Doris Humphrey ranks 9. Before her are Martha Graham (1894), Maria Tallchief (1925), Merce Cunningham (1919), William Forsythe (1949), Alvin Ailey (1931), and John Neumeier (1939). After her are Adam Darius (1930), Yvonne Rainer (1934), Katherine Dunham (1909), Frankie Manning (1914), Twyla Tharp (1941), and Rachel Brice (1972).

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