ACTOR

Erik Bruhn

1928 - 1986

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Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Bruhn has received more than 898,217 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Erik Bruhn is the 686th most popular actor (up from 720th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Actor.

Erik Bruhn is most famous for his work as a ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer for the Royal Danish Ballet from 1954 to 1991, and he was a guest artist with the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

Memorability Metrics

  • 900k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Erik Bruhn ranks 686 out of 13,578. Before him are Uma Thurman, Hugo Weaving, André Antoine, Ethan Hawke, Cléo de Mérode, and Maureen O'Hara. After him are Ryan Gosling, Tim Roth, Scott Glenn, Charles Boyer, Barbara Bouchet, and Kirstie Alley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Erik Bruhn ranks 69. Before him are Gene Sharp, Joe Jackson, Musa al-Sadr, Hans Modrow, Manfred Rommel, and Osamu Shimomura. After him are Robert Badinter, Zhu Rongji, Adam West, Gaston Thorn, Bernard Buffet, and Capucine. Among people deceased in 1986, Erik Bruhn ranks 43. Before him are Minoru Yamasaki, Dean Reed, Coluche, James Cagney, Ye Jianying, and Robert S. Mulliken. After him are Nikolay Semyonov, Raimundo Orsi, Altiero Spinelli, Ray Milland, Adolfo Celi, and Vincente Minnelli.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Erik Bruhn ranks 119 out of 1,032. Before him are Boetius of Dacia (1240), Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Anna Ancher (1859), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), and Sweyn III of Denmark (1125). After him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891), Asger Jorn (1914), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969), and Theophil Hansen (1813).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Erik Bruhn ranks 4. Before him are Asta Nielsen (1881), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), and Anna Karina (1940). After him are Jesper Christensen (1948), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), Connie Nielsen (1965), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Annette Stroyberg (1936), Sidse Babett Knudsen (1968), Lars Mikkelsen (1964), and Ulrich Thomsen (1963).

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