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Hans van Manen

1932 - 2025

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Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɑns ˈɑrtyːr ˈɣeːrɑrt fɑ ˈmaːnə(n)]; 11 July 1932 – 17 December 2025) was a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer. He created around 150 ballets, many of them for the Nederlands Dans Theater and the Dutch National Ballet. His creations were driven by the music and collaborations with ballet dancers during rehearsals. They are in the repertoires of major international companies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans van Manen is the 60th most popular dancer (up from 74th in 2024), the 594th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 677th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Dancer.

Hans van Manen, a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer, and photographer, was most famous for creating over 150 innovative contemporary ballets characterized by refined simplicity, musical precision, and explorations of human relationships, earning him international recognition as one of the grand masters of modern ballet and nicknames like the "Mondrian of dance."

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Among dancers, Hans van Manen ranks 60 out of 116. Before him are Antonio Gades, Kurt Jooss, Jean Coralli, Carla Fracci, Lindsay Kemp, and Lucile Grahn. After him are Micheline Bernardini, Adam Darius, Olga Preobrajenska, John Cranko, Yvette Chauviré, and Vakhtang Chabukiani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Hans van Manen ranks 263. Before him are Phyllida Law, Olga Fikotová, Eileen Brennan, Alfonso Arau, Carlyle Glean, and Katherine Paterson. After him are Fritz Klein, Paulinho de Almeida, Tinka Kurti, Loretta Lynn, Mika Antić, and Quentin Blake. Among people deceased in 2025, Hans van Manen ranks 277. Before him are Calistrat Cuțov, Mike Castle, Paul Day, Joan Harrison, Udo Voigt, and Russell M. Nelson. After him are Clem Burke, Nina Grebeshkova, Athol Fugard, Valerie Mahaffey, Steve Cropper, and Joe Bugner.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hans van Manen ranks 594 out of 1,646. Before him are Peter R. de Vries (1956), Corneille de Lyon (1500), Ernesto Hoost (1965), Martin Koeman (1938), Johannes Meursius (1579), and Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876). After him are Peter van de Kamp (1901), Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Jan de Vries (1944), Arjen Anthony Lucassen (1960), Jan de Quay (1901), and Adri van Tiggelen (1957).

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Among DANCERS In Netherlands

Among dancers born in Netherlands, Hans van Manen ranks 2. Before him are Mata Hari (1876).

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