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John Neumeier

1939 - Today

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John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He was the Director and Principal Choreographer of Hamburg Ballet from 1973-2024 and the Artistic Director Ballet at Hamburg State Opera from 1996-2024. In 1978 he founded The School of the Hamburg Ballet, which includes a boarding school for 34 students. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Neumeier has received more than 131,013 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Neumeier is the 63rd most popular dancer, the 4,893rd most popular biography from United States and the 8th most popular American Dancer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DANCERS

Among dancers, John Neumeier ranks 63 out of 116. Before him are Lucile Grahn, Alvin Ailey, Micheline Bernardini, John Cranko, Ninette de Valois, and Jean Coralli. After him are Vladimir Vasiliev, Tamara Khanum, Yvette Chauviré, Lydia Lopokova, Vera Karalli, and Olga Preobrajenska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Neumeier ranks 291. Before him are Chögyam Trungpa, Ernesto Castano, Jacques Vallée, Friedel Lutz, Ron Atkinson, and Tetsuya Chiba. After him are Alexandra Stewart, Gösta Ekman, Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, Irenaios, William Eggleston, and Ivar Jacobson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Neumeier ranks 4,893 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonah Hill (1983), Eugene Garfield (1925), Michelle Williams (1980), Hal B. Wallis (1898), Carole Landis (1919), and Roy Raymond (1947). After him are Frederick Law Olmsted (1822), Bill Richardson (1947), Eric Heiden (1958), Joseph Brant (1742), Barbara Hutton (1912), and Ron Woodroof (1950).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, John Neumeier ranks 8. Before him are Josephine Baker (1906), Martha Graham (1894), Maria Tallchief (1925), Merce Cunningham (1919), William Forsythe (1949), and Alvin Ailey (1931). After him are Doris Humphrey (1895), Adam Darius (1930), Yvonne Rainer (1934), Katherine Dunham (1909), Frankie Manning (1914), and Twyla Tharp (1941).

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