1909 - 2006
Katherine Mary Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers of the 20th century and directed her own dance company for many years. She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance."While a student at the University of Chicago, Dunham also performed as a dancer, ran a dance school and earned an early bachelor's degree in anthropology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katherine Dunham has received more than 762,859 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Katherine Dunham is the 77th most popular dancer (down from 65th in 2019), the 7,806th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,919th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Dancer.
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Among dancers, Katherine Dunham ranks 77 out of 76. Before her are Olga Spessivtseva, Sylvie Guillem, Micheline Bernardini, Joaquín Cortés, Svetlana Zakharova, and Avdotia Istomina. After her are Rukmini Devi Arundale, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Frankie Manning, Balasaraswati, Yamini Krishnamurthy, and Jin Xing.
1895 - 1991
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 71
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 72
1927 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 73
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 74
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 75
1799 - 1848
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 76
1909 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 77
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 78
1918 - 2016
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 79
1914 - 2009
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 80
1918 - 1984
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 81
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 82
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 83
Among people born in 1909, Katherine Dunham ranks 291. Before her are Giovanni Palatucci, Eduardo Astengo, Jean Taris, Ernesto Belis, Mohamed Latif, and Mohammad Ali Bogra. After her are Max Black, William Gemmell Cochran, Koichi Kudo, André Bonin, Olivér Halassy, and Adolf Šimperský. Among people deceased in 2006, Katherine Dunham ranks 274. Before her are Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Savino Guglielmetti, Óscar González, Lidia Wysocka, Ted Schroeder, and Nel van Vliet. After her are Jackie McLean, Francis Girod, Juice Leskinen, Lloyd Bentsen, Robert Earl Jones, and Reidar Liaklev.
1909 - 1945
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 285
1909 - 1979
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 286
1909 - 1977
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 287
1909 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 288
1909 - 1990
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 289
1909 - 1963
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 290
1909 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 291
1909 - 1988
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 292
1909 - 1980
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 293
1909 - 1971
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 294
1909 - 1998
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 295
1909 - 1946
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 296
1909 - 1964
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 297
1922 - 2006
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 268
1911 - 2006
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 269
1923 - 2006
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 270
1916 - 2006
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 271
1921 - 2006
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 272
1926 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 273
1909 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 274
1931 - 2006
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 275
1944 - 2006
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 276
1950 - 2006
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 277
1921 - 2006
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 278
1910 - 2006
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 279
1917 - 2006
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 280
Among people born in United States, Katherine Dunham ranks 7,806 out of 18,182. Before her are John Esposito (1940), Alley Mills (1951), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), Patti Hansen (1956), Bill Maher (1956), and Mike Lee (1971). After her are Joseph Polchinski (1954), Karl Struss (1886), David R. Ellis (1952), Laura Leighton (1968), Eric Kripke (1974), and Wesley Ruggles (1889).
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 7,800
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 7,801
1890 - 1973
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 7,802
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 7,803
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 7,804
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 7,805
1909 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 7,806
1954 - 2018
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 7,807
1886 - 1981
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 7,808
1952 - 2013
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 7,809
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 7,810
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 7,811
1889 - 1972
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 7,812
Among dancers born in United States, Katherine Dunham ranks 9. Before her are Martha Graham (1894), Merce Cunningham (1919), William Forsythe (1949), Alvin Ailey (1931), Maria Tallchief (1925), and Adam Darius (1930). After her are Frankie Manning (1914), Twyla Tharp (1941), Agnes de Mille (1905), Rozonda Thomas (1971), and Misty Copeland (1982).
1894 - 1991
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 3
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 6
1925 - 2013
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 7
1930 - 2017
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 8
1909 - 2006
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 9
1914 - 2009
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 11
1905 - 1993
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 12
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 13
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.58
Rank: 14