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Kenneth MacMillan

1929 - 1992

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Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 1929 – 29 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer who was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977, and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death. Earlier he had served as director of ballet for the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth MacMillan has received more than 226,926 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth MacMillan is the 87th most popular dancer (down from 64th in 2019), the 3,990th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,040th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Dancer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Kenneth MacMillan ranks 87 out of 116. Before him are Doris Humphrey, Natalia Dudinskaya, Hryhorii Chapkis, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Balasaraswati, and Avdotia Istomina. After him are Adam Darius, Yvonne Rainer, Katherine Dunham, Frankie Manning, Dušanka Sifnios, and Svetlana Zakharova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Kenneth MacMillan ranks 402. Before him are Júlia Sigmond, Yevgeniy Chazov, Richard Rush, Doina Cornea, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, and Dick Tiger. After him are Evert Gunnarsson, Villy Sørensen, Ivor Allchurch, Kazimierz Kutz, Acker Bilk, and Bruno Belin. Among people deceased in 1992, Kenneth MacMillan ranks 218. Before him are Nguyễn Thị Định, Ronnie Bucknum, Jan Flinterman, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Bep van Klaveren, and Morris Kline. After him are Arvo Ylppö, Andor Földes, Lazăr Sfera, Russinho, Todd Armstrong, and Luis Rosales.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenneth MacMillan ranks 3,990 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Jameson (1774), James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929), George Edwards (1694), Lisa Stansfield (1966), Saffron Burrows (1972), and Anthony Joshua (1989). After him are Joanne Harris (1964), Robin Trower (1945), William Warham (1450), Albert Ball (1896), Peter Mullan (1959), and Margaret Archer (1943).

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Among DANCERS In United Kingdom

Among dancers born in United Kingdom, Kenneth MacMillan ranks 4. Before him are Margot Fonteyn (1919), Lindsay Kemp (1938), and Alicia Markova (1910). After him are Antony Tudor (1908), and Darcey Bussell (1969).

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