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Michael Flatley

1958 - Today

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Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an American former professional performer and choreographer of Irish dance. Flatley is credited with reinventing traditional Irish dance by incorporating new rhythms, syncopation, and upper body movements, which were previously absent from the dance. He created and performed in Irish dance shows Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, Celtic Tiger Live and Michael Flatley's Christmas Dance Spectacular. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Flatley has received more than 3,313,007 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Michael Flatley is the 4,407th most popular actor (down from 2,680th in 2019), the 6,462nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,278th in 2019) and the 1,975th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Flatley ranks 4,407 out of 13,578. Before him are Blair Brown, Tessa Thompson, Gina Torres, Samantha Bond, Nils Asther, and Phyllis Allen. After him are Henry B. Walthall, Mukesh, Tara Reid, Morgana King, Buddy Ebsen, and Lev Durov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Michael Flatley ranks 231. Before him are Remigijus Valiulis, Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Shafi Goldwasser, Jack Coleman, Julia Nickson, and Salima Ghezali. After him are Tetsuya Komuro, Jaime Pacheco, Charlene Tilton, Susanna Thompson, Lolita Flores, and Eddie Cheever.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Flatley ranks 6,462 out of 20,380. Before him are Gina Torres (1969), Steve Jordan (1957), Randall Wallace (1949), Clarke Scholes (1930), Phyllis Allen (1861), and Larry Cohen (1936). After him are Henry B. Walthall (1878), Koko Taylor (1928), Tara Reid (1975), Lou Donaldson (1926), Morgana King (1930), and Jacqueline Susann (1918).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Flatley ranks 1,975. Before him are Louise Lasser (1939), Frank Silva (1950), Blair Brown (1946), Tessa Thompson (1983), Gina Torres (1969), and Phyllis Allen (1861). After him are Henry B. Walthall (1878), Tara Reid (1975), Morgana King (1930), Buddy Ebsen (1908), Gilda Radner (1946), and Ron Leibman (1937).

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