1904 - 1986
Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Shastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rukmini Devi Arundale has received more than 1,301,618 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Rukmini Devi Arundale is the 78th most popular dancer (down from 67th in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from India (down from 595th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Dancer.
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Among dancers, Rukmini Devi Arundale ranks 78 out of 76. Before her are Sylvie Guillem, Micheline Bernardini, Joaquín Cortés, Svetlana Zakharova, Avdotia Istomina, and Katherine Dunham. After her are Mrinalini Sarabhai, Frankie Manning, Balasaraswati, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Jin Xing, and Robert Helpmann.
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
1909 - 1986
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 84
Among people born in 1904, Rukmini Devi Arundale ranks 267. Before her are Marcel Capelle, Carleton S. Coon, Sadi Irmak, Hendrik Timmer, Henry Johansen, and Renzo Minoli. After her are Jimmy Dorsey, Domingo García, Alfredo Sánchez, Gladys George, Wilmer Allison, and Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz. Among people deceased in 1986, Rukmini Devi Arundale ranks 218. Before her are Anton Janda, Olaf Hoffsbakken, Alfonso Thiele, Robert Alda, Snorri Hjartarson, and Ria Baran. After her are Yukiko Okada, Domingo García, Richard Manuel, Adolf Brudes, Noboru Terada, and Sonny Terry.
1904 - 1996
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 261
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 262
1904 - 1990
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 263
1904 - 1998
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 264
1904 - 1988
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 265
1904 - 1965
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 266
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 267
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 268
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 269
1904 - 2000
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 270
1904 - 1954
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 271
1904 - 1977
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 272
1904 - 1973
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 273
1904 - 1986
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 212
1908 - 1986
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 213
1920 - 1986
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 214
1914 - 1986
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 215
1906 - 1986
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 216
1922 - 1986
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 217
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 218
1967 - 1986
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 219
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 220
1943 - 1986
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 221
1899 - 1986
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 222
1917 - 1986
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 223
1911 - 1986
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 224
Among people born in India, Rukmini Devi Arundale ranks 626 out of 1,493. Before her are Gurdial Singh (1933), George Fernandes (1930), Rahul Gandhi (1970), Indra Nooyi (1955), Anna Chandy (1905), and The Great Gama (1878). After her are Ismail Merchant (1936), Asha Parekh (1942), Ardeshir Irani (1886), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Veerappan (1952), and Zeenat Aman (1951).
1933 - 2016
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 620
1930 - 2019
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 621
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 622
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 623
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 624
1878 - 1960
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 625
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 626
1936 - 2005
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 627
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 628
1886 - 1969
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 629
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 630
1952 - 2004
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 631
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 632
Among dancers born in India, Rukmini Devi Arundale ranks 2. Before her are Birju Maharaj (1937). After her are Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Balasaraswati (1918), Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940), Saroj Khan (1948), and Sonal Mansingh (1944).
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 2
1918 - 2016
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 3
1918 - 1984
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 5
1948 - 2020
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 6
1944 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 7