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Ruth St. Denis

1879 - 1968

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Ruth St. Denis (born Ruth Dennis; January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an American pioneer of modern dance, introducing eastern ideas into the art and paving the way for other women in dance. She was inspired by the Delsarte advocate Genevieve Stebbins. St. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth St. Denis is the 72nd most popular designer (down from 69th in 2019), the 7,398th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,809th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Ruth St. Denis ranks 72 out of 104. Before her are Nicolas Jenson, Storm Thorgerson, Piero Tosi, Stefano Gabbana, Laura Ashley, and Paul Smith. After her are Alan Freed, Lia van Leer, Robert Kalina, Ollie Johnston, Bill Moggridge, and Erik Spiekermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Ruth St. Denis ranks 194. Before her are Magnús Guðmundsson, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, John Ireland, Jules De Bisschop, Edward Hennig, and Ernst Schultz. After her are Miles Franklin, Frank Odberg, Sydney Greenstreet, Birger Sörvik, Kārlis Skalbe, and Marion Jones Farquhar. Among people deceased in 1968, Ruth St. Denis ranks 198. Before her are Astrid Cleve, Dorothy Holman, Pietro Pastore, Marion Lorne, Willy Jäggi, and Branislav Sekulić. After her are Giuseppe Lepori, Dan Duryea, Giuseppe Enrici, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, León Felipe, and Manuel Bandeira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth St. Denis ranks 7,400 out of 20,380. Before her are Roger McGuinn (1942), Morton Gould (1913), Herbie Mann (1930), Tim Hardin (1941), Norman Spinrad (1940), and Edgar Winter (1946). After her are Josh Hutcherson (1992), Tom Kane (1962), William Gibson (1914), Edward S. Holden (1846), Ashrita Furman (1954), and Daniel von Bargen (1950).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Ruth St. Denis ranks 7. Before her are Steve Jobs (1955), Iris Apfel (1921), Betsy Ross (1752), Milton Glaser (1929), Syd Mead (1933), and Paul Rand (1914). After her are Alan Freed (1921), Ollie Johnston (1912), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), Colleen Atwood (1948), Marc Davis (1913), and Virgil Abloh (1980).

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