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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth St. Denis has received more than 339,109 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ruth St. Denis is the 64th most popular designer (down from 59th in 2019), the 4,953rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,724th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Ruth St. Denis ranks 64 out of 86. Before her are Domenico Dolce, Louis Majorelle, Hans Wegner, Milena Canonero, Virgil Abloh, and Storm Thorgerson. After her are Laura Ashley, Stefano Gabbana, Piero Tosi, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Alan Freed, and Yuko Shimizu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Ruth St. Denis ranks 134. Before her are Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Grace Coolidge, Helena Roerich, Ernst Herzfeld, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, and Petros Persakis. After her are Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Martin Mutschmann, Eugène Lanti, Shinobu Ishihara, Cyril Scott, and Wladimir Aïtoff. Among people deceased in 1968, Ruth St. Denis ranks 125. Before her are Leo Huberman, Fay Bainter, Fernando Giudicelli, Bobby Driscoll, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, and Jeanne Demessieux. After her are Weegee, Vahram Papazian, Nikifor, Albert Betz, Dorothy Gish, and Juan José Tramutola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth St. Denis ranks 4,953 out of 18,182. Before her are David A. Huffman (1925), Chief Joseph (1840), Phil Woods (1931), Brad Harris (1933), Donald Barthelme (1931), and Charles David Keeling (1928). After her are Ona Zee (1951), Jim Hutton (1934), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Art Carney (1918), Kyle Chandler (1965), and Alvan Clark (1804).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Ruth St. Denis ranks 8. Before her are Iris Apfel (1921), Betsy Ross (1752), Syd Mead (1933), Milton Glaser (1929), Paul Rand (1914), and Virgil Abloh (1980). After her are Alan Freed (1921), Colleen Atwood (1948), Ollie Johnston (1912), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), Marc Davis (1913), and Kate Spade (1962).

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