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Twyla Tharp

1941 - Today

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Twyla Tharp (; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the company in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Twyla Tharp has received more than 1,052,391 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Twyla Tharp is the 98th most popular dancer (down from 86th in 2019), the 11,571st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,282nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Dancer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Twyla Tharp ranks 98 out of 116. Before her are Dušanka Sifnios, Svetlana Zakharova, Sonal Mansingh, Jin Xing, Saroj Khan, and Robert Helpmann. After her are Antony Tudor, Rachel Brice, Padma Subrahmanyam, Agnes de Mille, Kapila Vatsyayan, and Sergei Polunin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Twyla Tharp ranks 594. Before her are Rubén Correa, Roger Taylor, Barrett Strong, Javier Vargas, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, and David Walker. After her are Reg Presley, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Dr. Demento, Frederick D. Gregory, David Darling, and Hugo Berly.

Others Born in 1941

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Twyla Tharp ranks 11,571 out of 20,380. Before her are Gretchen Carlson (1966), Mackenzie Foy (2000), Peter Kreeft (1937), Kaye Hall (1951), Grace Cunard (1893), and Mike Gravel (1930). After her are Gaylord Nelson (1916), Erik Spoelstra (1970), Warren G (1970), Daniel Bryan (1981), Robert S. Woodworth (1869), and Harold Smith (1909).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Twyla Tharp ranks 14. Before her are John Neumeier (1939), Doris Humphrey (1895), Adam Darius (1930), Yvonne Rainer (1934), Katherine Dunham (1909), and Frankie Manning (1914). After her are Rachel Brice (1972), Agnes de Mille (1905), Rozonda Thomas (1971), and Misty Copeland (1982).

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