DANCER
Vaslav Nijinsky
1889 - 1950
Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav or Vatslav Nijinsky (; Russian: Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, romanized: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky, IPA: [ˈvatsləf fɐˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj]; Polish: Wacław Niżyński, IPA: [ˈvatswaf ɲiˈʐɨj̃skʲi]; 12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish ancestry. He is regarded as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Nijinsky was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vaslav Nijinsky has received more than 1,360,047 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Vaslav Nijinsky is the 6th most popular dancer, the 30th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 25th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Dancer.
Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He is most famous for his performance in the ballet "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
70.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
9.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Vaslav Nijinsky ranks 6 out of 116. Before him are Mata Hari, Isadora Duncan, Rudolf Nureyev, Anna Pavlova, and Josephine Baker. After him are Pina Bausch, Bobby Farrell, Marius Petipa, Marie Taglioni, Maurice Béjart, and Margot Fonteyn.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMata Hari
1876 - 1917
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 1
Isadora Duncan
1877 - 1927
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 2
Rudolf Nureyev
1938 - 1993
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 3
Anna Pavlova
1881 - 1931
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 4
Josephine Baker
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 5
Vaslav Nijinsky
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 6
Pina Bausch
1940 - 2009
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 7
Bobby Farrell
1949 - 2010
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 8
Marius Petipa
1818 - 1910
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 9
Marie Taglioni
1804 - 1884
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 10
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 11
Margot Fonteyn
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Vaslav Nijinsky ranks 13. Before him are Jean Cocteau, Edwin Hubble, Paul Karrer, Ante Pavelić, Anna Akhmatova, and Arnold J. Toynbee. After him are Manuel II of Portugal, Igor Sikorsky, Idris of Libya, Gabriel Marcel, Gabriela Mistral, and Carl von Ossietzky. Among people deceased in 1950, Vaslav Nijinsky ranks 6. Before him are George Orwell, George Bernard Shaw, Gustaf V of Sweden, Joseph Schumpeter, and Johannes V. Jensen. After him are Albert Lebrun, Heinrich Mann, Willis Carrier, Marcel Mauss, Norman Haworth, and Vallabhbhai Patel.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsJean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 7
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 8
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 9
Ante Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 10
Anna Akhmatova
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 11
Arnold J. Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 12
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 13
Manuel II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1932
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 14
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 15
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 16
Gabriel Marcel
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 17
Gabriela Mistral
WRITER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 18
Carl von Ossietzky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsGeorge Orwell
WRITER
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
George Bernard Shaw
WRITER
1856 - 1950
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 2
Gustaf V of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1950
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 3
Joseph Schumpeter
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 4
Johannes V. Jensen
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 5
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 6
Albert Lebrun
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 7
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
Willis Carrier
INVENTOR
1876 - 1950
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 9
Marcel Mauss
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 10
Norman Haworth
CHEMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 11
Vallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Vaslav Nijinsky ranks 30 out of 1,365. Before him are Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), Élie Metchnikoff (1845), Ludwig von Mises (1881), Kliment Voroshilov (1881), and Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916). After him are Edgar de Wahl (1867), Sergei Korolev (1906), Wilhelm Reich (1897), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Moshe Sharett (1894), and Grigory Zinoviev (1883).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsViktor Yushchenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 24
Leonid Kuchma
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 25
Élie Metchnikoff
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1916
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 26
Ludwig von Mises
ECONOMIST
1881 - 1973
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 27
Kliment Voroshilov
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1969
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 28
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 29
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 30
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 31
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 32
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 33
Ivan Mazepa
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1709
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 34
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 35
Grigory Zinoviev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 36
Among DANCERS In Ukraine
Among dancers born in Ukraine, Vaslav Nijinsky ranks 1. After him are Serge Lifar (1904), Olga Khokhlova (1891), Natalia Dudinskaya (1912), Svetlana Zakharova (1979), Sergei Polunin (1989), and Masha Dashkina Maddux (1986).
Vaslav Nijinsky
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 1
Serge Lifar
1904 - 1986
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 2
Olga Khokhlova
1891 - 1955
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3
Natalia Dudinskaya
1912 - 2003
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 4
Svetlana Zakharova
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 5
Sergei Polunin
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 6
Masha Dashkina Maddux
1986 - Present
HPI: 19.40
Rank: 7