DANCER
Vladimir Vasiliev
1940 - Today
Vladimir Vasiliev
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (Russian: Владимир Викторович Васильев; born 18 April 1940) is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Vasiliev has received more than 21,288 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Vladimir Vasiliev is the 64th most popular dancer (down from 58th in 2019), the 1,426th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,294th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Dancer.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
50.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Vladimir Vasiliev ranks 64 out of 116. Before him are Alvin Ailey, Micheline Bernardini, John Cranko, Ninette de Valois, Jean Coralli, and John Neumeier. After him are Tamara Khanum, Yvette Chauviré, Lydia Lopokova, Vera Karalli, Olga Preobrajenska, and Mrinalini Sarabhai.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlvin Ailey
1931 - 1989
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 58
Micheline Bernardini
1927 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 59
John Cranko
1927 - 1973
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 60
Ninette de Valois
1898 - 2001
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 61
Jean Coralli
1779 - 1854
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 62
John Neumeier
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 63
Vladimir Vasiliev
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 64
Tamara Khanum
1906 - 1991
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 65
Yvette Chauviré
1917 - 2016
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 66
Lydia Lopokova
1892 - 1981
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 67
Vera Karalli
1889 - 1972
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 68
Olga Preobrajenska
1871 - 1962
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 69
Mrinalini Sarabhai
1918 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 70
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Vladimir Vasiliev ranks 284. Before him are Levon Helm, Richard Lynch, Jacques Duquesne, Jia Qinglin, Fleur Jaeggy, and Nanni Galli. After him are Gennadi Strekalov, Ansumane Mané, Sharad Pawar, Philippe Léotard, Conny Plank, and Frankie Avalon.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsLevon Helm
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 278
Richard Lynch
ACTOR
1940 - 2012
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 279
Jacques Duquesne
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 280
Jia Qinglin
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 281
Fleur Jaeggy
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 282
Nanni Galli
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 283
Vladimir Vasiliev
DANCER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 284
Gennadi Strekalov
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 2004
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 285
Ansumane Mané
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2000
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 286
Sharad Pawar
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 287
Philippe Léotard
ACTOR
1940 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 288
Conny Plank
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1987
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 289
Frankie Avalon
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 290
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Vasiliev ranks 1,426 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Potanin (1961), Aleksei Balabanov (1959), Ivan Pyryev (1901), Nikolay Novikov (1744), Yevgeny Morgunov (1927), and Nadezhda Udaltsova (1885). After him are Karen Shakhnazarov (1952), Abraham of Smolensk (1172), Sergey Botkin (1832), Gennadi Strekalov (1940), Andrej Hoteev (1946), and Alexander Kemurdzhian (1921).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Potanin
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 1,420
Aleksei Balabanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - 2013
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 1,421
Ivan Pyryev
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1968
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 1,422
Nikolay Novikov
WRITER
1744 - 1818
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 1,423
Yevgeny Morgunov
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 1,424
Nadezhda Udaltsova
PAINTER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 1,425
Vladimir Vasiliev
DANCER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,426
Karen Shakhnazarov
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,427
Abraham of Smolensk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1172 - 1221
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,428
Sergey Botkin
PHYSICIAN
1832 - 1889
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,429
Gennadi Strekalov
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 2004
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1,430
Andrej Hoteev
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 1,431
Alexander Kemurdzhian
ENGINEER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 1,432
Among DANCERS In Russia
Among dancers born in Russia, Vladimir Vasiliev ranks 12. Before him are Galina Ulanova (1910), George Balanchine (1904), Alexander Godunov (1949), Agrippina Vaganova (1879), Lev Ivanov (1834), and Léonide Massine (1896). After him are Lydia Lopokova (1892), Vera Karalli (1889), Olga Preobrajenska (1871), Olga Spessivtseva (1895), Yury Grigorovich (1927), and Avdotia Istomina (1799).
Galina Ulanova
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 6
George Balanchine
1904 - 1983
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 7
Alexander Godunov
1949 - 1995
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 8
Agrippina Vaganova
1879 - 1951
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
Lev Ivanov
1834 - 1901
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 10
Léonide Massine
1896 - 1979
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 11
Vladimir Vasiliev
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 12
Lydia Lopokova
1892 - 1981
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 13
Vera Karalli
1889 - 1972
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 14
Olga Preobrajenska
1871 - 1962
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 15
Olga Spessivtseva
1895 - 1991
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 16
Yury Grigorovich
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 17
Avdotia Istomina
1799 - 1848
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 18