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Anna Pavlova

1881 - 1931

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Anna Pavlovna Pavlova (born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova; 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1881 – 23 January 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating the role of The Dying Swan and, with her own company, being the first ballerina to tour the world, including South America, India, Mexico and Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Pavlova is the 4th most popular dancer, the 72nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 79th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Dancer.

Anna Pavlova is most famous for her ballet performances.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Anna Pavlova ranks 4 out of 116. Before her are Mata Hari, Isadora Duncan, and Rudolf Nureyev. After her are Josephine Baker, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Taglioni, Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch, Marius Petipa, Bobby Farrell, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Anna Pavlova ranks 11. Before her are Stefan Zweig, Béla Bartók, Alexander Kerensky, Roger Martin du Gard, Lu Xun, and Cecil B. DeMille. After her are Enver Pasha, William Boeing, Kliment Voroshilov, Walther von Brauchitsch, Hans Kelsen, and Clinton Davisson. Among people deceased in 1931, Anna Pavlova ranks 6. Before her are Thomas Edison, Khalil Gibran, Albert A. Michelson, Otto Wallach, and Gustave Le Bon. After her are Louise, Princess Royal, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Omar Mukhtar, Arthur Schnitzler, Lili Elbe, and Bhagat Singh.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Anna Pavlova ranks 72 out of 3,761. Before her are Boris Spassky (1937), Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627), Vladimir the Great (958), Rudolf Nureyev (1938), and Mikhail Kutuzov (1745). After her are Peter II of Russia (1715), Peter Carl Fabergé (1846), Anna of Russia (1693), Alexander Borodin (1833), Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861), and Paul Karrer (1889).

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Among DANCERS In Russia

Among dancers born in Russia, Anna Pavlova ranks 2. Before her are Rudolf Nureyev (1938). After her are Maya Plisetskaya (1925), Michel Fokine (1880), Tamara Karsavina (1885), George Balanchine (1904), Galina Ulanova (1910), Alexander Godunov (1949), Agrippina Vaganova (1879), Lev Ivanov (1834), Yury Grigorovich (1927), and Léonide Massine (1896).

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