DANCER

John Cranko

1927 - 1973

John Cranko

John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cranko is the 64th most popular dancer (down from 60th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 69th in 2019) and the most popular South African Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, John Cranko ranks 64 out of 116. Before him are Lindsay Kemp, Lucile Grahn, Hans van Manen, Micheline Bernardini, Adam Darius, and Olga Preobrajenska. After him are Yvette Chauviré, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Tamara Khanum, Vladimir Vasiliev, Lydia Lopokova, and Maria Tallchief.

Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia

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Lindsay Kemp
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 58
Lucile Grahn
1819 - 1907
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 59
Hans van Manen
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 60
Micheline Bernardini
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 61
Adam Darius
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 62
Olga Preobrajenska
1871 - 1962
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 63
John Cranko
1927 - 1973
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 64
Yvette Chauviré
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 65
Vakhtang Chabukiani
1910 - 1992
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 66
Tamara Khanum
1906 - 1991
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 67
Vladimir Vasiliev
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 68
Lydia Lopokova
1892 - 1981
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 69
Maria Tallchief
1925 - 2013
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 70

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, John Cranko ranks 259. Before him are Elisabeth Söderström, Edmund Szoka, Jarl Kulle, Piero Tosi, Luis Rijo, and Arthur Cohn. After him are Althea Gibson, Johan Ferner, Dimitar Iliev Popov, Roger Carel, Tore Svensson, and Giovanni Arpino. Among people deceased in 1973, John Cranko ranks 173. Before him are Lauri Lehtinen, Alfred Romer, José Alfredo Jiménez, Charles Daniels, Harold Hotelling, and Armas Toivonen. After him are Alexander Rou, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Elizabeth Bowen, Arturo de Córdova, Arcadio Larraona Saralegui, and Hendrik Isemborghs.

Others Born in 1927

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Elisabeth Söderström
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 253
Edmund Szoka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 254
Jarl Kulle
ACTOR
1927 - 1997
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 255
Piero Tosi
DESIGNER
1927 - 2019
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 256
Luis Rijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 257
Arthur Cohn
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 258
John Cranko
DANCER
1927 - 1973
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 259
Althea Gibson
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 260
Johan Ferner
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 261
Dimitar Iliev Popov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 262
Roger Carel
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 263
Tore Svensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2002
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 264
Giovanni Arpino
WRITER
1927 - 1987
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 265

Others Deceased in 1973

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Lauri Lehtinen
ATHLETE
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 167
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 168
José Alfredo Jiménez
SINGER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 169
Charles Daniels
SWIMMER
1885 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 170
Harold Hotelling
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 171
Armas Toivonen
ATHLETE
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 172
John Cranko
DANCER
1927 - 1973
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 173
Alexander Rou
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 174
Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1973
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 175
Elizabeth Bowen
WRITER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 176
Arturo de Córdova
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 177
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1973
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 178
Hendrik Isemborghs
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1973
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 179