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Pierina Legnani

1863 - 1930

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Pierina Legnani (30 September 1863 – 15 November 1930) was an Italian ballerina considered one of the greatest ballerinas of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierina Legnani is the 47th most popular dancer (down from 40th in 2019), the 2,508th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,355th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Pierina Legnani ranks 47 out of 116. Before her are Merce Cunningham, Hilde Holger, Ninette de Valois, Zizi Jeanmaire, Léonide Massine, and Frederick Ashton. After her are Gaétan Vestris, Jiří Kylián, Arthur Saint-Léon, Enrico Cecchetti, William Forsythe, and John Neumeier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Pierina Legnani ranks 75. Before her are Yevhen Petrushevych, Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Fyodor Sologub, Franz Schalk, Louis Couperus, and Olha Kobylianska. After her are Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Richard Dehmel, Francisco León de la Barra, Klara Zamenhof, Vladimir Obruchev, and Hans Aanrud. Among people deceased in 1930, Pierina Legnani ranks 60. Before her are Isidor Gunsberg, Emil Krebs, Oskar Nedbal, Viggo Jensen, Alois Jirásek, and Paul Levi. After her are Joseph Achille Le Bel, Mabel Normand, Adolf Wölfli, Maximilian Njegovan, Benedykt Dybowski, and Bill Holland.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pierina Legnani ranks 2,508 out of 5,161. Before her are Taddeo Zuccari (1529), Domenico Dragonetti (1763), Antonio Bacci (1885), Sergio Sollima (1921), Giovanni Visconti (1290), and Mario Merz (1925). After her are Girolamo Priuli (1486), Dagobert of Pisa (1100), Giancarlo Antognoni (1954), Crescenzio Sepe (1943), Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (-400), and Carlo Airoldi (1869).

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Among DANCERS In Italy

Among dancers born in Italy, Pierina Legnani ranks 3. Before her are Carlo Blasis (1797), and Filippo Taglioni (1777). After her are Gaétan Vestris (1729), Enrico Cecchetti (1850), and Carla Fracci (1936).

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