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Sergei Diaghilev

1872 - 1929

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Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ( dee-AG-il-ef; Russian: Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf]; 31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1872 – 19 August 1929), also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. Diaghilev's career can be divided into two periods: in Saint Petersburg (1898–1906) and while as an emigrant (1906–1929). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergei Diaghilev is the 73rd most popular businessperson (down from 59th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Russia (down from 179th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Businessperson.

Sergei Diaghilev was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, and impresario. He is most famous for founding the Ballets Russes in 1909.

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Among businesspeople, Sergei Diaghilev ranks 73 out of 847. Before him are Otto Frank, Robert Bosch, Dietrich Mateschitz, J. Paul Getty, Martin Cooper, and Jakob Fugger. After him are Rupert Murdoch, Henri Nestlé, Richard Branson, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Larry Fink, and Flavio Briatore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Sergei Diaghilev ranks 19. Before him are Léon Blum, Paul Langevin, Anton Denikin, Marcel Mauss, Djemal Pasha, and Maurice Gamelin. After him are Louis Blériot, Sri Aurobindo, Jože Plečnik, Norman Angell, Aubrey Beardsley, and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. Among people deceased in 1929, Sergei Diaghilev ranks 12. Before him are Wilhelm Maybach, Herman Hollerith, Charles Cooley, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Bernhard von Bülow, and Prince Maximilian of Baden. After him are Emile Berliner, Émile Loubet, Thomas Burke, Maria Christina of Austria, Aby Warburg, and Princess Viktoria of Prussia.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergei Diaghilev ranks 190 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Herzen (1812), Ivan Krylov (1769), Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (1708), Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (1928), Yakov Sverdlov (1885), and Andrei Tupolev (1888). After him are Marina Tsvetaeva (1892), Öz Beg Khan (1282), Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Vladimir Solovyov (1853), Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882), and Felix Yusupov (1887).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Russia

Among businesspeople born in Russia, Sergei Diaghilev ranks 2. Before him are Boris Berezovsky (1946). After him are Roman Abramovich (1966), Mikhail Khodorkovsky (1963), Pavel Tretyakov (1832), Pavel Durov (1984), Beate Uhse-Rotermund (1919), Arkady Rotenberg (1951), Sergei Shchukin (1854), Oleg Deripaska (1968), Mikhail Prokhorov (1965), and Savva Mamontov (1841).

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