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Dancer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as dancer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Tim Draper
1954 – 2003
American ballet dancer and choreographer

Medieval era
Empress Theodora
500 CE – June 28, 548 CE
Byzantine empress from 527 to 548

Contemporary era
Maya Angelou
April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014
Poet and memoirist of the American experience

Modern era
Greta Garbo
September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990
Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

Modern era
Fred Astaire
May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987
American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)

Modern era
James Brown
May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006
American musician (1933–2006)

Modern era
Tina Turner
November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

Contemporary era
Michael Jackson
August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009
The King of Pop, best-selling entertainer in history

Contemporary era
Beyonce
b. September 4, 1981
American singer-songwriter (born 1981)

Contemporary era
Katy Perry
b. October 25, 1984
American singer

Contemporary era
Tate McRae
b. July 1, 2003
Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer

Contemporary era
Sushant Singh Rajput
January 21, 1986 – June 14, 2020
Indian actor (1986-2020)

Modern era
Carmen Miranda
February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955
Brazilian singer (1909–1955)

Modern era
Uday Shankar
December 8, 1900 – September 26, 1977
Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor (1900-1977)

Modern era
Rukmini Devi Arundale
February 29, 1904 – February 24, 1986
Indian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986)

Modern era
Balasaraswati
May 13, 1918 – February 9, 1984
Indian dancer (1918-1984)

Modern era
Bulbul Chowdhury
January 1, 1919 – May 17, 1954
Bengali dancer

Modern era
Gauhar Jaan
June 26, 1873 – January 17, 1930
Indian singer and dancer (1873-1930)

Modern era
Rita Hayworth
October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987
American actress (1918–1987)

Contemporary era
Billie Eilish
b. December 18, 2001
American singer-songwriter (born 2001)