Dance List of Famous Dancers

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List of famous dancers, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top dancers in the world? This includes the most prominent dancers, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable dancers is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic dancers were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned dancers.

List people range from Britney Spears to Miley Cyrus.

From reputable, prominent, and well known dancers to the lesser known dancers of today, these are some of the best professionals in the dancer field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous dancers ever?" and "What are the names of famous dancers?" then you're in the right place. (1793 items)

Jennifer Lopez is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known as J. Lo, is an American actress, author, fashion designer, dancer, producer, and singer. She became interested in pursuing a career in the ...more

Britney Spears is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Britney Jean Spears is an American singer and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a ...more

Miley Cyrus is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her father is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. She held minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her ...more

Rihanna is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known by her stage name Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, actress, and fashion designer. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, her career began upon meeting record producer Evan ...more

Vanessa Hudgens is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer. Hudgens rose to prominence playing Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series. Hudgens has also appeared in various films and ...more

Eva Longoria is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Eva Jacqueline Longoria is an American actress, producer, director, activist and businesswoman. Longoria's career began in 1998, when she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, and later began ...more

Christina Aguilera is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Christina María Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Rochester and Wexford, Pennsylvania, she appeared on the television ...more

Madonna is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She achieved popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery ...more

Lady Gaga is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. She initially performed in theater, appearing in high school plays, and ...more

Stacy Keibler is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler is an American actress, model, former professional wrestler and valet who is best known for her work with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment ...more

Shakira is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, ...more

Ashley Tisdale is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress, singer, and producer. During her childhood, she appeared in more than 100 TV advertisements and had roles in theatre and television shows. In ...more

Carmen Electra is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Tara Leigh Patrick, better known by her stage name Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. She gained fame for her appearances in ...more

Victoria Justice is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Victoria Dawn Justice is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She debuted as an actress at the age of 10 and has since appeared in several films and television series including the ...more

Catherine Zeta-Jones is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Catherine Zeta-Jones CBE is a Welsh actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of British and U.S. television films and small roles in films, which ...more

Amy Adams is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Amy Lou Adams is an American actress and singer. Adams began her career on stage performing in dinner theatre and later made her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous. After moving to Los ...more

Demi Lovato is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato is an American actress, singer, and songwriter who made her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends. In 2008, Lovato rose to prominence in the ...more

Gwen Stefani is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt. During the band's hiatus, Stefani ...more

Michael Jackson is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal ...more

Justin Timberlake is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. ...more

Cheryl Cole is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Cheryl Ann Fernandez-Versini is an English recording artist, dancer, and television personality who is known by the mononym Cheryl in the context of her recording promotions. She rose to fame in ...more

Chris Brown is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Christopher Maurice Brown "Chris" Brown is an American recording artist, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he taught himself to sing and dance at a young age and was ...more

Raven-Symoné is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman is an American actress, comedian, model, singer, songwriter, dancer, and television producer. She first appeared on television in 1989 on The Cosby Show as ...more

Victoria Beckham is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English businesswoman, fashion designer, model and singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh ...more

Brooke Burke Charvet is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Brooke Burke-Charvet, better known by her maiden name, Brooke Burke, is an American actress, dancer, model and television personality. She is known for Rock Star, winning the seventh season of ...more

Nicole Scherzinger is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Nicole Scherzinger is an American recording artist, actress and television personality. After reaching one-hit wonder success with girl group Eden's Crush, she signed with Interscope Records in ...more

Julianne Hough is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American dancer, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is a two-time professional champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She was nominated for a Creative Arts ...more

Audrey Hepburn is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as ...more

Goldie Hawn is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Goldie Jeanne Hawn is an American actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer. Hawn is known for her roles in television's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and films such as The ...more

Tina Turner is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Anna Mae Bullock, known by her stage name Tina Turner, is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and ...more

John Travolta is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list List of Famous Dancers
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box ...more

Summer Glau is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Summer Lyn Glau is an American actress best known for playing River Tam in the space western series Firefly and its film sequel Serenity. She also played Cameron in the science fiction series ...more

Janet Jackson is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate ...more

Aly Michalka is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka is an American actress and recording artist. Michalka gained fame for playing the role of Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel original series Phil of the ...more

Christina Milian is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Christine Flores, better known as Christina Milian, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. At the age of 19, Milian signed a contract with Def Jam. In 2001, Milian released her ...more

Vanessa Williams is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list List of Famous Dancers

Ashlee Simpson is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Ashley Nicolle Simpson Ross known by the stage name Ashlee Simpson, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. The younger sister of Jessica Simpson, she rose to prominence as a participant ...more

Channing Tatum is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and model. Tatum made his film debut in the drama film Coach Carter. His breakthrough role was in the 2006 dance film Step Up, ...more

Rita Hayworth is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. She is perhaps best known for ...more

P!nk is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Alecia Beth Moore, better known by her stage name P!nk, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Originally a member of the girl group Choice, she rose to fame as an R&B artist with ...more

Kelly Rowland is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the ...more

Ann-Margret is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Ann-Margret is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, and Tommy. ...more

Bob Hope is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS, was an English-born American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Hope ...more

Usher is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Usher Terry Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first U.S. Billboard ...more

Paula Abdul is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Paula Julie Abdul is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. She began her ...more

Elizabeth Berkley is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren is an American television, film and theatre actress. Berkley's most notable roles were in the television series Saved by the Bell, as the brainy Jessie Spano, and the ...more

Neil Patrick Harris is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, magician, singer, and television host. He is known for playing Barney Stinson in the television comedy series How ...more

Ciara is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Ciara Princess Harris, known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world ...more

Aaliyah is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television ...more

Cher is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list List of Famous Dancers
Cher is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, fashion designer, television host, comedian, dancer, businesswoman, philanthropist, author, film producer, director, and record producer. ...more