# List of prima ballerinas

This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, technically the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first. It is also used as a description of the place of a particular dancer within a company.
"Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts".

## List of prima ballerinas

| Full name | First name | Last name | Year of birth | Year of death | Nationality | Active dancer? |
| Nuno Cunha | Nuno | Cunha | 1971 | | Braga - Portugal | Yes |
| Stella Abrera | Stella | Abrera | 1978 | | Philippines/United States | No |
| Diana Adams | Diana | Adams | 1926 | 1993 | United States | No |
| Amandine Albisson | Amandine | Albisson | 1989 | | France | Yes |
| Maria Alexandrova | Maria | Alexandrova | 1978 | | Russia | Yes |
| Heléne Alexopoulos | Heléne | Alexopoulos | | | United States | No |
| Alicia Amatriain | Alicia | Amatriain | | | Spain | Yes |
| Josette Amiel | Josette | Amiel | 1930 | | France | No |
| Nina Ananiashvili | Nina | Ananiashvili | 1963 | | Georgia | No |
| Dores André | Dores | André | | | Spain | Yes |
| Elena Andreianova | Elena | Andreianova | 1819 | 1857 | Russia | No |
| Loipa Araújo | Loipa | Araújo | 1941 | | Cuba | No |
| Carole Arbo | Carole | Arbo | 1961 | | France | No |
| Sadaise Arencibia | Sadaise | Arencibia | c. 1981 | | Cuba | Yes |
| Sonia Arova | Sonia | Arova | 1927 | 2001 | Bulgaria | No |
| Merrill Ashley | Merrill | Ashley | 1950 | | United States | No |
| Altynai Asylmuratova | Altynai | Asylmuratova | 1961 | | Russia | No |
| Silvia Azzoni | Silvia | Azzoni | 1973 | | Italy | Yes |
| Elisa Badenes | Elisa | Badenes | | | Spain | Yes |
| Bai Shuxiang | Shuxiang | Bai | 1939 | | China | No |
| Caroline Baldwin | Caroline | Baldwin | 1990 | | United States | Yes |
| Melania Ballish Regueiro | Melania | Ballish Regueiro | 1975 | | Brazil | No |
| Irina Baronova | Irina | Baronova | 1919 | 2008 | Russia | No |
| Maniya Barredo | Maniya | Barredo | 1951 | | Philippines | No |
| Léonore Baulac | Léonore | Baulac | 1990 | | France | Yes |
| Pati Behrs | Pati | Behrs | 1922 | 2004 | Russia | No |
| Christiana Bennett | Christiana | Bennett | | | United States | No |
| Leanne Benjamin | Leanne | Benjamin | 1964 | | Australia | No |
| Svetlana Beriosova | Svetlana | Beriosova | 1932 | 1998 | Lithuania | No |
| Claude Bessy | Claude | Bessy | 1932 | | France | No |
| Skylar Brandt | Skylar | Brandt | 1993 | | United States | Yes |
| Deborah Bull | Deborah | Bull | 1963 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Natalia Bessmertnova | Natalia | Bessmertnova | 1941 | 2008 | Russia | No |
| Alicja Boniuszko | Alicja | Boniuszko | 1937 | 2019 | Poland | No |
| Aurora Bosch | Aurora | Bosch | 1942 | | Cuba | No |
| Hélène Bouchet | Hélène | Bouchet | 1980 | | France | Yes |
| Ashley Bouder | Ashley | Bouder | 1983 | | United States | Yes |
| Isabella Boylston | Isabella | Boylston | 1986 | | United States | Yes |
| Amparo Brito | Amparo | Brito | | | Cuba | No |
| Norodom Buppha Devi | Norodom | Buppha Devi | 1943 | 2019 | Cambodia | No |
| Darcey Bussell | Darcey | Bussell | 1969 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Maria Calegari | Maria | Calegari | 1957 | | United States | No |
| Elisa Carrillo Cabrera | Elisa | Carrillo Cabrera | 1981 | | Mexico | Yes |
| Carolyn Carlson | Carolyn | Carlson | | | France | No |
| Fanny Cerrito | Fanny | Cerrito | 1817 | 1909 | Italy | No |
| Ludmilla Chiriaeff | Ludmilla | Chiriaeff | 1924 | 1996 | Canada | No |
| Yvonne Chouteau | Yvonne | Chouteau | 1929 | 2016 | United States | No |
| Frances Chung | Frances | Chung | | | Canada | Yes |
| Isabelle Ciaravola | Isabelle | Ciaravola | 1972 | | France | No |
| Lia Cirio | Lia | Cirio | | | United States | Yes |
| Evelyn Cisneros-Legate | Evelyn | Cisneros-Legate | 1958 | | United States | No |
| Simone Clarke | Simone | Clarke | 1970 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Florence Clerc | Florence | Clerc | 1951 | | France | No |
| Alina Cojocaru | Alina | Cojocaru | 1981 | | Romania | Yes |
| Valentine Colasante | Valentine | Colasante | 1989 | | France | Yes |
| Janet Collins | Janet | Collins | 1917 | 2003 | United States | No |
| Petra Conti | Petra | Conti | 1988 | | Italy | Yes |
| Misty Copeland | Misty | Copeland | 1982 | | United States | Yes |
| Bernice Coppieters | Bernice | Coppieters | 1970 | | Belgium | No |
| Émilie Cozette | Émilie | Cozette | 1981 | | France | No |
| J'aime Crandall | J'aime | Crandall | 1982 | | United States | Yes |
| Lauren Cuthbertson | Lauren | Cuthbertson | 1984 | | United Kingdom | Yes |
| Alexandra Danilova | Alexandra | Danilova | 1903 | 1997 | Russia | No |
| Lycette Darsonval | Lycette | Darsonval | 1912 | 1996 | France | No |
| Liane Daydé | Liane | Daydé | 1932 | 2022 | France | No |
| Igone de Jongh | Igone | de Jongh | 1979 | | Netherlands | No |
| Ninette de Valois | Ninette | de Valois | 1898 | 2001 | Ireland | No |
| Sasha De Sola | Sasha | De Sola | | | United States | Yes |
| Holly Dorger | Holly | Dorger | | | United States | Yes |
| Jurgita Dronina | Jurgita | Dronina | 1986 | | Russia/Lithuania | Yes |
| Natalia Dudinskaya | Natalia | Dudinskaya | 1912 | 2003 | Ukraine | No |
| Aurélie Dupont | Aurélie | Dupont | 1973 | | France | No |
| Viviana Durante | Viviana | Durante | 1967 | | Italy | No |
| Irina Dvorovenko | Irina | Dvorovenko | 1973 | | Ukraine | No |
| Madeleine Eastoe | Madeleine | Eastoe | | | Australia | No |
| Marina Eglevsky | Marina | Eglevsky | | | United States | No |
| Lubov Egorova | Lubov | Egorova | 1880 | 1972 | Russia | No |
| Ashley Ellis | Ashley | Ellis | | | United States | No |
| Fanny Elssler | Fanny | Elssler | 1810 | 1884 | Austria | No |
| Megan Fairchild | Megan | Fairchild | 1984 | | United States | Yes |
| Suzanne Farrell | Suzanne | Farrell | 1945 | | United States | No |
| Lorena Feijóo | Lorena | Feijóo | | | Cuba | No |
| Lorna Feijóo | Lorena | Feijóo | | | Cuba | No |
| Nikisha Fogo | Nikisha | Fogo | 1995 | | Sweden | Yes |
| Norma Fontenla | Norma | Fontenla | 1930 | 1971 | Argentina | No |
| Margot Fonteyn | Margot | Fonteyn | 1919 | 1991 | United Kingdom | No |
| Carla Fracci | Carla | Fracci | 1936 | 2021 | Italy | No |
| Mathilde Froustey | Mathilde | Froustey | 1985 | | France | Yes |
| Fanny Gaida | Fanny | Gaida | 1961 | | France | No |
| Mara Galeazzi | Mara | Galeazzi | 1973 | | Italy | No |
| Rosina Galli | Rosina | Galli | 1892 | 1940 | Italy | No |
| Marta García | Marta | García | 1949 | 2017 | Cuba | No |
| Yekaterina Geltzer | Yekaterina | Geltzer | 1876 | 1962 | Russia | No |
| Emilie Gerrity | Emilie | Gerrity | | | United States | Yes |
| Dorothée Gilbert | Dorothée | Gilbert | 1983 | | France | Yes |
| Marie-Agnès Gillot | Marie-Agnès | Gillot | 1975 | | France | No |
| Céline Gittens | Céline | Gittens | | | Trinidad and Tobago | Yes |
| Beryl Goldwyn | Beryl | Goldwyn | 1930 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Ofelia González | Ofelia | González | | | Cuba | No |
| Kathleen Gorham | Kathleen | Gorham | 1928 | 1983 | Australia | No |
| Diana Gould | Diana | Gould | 1912 | 2003 | United Kingdom | No |
| Nadezhda Gracheva | Nadezhda | Gracheva | 1969 | | Kazakhstan | No |
| Lucile Grahn | Lucile | Grahn | 1819 | 1907 | Denmark | No |
| Cynthia Gregory | Cynthia | Gregory | 1946 | | United States | No |
| Beryl Grey | Beryl | Grey | 1927 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Carlotta Grisi | Carlotta | Grisi | 1819 | 1899 | Italy | No |
| Isabelle Guérin | Isabelle | Guérin | 1961 | | France | No |
| Sylvie Guillem | Sylvie | Guillem | 1965 | | France | No |
| Evelyn Hart | Evelyn | Hart | 1956 | | Canada | No |
| Marcia Haydée | Marcia | Haydée | 1937 | | Brazil | No |
| Francesca Hayward | Francesca | Hayward | 1992 | | United Kingdom | Yes |
| Laura Hecquet | Laura | Hecquet | 1984 | | France | Yes |
| Robyn Hendricks | Robyn | Hendricks | | | South Africa | Yes |
| Paloma Herrera | Paloma | Herrera | 1975 | | Argentina | No |
| Rosella Hightower | Rosella | Hightower | 1920 | 2008 | United States | No |
| Greta Hodgkinson | Greta | Hodgkinson | 1973 | | United States | Yes |
| Catherine Hurlin | Catherine | Hurlin | 1996 | | United States | Yes |
| Carrie Imler | Carrie | Imler | 1977/1978 | | United States | No |
| Avdotia Istomina | Avdotia | Istomina | 1799 | 1848 | Russia | No |
| Rowena Jackson | Rowena | Jackson | 1926 | 2024 | New Zealand | No |
| Xue Jinghua | Xue | Jinghua | 1945 | | China | No |
| Anna Johansson | Anna | Johansson | 1860 | 1917 | Russia | No |
| Lana Jones | Lana | Jones | | | Australia | No |
| Karen Kain | Karen | Kain | 1951 | | Canada | No |
| Yuriko Kajiya | Yuriko | Kajiya | 1984 | | Japan | Yes |
| Fumi Kaneko | Fumi | Kaneko | 1991 | | Japan | Yes |
| Nina Kaptsova | Nina | Kaptsova | 1978 | | Russia | Yes |
| Kang Sue-jin | Sue-jin | Kang | 1967 | | South Korea | No |
| Bernara Karieva | Bernara | Karieva | 1936 | | Uzbekistan | No |
| Tamara Karsavina | Tamara | Karsavina | 1885 | 1978 | Russia | No |
| Allegra Kent | Allegra | Kent | 1937 | | United States | No |
| Julie Kent | Julie | Kent | 1969 | | United States | No |
| Dominique Khalfouni | Dominique | Khalfouni | 1951 | | France | No |
| Ji-Young Kim | Ji-Young | Kim | 1978 | | South Korea | Yes |
| Gelsey Kirkland | Gelsey | Kirkland | 1952 | | United States | No |
| Daria Klimentová | Daria | Klimentová | 1971 | | Czechoslovakia | No |
| Maria Kochetkova | Maria | Kochetkova | 1984 | | Russia | Yes |
| Elizaveta Kokoreva | Elizaveta | Kokoreva | | | Russia | Yes |
| Carla Körbes | Carla | Körbes | 1981 | | Brazil | No |
| Irina Kolpakova | Irina | Kolpakova | 1933 | | Russia | No |
| Ako Kondo | Ako | Kondo | 1991 | | Japan | Yes |
| Alyona Kovalyova | Alyona | Kovalyova | | | Russia | Yes |
| Maria Kowroski | Maria | Kowroski | 1976 | | United States | Yes |
| Rebecca Krohn | Rebecca | Krohn | | | United States | No |
| Ekaterina Krysanova | Ekaterina | Krysanova | 1985 | | Russia | Yes |
| Kateryna Kukhar | Kateryna | Kukhar | 1982 | | Ukraine | Yes |
| Misa Kuranaga | Misa | Kuranaga | 1982 | | Japan | Yes |
| Ninel Kurgapkina | Ninel | Kurgapkina | 1929 | 2009 | Russia | No |
| Lucía Lacarra | Lucía | Lacarra | 1975 | | Spain | Yes |
| Madeleine Lafon | Madeleine | Lafon | 1924 | 1967 | France | No |
| Isabella LaFreniere | Isabella | LaFreniere | | | United States | Yes |
| Doris Laine | Doris | Laine | 1931 | 2018 | Finland | No |
| Sarah Lamb | Sarah | Lamb | 1980 | | United States | Yes |
| Margot Lander | Margot | Lander | 1910 | 1961 | Denmark | No |
| Maryon Lane | Maryon | Lane | 1931 | 2008 | South Africa | No |
| Sarah Lane | Sarah | Lane | 1984 | | United States | Yes |
| Moscelyne Larkin | Moscelyne | Larkin | 1925 | 2012 | United States | No |
| Tina LeBlanc | Tina | LeBlanc | 1966 | | United States | No |
| Tanaquil LeClercq | Tanaquil | LeClercq | 1929 | 2000 | France | No |
| Sara Leland | Sara | Leland | 1941 | 2020 | United States | No |
| Olga Lepeshinskaya | Olga | Lepeshinskaya | 1916 | 2008 | Ukraine | No |
| Agnes Letestu | Agnes | Letestu | 1971 | | France | No |
| Larissa Lezhnina | Larissa | Lezhnina | 1969 | | Russia | Yes |
| Emma Livry | Emma | Livry | 1842 | 1863 | France | No |
| Maria Elena Llorente | Maria Elena | Llorente | | | Cuba | No |
| Elena Lobsanova | Elena | Lobsanova | | | Russia. Canada | Yes |
| Ulyana Lopatkina | Ulyana | Lopatkina | 1973 | | Ukraine | No |
| Lourdes Lopez | Lourdes | Lopez | 1958 | | Cuba/United States | No |
| Lydia Lopokova | Lydia | Lopokova | 1892 | 1981 | Russia | No |
| Monique Loudières | Monique | Loudières | 1956 | | France | No |
| Lauren Lovette | Lauren | Lovette | 1993 | | United States | Yes |
| Svetlana Lunkina | Svetlana | Lunkina | 1979 | | Russia | Yes |
| Jean Mackenzie | Jean | Mackenzie | | 1986 | Canada | No |
| Lisa Macuja-Elizalde | Lisa | Macuja-Elizalde | 1964 | | Philippines | Yes |
| Natalia Magnicaballi | Natalia | Magnicaballi | | | Argentina | Yes |
| Mayara Magri | Mayara | Magri | 1994 | | Brazil | Yes |
| Natalia Makarova | Natalia | Makarova | 1940 | | Russia | No |
| Maia Makhateli | Maia | Makhateli | 1986 | | Georgia | Yes |
| Tatiana Mamaki | Tatiana | Mamaki | 1921 | 2007 | Greece | No |
| Andrée Marlière | Andrée | Marlière | 1934 | 2008 | Belgium | No |
| Roberta Marquez | Roberta | Marquez | 1977 | | Brazil | No |
| Nikola Márová | Nikola | Márová | 1980 | | Czechoslovakia | Yes |
| Monica Mason | Monica | Mason | 1941 | | South Africa | No |
| Sophie Martin | Sophie | Martin | 1984 | | France | Yes |
| Kizzy Matiakis | Kizzy | Matiakis | 1981 | | United Kingdom | Yes |
| Elisabeth Maurin | Elisabeth | Maurin | 1963 | | France | No |
| Ekaterina Maximova | Ekaterina | Maximova | 1939 | 2009 | Russia | No |
| Kay Mazzo | Kay | Mazzo | 1946 | | United States | No |
| Patricia McBride | Patricia | McBride | 1942 | | United States | No |
| Sara Mearns | Sara | Mearns | 1986 | | United States | Yes |
| Josefina Méndez | Josefina | Méndez | 1941 | 2007 | Cuba | No |
| Magali Messac | Magali | Messac | 1952 | | France | No |
| Varvara P. Mey | Varvara P. | Mey | 1912 | 1995 | Russia | No |
| Galina Mezentseva | Galina | Mezentseva | 1952 | | Russia | No |
| Laura Morera | Laura | Morera | | | Spain | Yes |
| Claire Motte | Claire | Motte | 1937 | 1986 | France | No |
| Yvonne Mounsey | Yvonne | Mounsey | 1919 | 2012 | South Africa | No |
| Gillian Murphy | Gillian | Murphy | 1979 | | United States | Yes |
| Mira Nadon | Mira | Nadon | 2001/2002 | | United States | Yes |
| Yasmine Naghdi | Yasmine | Naghdi | 1992 | | United Kingdom | Yes |
| Nadia Nerina | Nadia | Nerina | 1927 | 2008 | South Africa | No |
| Kyra Nichols | Kyra | Nichols | 1958 | | United States | No |
| Bronislava Nijinska | Bronislava | Nijinska | 1891 | 1972 | Poland | No |
| Anna Nikulina | Anna | Nikulina | 1985 | | Russia | Yes |
| Irma Nioradze | Irma | Nioradze | 1969 | | Georgia | Yes |
| Nathalie Nordquist | Nathalie | Nordquist | 1979 | | Sweden | Yes |
| Nina Novak | Janina | Nowak | 1927 | 2022 | Poland/Venezuela | No |
| Marianela Núñez | Marianela | Núñez | 1982 | | Argentina | Yes |
| Agnes Oaks | Agnes | Oaks | 1970 | | Estonia | No |
| Maria Oberlander | Maria | Oberlander | 1917 | 2018 | Hungary | No |
| Evgenia Obraztsova | Evgenia | Obraztsova | 1984 | | Russia | Yes |
| Fernanda Oliveira | Fernanda | Oliveira | 1980 | | Brazil | Yes |
| Hannah O'Neill | Hannah | O'Neill | 1993 | | New Zealand | Yes |
| Alla Osipenko | Alla | Osipenko | 1932 | | Russia | No |
| Natalia Osipova | Natalia | Osipova | 1986 | | Russia | Yes |
| Clairemarie Osta | Clairemarie | Osta | 1970 | | France | No |
| Anna Rose O'Sullivan | Anna Rose | O'Sullivan | 1994 | | United Kingdom | Yes |
| Myriam Ould-Braham | Myriam | Ould-Braham | 1982 | | France | Yes |
| Ethéry Pagava | Ethéry | Pagava | 1932 | | France | No |
| Annette Page | Annette | Page | 1932 | 2017 | United Kingdom | No |
| Ludmila Pagliero | Ludmila | Pagliero | 1983 | | Argentina | Yes |
| Noelani Pantastico | Noelani | Panstastico | 1980 | | United States | Yes |
| Merle Park | Merle | Park | 1937 | | Zimbabwe | No |
| Sae Eun Park | Sae Eun | Park | 1989 | | South Korea | Yes |
| Wona Park | Wona | Park | | | South Korea | Yes |
| Georgina Parkinson | Georgina | Parkinson | 1938 | 2009 | United Kingdom | No |
| Veronika Part | Veronika | Part | 1978 | | Russia | No |
| Annette av Paul | Annette | av Paul | 1944 | | Sweden/Canada | No |
| Anna Pavlova | Anna | Pavlova | 1881 | 1931 | Russia | No |
| Nadezhda Pavlova | Nadezhda | Pavlova | 1956 | | Russia | No |
| Ana Pavlovic | Ana | Pavlovic | 1973 | | Serbia | Yes |
| Tiler Peck | Tiler | Peck | 1989 | | United States | Yes |
| Unity Phelan | Unity | Phelan | 1995 | | United States | Yes |
| Marie-Claude Pietragalla | Marie-Claude | Pietragalla | 1963 | | France | No |
| Mirta Plá | Mirta | Plá | 1940 | 2003 | Cuba | No |
| Noëlla Pontois | Noëlla | Pontois | 1943 | | France | No |
| Ida Praetorius | Ida | Praetorius | 1993 | | Denmark | Yes |
| Élisabeth Platel | Élisabeth | Platel | 1959 | | France | No |
| Olga Preobrajenska | Olga | Preobrajenska | 1871 | 1962 | Russia | No |
| Ellen Price | Ellen | Price | 1878 | 1968 | Denmark | No |
| Laetitia Pujol | Laetitia | Pujol | 1975 | | France | No |
| Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky | Roma | Pryma-Bohachevsky | 1927 | 2004 | Ukraine | No |
| Marie Rambert | Marie | Rambert | 1888 | 1982 | Poland | No |
| Jacqueline Rayet | Jacqueline | Rayet | 1933 | | France | No |
| Teresa Reichlen | Teresa | Reichlen | | | United States | Yes |
| Alice Renavand | Alice | Renavand | 1980 | | France | Yes |
| Xiomara Reyes | Xiomara | Reyes | 1973 | | Cuba | No |
| Tatiana Riabouchinska | Tatiana | Riabouchinska | 1917 | 2000 | Russia | No |
| Jenifer Ringer | Jenifer | Ringer | | | United States | No |
| Sonia Rodriguez | Sonia | Rodriguez | 1972 | | Canada | No |
| Tamara Rojo | Tamara | Rojo | 1974 | | Spain | Yes |
| Carolina Rosati | Carolina | Rosati | 1826 | 1905 | Italy | No |
| Danielle Rowe | Danielle | Rowe | 1982 | | Australia | No |
| Ida Rubinstein | Ida | Rubinstein | 1883 | 1960 | Ukraine | No |
| Stephanie Saland | Stephanie | Saland | | | United States | No |
| Iana Salenko | Iana | Salenko | 1983 | | Ukraine | Yes |
| Ekaterina Sankovskaya | Ekaterina | Sankovskaya | 1816 | 1878 | Russia | No |
| Luciana Savignano | Luciana | Savignano | 1943 | | Italy | No |
| Jeanne Schwarz | Jeanne | Schwarz | 1887 | 1970 | France | No |
| Solange Schwarz | Solange | Schwarz | 1910 | 2000 | France | No |
| Amber Scott | Amber | Scott | | | Australia | Yes |
| Rina Schenfeld | Rina | Schenfeld | 1938 | | Israel | No |
| Ludmila Semenyaka | Ludmila | Semenyaka | 1952 | | Russia | No |
| Polina Semionova | Polina | Semionova | 1984 | | Russia | Yes |
| Marina Semyonova | Marina | Semyonova | 1908 | 2010 | Russia | No |
| Hee Seo | Hee | Seo | 1986 | | South Korea | Yes |
| Eleonora Sevenard | Eleonora | Sevenard | 1998 | | Russia | Yes |
| Lynn Seymour | Lynn | Seymour | 1939 | | Canada | No |
| Moira Shearer | Moira | Shearer | 1926 | 2006 | United Kingdom | No |
| Christine Shevchenko | Christine | Shevchenko | 1988 | | Ukraine | Yes |
| Ekaterina Shipulina | Ekaterina | Shipulina | 1979 | | Russia | Yes |
| Antoinette Sibley | Antoinette | Sibley | 1939 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Alla Sizova | Alla | Sizova | 1939 | 2014 | Russia | No |
| Mia Slavenska | Mia | Slavenska | 1916 | 2002 | Croatia | No |
| Jennie Somogyi | Jennie | Somogyi | | | United States | No |
| Alina Somova | Alina | Somova | 1985 | | Russia | Yes |
| Olga Spessivtseva | Olga | Spessivtseva | 1895 | 1991 | Russia | No |
| Abi Stafford | Abi | Stafford | | | United States | Yes |
| Jennifer Stahl | Jennifer | Stahl | | | United States | Yes |
| Anastasia Stashkevich | Anastasia | Stashkevich | 1984 | | Russia | Yes |
| Tatiana Stepanova | Tatiana | Stepanova | 1962 | | Ukraine | No |
| Yulia Stepanova | Yulia | Stepanova | | | Russia | Yes |
| Rosario Suárez | Rosario | Suárez | 1953 | | Cuba | No |
| Madoka Sugai | Madoka | Sugai | 1994 | | Japan | Yes |
| Laurretta Summerscales | Laurretta | Summerscales | | | United Kingdom | Yes |
| Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa | Mariia | Surovshchikova-Petipa | 1836 | 1882 | Russia | No |
| Sofiane Sylve | Sofiane | Sylve | 1976 | | France | Yes |
| Marie Taglioni | Marie | Taglioni | 1804 | 1884 | Sweden | No |
| Akane Takada | Akane | Takada | 1990 | | Japan | Yes |
| Erina Takahashi | Erina | Takahashi | | | Japan | Yes |
| Maria Tallchief | Maria | Tallchief | 1925 | 2013 | United States | No |
| Marjorie Tallchief | Marjorie | Tallchief | 1926 | 2021 | United States | No |
| Yuan Yuan Tan | Yuan Yuan | Tan | 1976 | | China | Yes |
| Janie Taylor | Janie | Taylor | | | United States | Yes |
| Ludmilla Tchérina | Ludmilla | Tchérina | 1924 | 2004 | France | No |
| Veronica Tennant | Veronica | Tennant | 1946 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Devon Teuscher | Devon | Teuscher | 1989 | | United States | Yes |
| Ghislaine Thesmar | Ghislaine | Thesmar | 1943 | | China | No |
| Nanon Thibon | Nanon | Thibon | 1943 | | France | No |
| Tamara Toumanova | Tamara | Toumanova | 1919 | 1996 | Russia | No |
| Vera Trefilova | Vera | Trefilova | 1875 | 1943 | Russia | No |
| Cassandra Trenary | Cassandra | Trenary | | | United States | Yes |
| Anna Tsygankova | Anna | Tsygankova | 1979 | | Russia | Yes |
| Viengsay Valdés | Viengsay | Valdés | 1976 | | Cuba | Yes |
| Ambra Vallo | Ambra | Vallo | | | Italy | Yes |
| Sarah Van Patten | Sarah | Van Patten | 1984 | | United States | Yes |
| Christiane Vaussard | Christiane | Vaussard | 1923 | 2011 | France | No |
| Ekaterina Vazem | Ekaterina | Vazem | 1848 | 1937 | Russia | No |
| Noralma Vera Arrata | Noralma | Vera Arrata | 1936 | | Ecuador | No |
| Violette Verdy | Violette | Verdy | 1933 | 2016 | France | No |
| Diana Vishneva | Diana | Vishneva | 1976 | | Russia | No |
| Christine Vlassi | Christine | Vlassi | | | France | No |
| Jocelyn Vollmar | Jocelyn | Vollmar | 1925 | 2018 | United States | No |
| Anastasia Volochkova | Anastasia | Volochkova | 1976 | | Russia | Yes |
| Nina Vyroubova | Nina | Vyroubova | 1921 | 2007 | Russia | No |
| Katita Waldo | Katita | Waldo | 1968 | | Spain | No |
| Miranda Weese | Miranda | Weese | | | United States | No |
| Doreen Wells | Doreen | Wells | 1937 | | United Kingdom | No |
| Wendy Whelan | Wendy | Whelan | 1967 | | United States | No |
| Indiana Woodward | Indiana | Woodward | 1993 or 1994 | | France | Yes |
| Belinda Wright | Belinda | Wright | 1929 | 2007 | United Kingdom | No |
| Zhu Yan | Zhu | Yan | | | China | Yes |
| Zenaida Yanowsky | Zenaida | Yanowsky | 1975 | | Spain | No |
| Miyako Yoshida | Miyako | Yoshida | 1965 | | Japan | No |
| Vanessa Zahorian | Vanessa | Zahorian | | | United States | No |
| Svetlana Zakharova | Svetlana | Zakharova | 1979 | | Ukraine | Yes |
| Carlotta Zambelli | Carlotta | Zambelli | 1875 | 1968 | Italy | No |
| Wanting Zhao | Wanting | Zhao | | | China | Yes |