3. Rudolf Nureyev
Total earnings: $7.9 million – Rank based on earnings: 3
Duration of career: 34 years – Rank based on duration: 2
The overall rank: 2,6
Often called the greatest male ballet dancer of the 20th century, Rudolf Nureyev revolutionized men’s role in ballet permanently. He accomplished all this despite the KGB consistently attempting to thwart is ambitions.
