| Full Name | Angela Isadora Duncan |
| Date of Birth | May 26, 1877 (or May 27, 1878) |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Date of Death | September 14, 1927 |
| Place of Death | Nice, France |
| Nationality | American, French, Soviet |
| Known for | Dance and choreography |
| Movement | Modern/contemporary dance |
| Spouse | Sergei Yesenin (married in 1922, separated in 1923) |
| Partners | Edward Gordon Craig, Paris Singer, Romano Romanelli, Mercedes de Acosta |
| Children | 3 |
| Notable Achievements | Pioneer of modern contemporary dance, performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US |
| Cause of Death | Died when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car in which she was travelling in Nice, France |
| Family | Father: Joseph Charles Duncan; Mother: Mary Isadora Gray; Siblings: Augustin Duncan, Raymond Duncan, Elizabeth Duncan; |
| Early Life | Raised in California, struggled with poverty after her parent’s divorce, dropped out of school at a young age, taught dance to local children for income |
| Career | Joined Augustin Daly’s theater company in New York, moved to London in 1898, performed in drawing rooms of the wealthy, developed her unique approach to dance, and traveled to Paris, inspired by the Louvre and Exposition Universelle of 1900 |
