Dancer
Roland Petit
French ballet dancer and choreographer
1924 - 2011
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Roland Petit
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Roland Petit is the 37th most popular dancer, the 2,251st most popular biography from France (up from 2,271st in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Dancer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Roland Petit's biography spans 22 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 63.30.
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Among Dancers
Among dancers, Roland Petit ranks 37 out of 135. Before him are Liane de Pougy, Pierre Beauchamp, Alexander Godunov, Agrippina Vaganova, La Goulue, and Filippo Taglioni. After him are Lev Ivanov, Yury Grigorovich, Louise Rasmussen, Merce Cunningham, Hilde Holger, and Ninette de Valois.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
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Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 31
Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 32
Alexander Godunov
1949 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 33
Agrippina Vaganova
1879 - 1951
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 34
La Goulue
1866 - 1929
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 35
Filippo Taglioni
1777 - 1871
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 36
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 37
Lev Ivanov
1834 - 1901
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 38
Yury Grigorovich
1927 - 2025
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 39
Louise Rasmussen
1815 - 1874
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 40
Merce Cunningham
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 41
Hilde Holger
1905 - 2001
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 42
Ninette de Valois
1898 - 2001
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 43
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Roland Petit ranks 128. Before him are Hidemaro Watanabe, Priscilla Pointer, Motoo Kimura, Machiko Kyō, Luigi Musso, and Paisios of Mount Athos. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Yehuda Amichai, Dawda Jawara, Fess Parker, Marjorie Boulton, and Friaça. Among people deceased in 2011, Roland Petit ranks 107. Before him are Hidemaro Watanabe, Raúl Ruiz, Pak Seung-zin, Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Ken Russell. After him are Farley Granger, Christopher Hitchens, Violetta Villas, Facundo Cabral, Eugene Nida, and Marie-France Pisier.
Others Born in 1924
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Hidemaro Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 122
Priscilla Pointer
ACTOR
1924 - 2025
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 123
Motoo Kimura
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 124
Machiko Kyō
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 125
Luigi Musso
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1958
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 126
Paisios of Mount Athos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 1994
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 127
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 128
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 129
Yehuda Amichai
WRITER
1924 - 2000
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 130
Dawda Jawara
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2019
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 131
Fess Parker
ACTOR
1924 - 2010
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 132
Marjorie Boulton
WRITER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 133
Friaça
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 134
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsHidemaro Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 101
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 102
Pak Seung-zin
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 103
Michael Dummett
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 104
Anwar al-Awlaki
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2011
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 105
Ken Russell
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 106
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 107
Farley Granger
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 108
Christopher Hitchens
JOURNALIST
1949 - 2011
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 109
Violetta Villas
SINGER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 110
Facundo Cabral
SINGER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 111
Eugene Nida
WRITER
1914 - 2011
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 112
Marie-France Pisier
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 113
In France
Among people born in France, Roland Petit ranks 2,251 out of 7,658. Before him are Robert Estienne (1503), Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (1648), Avitus of Vienne (450), Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean Bruller (1902), and Chilperic II of Burgundy (450). After him are Mamertus (401), Savitri Devi (1905), Jean de Chelles (1200), Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), Eric Abidal (1979), and Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191).
Others born in France
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Robert Estienne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1503 - 1559
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,245
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1648 - 1664
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,246
Avitus of Vienne
WRITER
450 - 518
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2,247
Éric Zemmour
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2,248
Jean Bruller
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 2,249
Chilperic II of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
450 - 491
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 2,250
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 2,251
Mamertus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
401 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 2,252
Savitri Devi
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 2,253
Jean de Chelles
SCULPTOR
1200 - 1265
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 2,254
Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1628 - 1709
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 2,255
Eric Abidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 2,256
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1191 - 1250
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 2,257
Among Dancers In France
Among dancers born in France, Roland Petit ranks 8. Before him are Marius Petipa (1818), Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Jules Perrot (1810), Liane de Pougy (1869), Pierre Beauchamp (1631), and La Goulue (1866). After him are Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Jean Coralli (1779), Micheline Bernardini (1927), Yvette Chauviré (1917), and Sylvie Guillem (1965).
Marius Petipa
1818 - 1910
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 2
Jean-Georges Noverre
1727 - 1810
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 3
Jules Perrot
1810 - 1892
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 5
Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 6
La Goulue
1866 - 1929
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 7
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 8
Zizi Jeanmaire
1924 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 9
Arthur Saint-Léon
1821 - 1870
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
Jean Coralli
1779 - 1854
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 11
Micheline Bernardini
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 12
Yvette Chauviré
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 13
Sylvie Guillem
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 14
