The Most Famous
Dancers from France
This page contains a list of the greatest Frenchs Dancers. The pantheon dataset contains 116 Dancers, 15 of which were born in France. This makes France the birth place of the 3rd most number of Dancers behind Russia and United States.
Top 10 French Dancers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Frenchs Dancers of all time. This list of famous Frenchs Dancers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Frenchs Dancers.
- #1
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI 73.1653 langsMaurice Béjart is most famous for being a choreographer and director of the Ballet de l'Étoile.
- #2
Marius Petipa
1818 - 1910
HPI 73.0346 langsMarius Petipa is most famous for his choreography for the ballet "The Sleeping Beauty" and the ballet "Don Quixote."
- #3
Jean-Georges Noverre
1727 - 1810
HPI 69.5928 langsJean-Georges Noverre was a French dancer and choreographer who is most famous for his work in the 18th century. He is known for his love of...Read moreShow less
Jean-Georges Noverre was a French dancer and choreographer who is most famous for his work in the 18th century. He is known for his love of classical ballet and his innovations in dance.
- #4
Jules Perrot
1810 - 1892
HPI 64.2921 langsFrench ballet dancer and choreographer (1810–1892)
- #5
Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI 64.2923 langsFrench courtesan, dancer and novelist
- #6
Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI 64.2619 langsFrench ballet choreographer, dancer and composer
- #7
La Goulue
1866 - 1929
HPI 63.8420 langscan-can dancer from France
- #8
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI 63.3022 langsFrench ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011)
- #9
Zizi Jeanmaire
1924 - 2020
HPI 61.4925 langsFrench ballet dancer and singer
- #10
Arthur Saint-Léon
1821 - 1870
HPI 60.3917 langsFrench ballet dancer (1821–1870)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Frenchs Dancers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Dancers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 10 most globally memorable Dancers since 1700.
