Dancer

Margot Fonteyn

1919 - 1991

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Margot Fonteyn

Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Margot Fonteyn is the 13th most popular dancer (down from 12th in 2024), the 590th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 483rd in 2019) and the most popular British Dancer.

Margot Fonteyn was a ballerina who was born in London, England. She is most famous for her work with the Royal Ballet.

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Among Dancers

Among dancers, Margot Fonteyn ranks 13 out of 116. Before her are Marie Taglioni, Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch, Marius Petipa, Bobby Farrell, and Mikhail Baryshnikov. After her are Maya Plisetskaya, Michel Fokine, Jean-Georges Noverre, Tamara Karsavina, Martha Graham, and George Balanchine.

Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia

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Marie Taglioni
1804 - 1884
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 7
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 8
Pina Bausch
1940 - 2009
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 9
Marius Petipa
1818 - 1910
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 10
Bobby Farrell
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 11
Mikhail Baryshnikov
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 12
Margot Fonteyn
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 13
Maya Plisetskaya
1925 - 2015
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 14
Michel Fokine
1880 - 1942
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 15
Jean-Georges Noverre
1727 - 1810
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 16
Tamara Karsavina
1885 - 1978
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 17
Martha Graham
1894 - 1991
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 18
George Balanchine
1904 - 1983
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 19

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Margot Fonteyn ranks 26. Before her are Walter Scheel, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, Georgios Papadopoulos, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, and Lino Ventura. After her are Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, Iris Murdoch, and Donald J. Cram. Among people deceased in 1991, Margot Fonteyn ranks 24. Before her are Frank Capra, Marcel Lefebvre, Lazar Kaganovich, Ragnar Granit, Soichiro Honda, and Oona O'Neill. After her are David Lean, Max Frisch, Arno Breker, Henri Lefebvre, Michael Landon, and Demetrios I of Constantinople.

Others Born in 1919

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Walter Scheel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2016
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 20
Fausto Coppi
CYCLIST
1919 - 1960
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 22
Georgios Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 23
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2018
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 24
Lino Ventura
ACTOR
1919 - 1987
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 25
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 26
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 27
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 28
Pete Seeger
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2014
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 29
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 30
Iris Murdoch
WRITER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 31
Donald J. Cram
CHEMIST
1919 - 2001
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 32

Others Deceased in 1991

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Frank Capra
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1991
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 18
Marcel Lefebvre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1991
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 19
Lazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 20
Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 21
Soichiro Honda
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 22
Oona O'Neill
ACTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 23
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 24
David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 25
Max Frisch
WRITER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 26
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 27
Henri Lefebvre
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1991
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 28
Michael Landon
ACTOR
1936 - 1991
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 29
Demetrios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1991
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 30