1949 - Today
Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized high-wire walks between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on the morning of 7 August 1974. For his unauthorized feat 400 metres (1,312 feet) above the ground – which he referred to as "le coup" – he rigged a 200-kilogram (440-pound) cable and used a custom-made 8-metre (30-foot) long, 25-kilogram (55-pound) balancing pole. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe Petit has received more than 7,068,023 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Philippe Petit is the 22nd most popular celebrity (down from 18th in 2019), the 874th most popular biography from France (up from 903rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Celebrity.
Philippe Petit is most famous for walking on a wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
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Among celebrities, Philippe Petit ranks 22 out of 184. Before him are Mary Mallon, Monica Lewinsky, Margaret Brown, Rosalia Lombardo, Rodney King, and Kim Kardashian. After him are Don King, Jacques Mayol, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Peggy Guggenheim, Dodi Fayed, and Mary Anning.
1869 - 1938
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 16
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 17
1867 - 1932
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 18
1918 - 1920
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 19
1965 - 2012
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 20
1980 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 21
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 22
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 23
1927 - 2001
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 24
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 25
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 26
1955 - 1997
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 27
1799 - 1847
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 28
Among people born in 1949, Philippe Petit ranks 40. Before him are Sebastián Piñera, John Belushi, George Foreman, Amin Maalouf, Linda Lovelace, and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. After him are Thaksin Shinawatra, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Tom Waits, Issei Sagawa, and Jarosław Kaczyński.
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 34
1949 - 1982
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 35
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 36
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 37
1949 - 2002
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 38
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 39
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 40
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 41
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 42
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 43
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 44
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 45
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 46
Among people born in France, Philippe Petit ranks 874 out of 5,234. Before him are Lorin Maazel (1930), Simon Vouet (1590), Dagobert II (650), Alexis Clairaut (1713), Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), and Marie Laforêt (1939). After him are Auguste Mariette (1821), Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778), Georges Bernanos (1888), Hector Guimard (1867), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), and Ferdinand Cheval (1836).
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 868
1590 - 1649
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 869
650 - 679
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 870
1713 - 1765
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 871
1895 - 1945
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 872
1939 - 2019
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 873
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 874
1821 - 1881
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 875
1778 - 1820
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 876
1888 - 1948
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 877
1867 - 1942
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 878
1092 - 1143
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 879
1836 - 1924
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 880
Among celebrities born in France, Philippe Petit ranks 2. Before him are Jeanne Calment (1875). After him are Marie Duplessis (1824), Jean-Marie Loret (1918), Joseph Meister (1876), Denise Perrier (1935), Sébastien Foucan (1974), Iris Mittenaere (1993), and Alexandra Rosenfeld (1986).
1875 - 1997
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 2
1824 - 1847
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3
1918 - 1985
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 4
1876 - 1940
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 6
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 7
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 8
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 9