DANCER
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
Roland Petit
Roland Petit (13 January 1924 – 10 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roland Petit has received more than 146,652 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Petit is the 37th most popular dancer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 2,272nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,881st in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Dancer.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
62.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
5.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Roland Petit ranks 37 out of 116. Before him are Pierre Beauchamp, Liane de Pougy, Alexander Godunov, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Agrippina Vaganova, and Lev Ivanov. After him are Jules Perrot, Gaétan Vestris, Pierina Legnani, Zizi Jeanmaire, Arthur Saint-Léon, and Jiří Kylián.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 31
Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 32
Alexander Godunov
1949 - 1995
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 33
Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo
1710 - 1770
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 34
Agrippina Vaganova
1879 - 1951
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 35
Lev Ivanov
1834 - 1901
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 36
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 37
Jules Perrot
1810 - 1892
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 38
Gaétan Vestris
1729 - 1808
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 39
Pierina Legnani
1863 - 1930
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 40
Zizi Jeanmaire
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 41
Arthur Saint-Léon
1821 - 1870
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 42
Jiří Kylián
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 43
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Roland Petit ranks 124. Before him are Geraldine Page, Maria Riva, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Gene Deitch, Alice Babs, and Yehuda Amichai. After him are Dawda Jawara, Rik Van Steenbergen, Bayezid Osman, Neville Marriner, Georg Ratzinger, and József Zakariás. Among people deceased in 2011, Roland Petit ranks 104. Before him are Loriot, Eugene Nida, Christopher Hitchens, Maria Altmann, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, and Bernard Collomb. After him are Charles Napier, Marie-France Pisier, Nancy Wake, Bhupen Hazarika, Facundo Cabral, and Roman Opałka.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsGeraldine Page
ACTOR
1924 - 1987
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 118
Maria Riva
ACTOR
1924 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 119
Tatiana Nikolayeva
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 120
Gene Deitch
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2020
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 121
Alice Babs
SINGER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 122
Yehuda Amichai
WRITER
1924 - 2000
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 123
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 124
Dawda Jawara
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2019
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 125
Rik Van Steenbergen
CYCLIST
1924 - 2003
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 126
Bayezid Osman
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 127
Neville Marriner
COMPOSER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 128
Georg Ratzinger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2020
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 129
József Zakariás
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1971
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsLoriot
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 98
Eugene Nida
WRITER
1914 - 2011
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 99
Christopher Hitchens
JOURNALIST
1949 - 2011
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 100
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 101
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 102
Bernard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 103
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 104
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 105
Marie-France Pisier
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 106
Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 107
Bhupen Hazarika
ACTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 108
Facundo Cabral
SINGER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 109
Roman Opałka
PAINTER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 110
In France
Among people born in France, Roland Petit ranks 2,272 out of 6,770. Before him are Germain of Paris (496), René Caillié (1799), Joséphin Péladan (1858), Yann Tiersen (1970), Bernard Collomb (1930), and Julien Gracq (1910). After him are Matthieu Ricard (1946), Sophie Blanchard (1778), Guy Marchand (1937), Jean-François Le Sueur (1760), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1771), and Hugo Lloris (1986).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGermain of Paris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
496 - 576
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,266
René Caillié
EXPLORER
1799 - 1838
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,267
Joséphin Péladan
OCCULTIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 2,268
Yann Tiersen
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 2,269
Bernard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 2,270
Julien Gracq
WRITER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 2,271
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 2,272
Matthieu Ricard
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,273
Sophie Blanchard
EXPLORER
1778 - 1819
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,274
Guy Marchand
ACTOR
1937 - 2023
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,275
Jean-François Le Sueur
COMPOSER
1760 - 1837
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,276
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,277
Hugo Lloris
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,278
Among DANCERS In France
Among dancers born in France, Roland Petit ranks 7. Before him are Marius Petipa (1818), Maurice Béjart (1927), Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), La Goulue (1866), Pierre Beauchamp (1631), and Liane de Pougy (1869). After him are Jules Perrot (1810), Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Micheline Bernardini (1927), Jean Coralli (1779), and Yvette Chauviré (1917).
Marius Petipa
1818 - 1910
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 1
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 2
Jean-Georges Noverre
1727 - 1810
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 3
La Goulue
1866 - 1929
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 4
Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 5
Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 6
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 7
Jules Perrot
1810 - 1892
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 8
Zizi Jeanmaire
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 9
Arthur Saint-Léon
1821 - 1870
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 10
Micheline Bernardini
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 11
Jean Coralli
1779 - 1854
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 12
Yvette Chauviré
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 13