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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 132,884 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Petit is the 33rd most popular dancer (up from 35th in 2019), the 1,888th most popular biography from France (up from 2,078th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Dancer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
56.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.82
Effective Languages (L*)
1.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Roland Petit ranks 33 out of 76. Before him are Carlo Blasis, La Goulue, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Merce Cunningham, Agrippina Vaganova, and Pierre Beauchamp. After him are Filippo Taglioni, August Bournonville, Jules Perrot, Lev Ivanov, Olga Khokhlova, and Alexander Godunov.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
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Carlo Blasis
1797 - 1878
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 27
La Goulue
1866 - 1929
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 28
Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo
1710 - 1770
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 29
Merce Cunningham
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 30
Agrippina Vaganova
1879 - 1951
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 31
Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 32
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 33
Filippo Taglioni
1777 - 1871
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 34
August Bournonville
1805 - 1879
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 35
Jules Perrot
1810 - 1892
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 36
Lev Ivanov
1834 - 1901
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 37
Olga Khokhlova
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 38
Alexander Godunov
1949 - 1995
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Roland Petit ranks 97. Before him are David Bronstein, Noboru Takeshita, Torsten Wiesel, Claude Sautet, Tengiz Abuladze, and Katy Jurado. After him are Luigi Musso, Robert Frank, Chet Atkins, Pat Hingle, Georg Ratzinger, and Jacques Vergès. Among people deceased in 2011, Roland Petit ranks 85. Before him are Andy Whitfield, Walter Bonatti, Vasily Alekseyev, Eugene Nida, Ferenc Mádl, and Ange-Félix Patassé. After him are Frans Sammut, Raúl Ruiz, Masahiro Hamazaki, Paul Baran, Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, and Ken Russell.
Others Born in 1924
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David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 91
Noboru Takeshita
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 92
Torsten Wiesel
1924 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 93
Claude Sautet
1924 - 2000
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 94
Tengiz Abuladze
1924 - 1994
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 95
Katy Jurado
1924 - 2002
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 96
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 97
Luigi Musso
1924 - 1958
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 98
Robert Frank
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 99
Chet Atkins
1924 - 2001
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 100
Pat Hingle
1924 - 2009
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 101
Georg Ratzinger
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 102
Jacques Vergès
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 103
Others Deceased in 2011
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Andy Whitfield
1971 - 2011
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 79
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 80
Vasily Alekseyev
1942 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 81
Eugene Nida
1914 - 2011
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 82
Ferenc Mádl
1931 - 2011
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 83
Ange-Félix Patassé
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 84
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 85
Frans Sammut
1945 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 86
Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 87
Masahiro Hamazaki
1940 - 2011
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 88
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 89
Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 90
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 91
In France
Among people born in France, Roland Petit ranks 1,888 out of 6,011. Before him are Robert Brasillach (1909), Pierre Janssen (1824), Peter the Venerable (1092), Robert de Boron (1110), Philippe de Commines (1447), and Maurice Duruflé (1902). After him are Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), François Ozon (1967), Paul Durand-Ruel (1831), Charlotte Perriand (1903), Christian de Castries (1902), and Marius Jacob (1879).
Others born in France
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Robert Brasillach
1909 - 1945
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,882
Pierre Janssen
1824 - 1907
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,883
Peter the Venerable
1092 - 1156
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,884
Robert de Boron
1110 - 1300
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,885
Philippe de Commines
1447 - 1511
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,886
Maurice Duruflé
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,887
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,888
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,889
François Ozon
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,890
Paul Durand-Ruel
1831 - 1922
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,891
Charlotte Perriand
1903 - 1999
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,892
Christian de Castries
1902 - 1991
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,893
Marius Jacob
1879 - 1954
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,894
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), Liane de Pougy (1869), La Goulue (1866), and Pierre Beauchamp (1631). After him are Jules Perrot (1810), Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Jean Coralli (1779), Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Sylvie Guillem (1965), and Micheline Bernardini (1927).
Marius Petipa
1818 - 1910
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
Jean-Georges Noverre
1727 - 1810
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 3
Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 4
La Goulue
1866 - 1929
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6
Roland Petit
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 7
Jules Perrot
1810 - 1892
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 8
Zizi Jeanmaire
1924 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 9
Jean Coralli
1779 - 1854
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 10
Arthur Saint-Léon
1821 - 1870
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 11
Sylvie Guillem
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 12
Micheline Bernardini
1927 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 13
