DANCER
Bobby Farrell
1949 - 2010
Bobby Farrell
Roberto Alfonso Farrell (6 October 1949 – 30 December 2010) was an Aruban dancer, visual performer, singer and DJ. He was a member of the 1970s and 1980s disco group Boney M. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Farrell is the 11th most popular dancer (down from 8th in 2019), the most popular biography from Aruba and the most popular Aruban Dancer.
Bobby Farrell is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band Boney M.
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Among DANCERS
Among dancers, Bobby Farrell ranks 11 out of 116. Before him are Josephine Baker, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Taglioni, Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch, and Marius Petipa. After him are Mikhail Baryshnikov, Margot Fonteyn, Maya Plisetskaya, Michel Fokine, Jean-Georges Noverre, and Tamara Karsavina.
Most Popular Dancers in Wikipedia
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Josephine Baker
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 5
Vaslav Nijinsky
1889 - 1950
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 6
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Bobby Farrell ranks 40. Before him are Ken Follett, Han Duck-soo, Alla Pugacheva, Thomas Sankara, Arif Alvi, and George Foreman. After him are Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Carlos the Jackal, Michael Houghton, Hugh David Politzer, Horst Ludwig Störmer, and Patrick Süskind. Among people deceased in 2010, Bobby Farrell ranks 17. Before him are Louise Bourgeois, Eddie Fisher, Benoit Mandelbrot, Georges Charpak, Maurice Allais, and Éric Rohmer. After him are Alois Brunner, Claude Chabrol, Dennis Hopper, Néstor Kirchner, Vasily Smyslov, and Marshall Warren Nirenberg.
Others Born in 1949
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Ken Follett
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 34
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 35
Alla Pugacheva
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 36
Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 37
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 38
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - 2025
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 39
Bobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 40
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 41
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 42
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 43
Hugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 44
Horst Ludwig Störmer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 45
Patrick Süskind
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 2010
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Louise Bourgeois
SCULPTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 11
Eddie Fisher
ACTOR
1928 - 2010
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 12
Benoit Mandelbrot
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 13
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 14
Maurice Allais
ECONOMIST
1911 - 2010
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 15
Éric Rohmer
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 16
Bobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 17
Alois Brunner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 18
Claude Chabrol
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2010
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 19
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 20
Néstor Kirchner
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2010
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 21
Vasily Smyslov
CHESS PLAYER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 22
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 23
In Aruba
Among people born in Aruba, Bobby Farrell ranks 1 out of 8. After him are Maurice Bishop (1943), Dave Benton (1951), Nelson Oduber (1947), Frits Goedgedrag (1951), Mike Eman (1961), Fredis Refunjol (1950), Xander Bogaerts (1992), and Mikel Schreuders (1998).
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Go to all RankingsBobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 1
Maurice Bishop
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1983
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
Dave Benton
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3
Nelson Oduber
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4
Frits Goedgedrag
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5
Mike Eman
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 6
Fredis Refunjol
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 7
Xander Bogaerts
BASEBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 8
Mikel Schreuders
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 19.67
Rank: 9
Among DANCERS In Aruba
Among dancers born in Aruba, Bobby Farrell ranks 1.
