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Frankie Manning

1914 - 2009

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Frank Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. Manning is considered one of the founders of Lindy Hop, an energetic form of the jazz dance style known as swing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frankie Manning is the 79th most popular dancer (up from 91st in 2019), the 8,088th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,401st in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Frankie Manning ranks 79 out of 116. Before him are Alvin Ailey, Sylvie Guillem, Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtseva, Kenneth MacMillan, and Birgit Cullberg. After him are Natalia Dudinskaya, Joaquín Cortés, Avdotia Istomina, Birju Maharaj, Katherine Dunham, and Yvonne Rainer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Frankie Manning ranks 317. Before him are Václav Mottl, Walter Behrendt, Edgar Reinhardt, Fiorenzo Marini, Qin Jiwei, and David Carstens. After him are Amelia Bence, Sven Fahlman, Georgy Babakin, John Hersey, Alessandro Frigerio, and Claude Mauriac. Among people deceased in 2009, Frankie Manning ranks 277. Before him are Test, Hirotugu Akaike, Juan Carlos Muñoz, Milan Rúfus, César Ruminski, and Willy Kernen. After him are Nelson Demarco, Héctor Facundo, Nikola Kovachev, Harve Presnell, Ji Xianlin, and Jacques Baratier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frankie Manning ranks 8,090 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Zale (1913), Cailee Spaeny (1997), Roy Cochran (1919), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Bernard Edwards (1952), and Patricia Heaton (1958). After him are Travis Barker (1975), Damon Knight (1922), Virgil Jacomini (1899), Charles Hallahan (1943), Charles Homer Haskins (1870), and Chet Miller (1902).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Frankie Manning ranks 10. Before him are Merce Cunningham (1919), William Forsythe (1949), John Neumeier (1939), Adam Darius (1930), Maria Tallchief (1925), and Alvin Ailey (1931). After him are Katherine Dunham (1909), Yvonne Rainer (1934), Doris Humphrey (1895), Twyla Tharp (1941), Rachel Brice (1972), and Agnes de Mille (1905).

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