DANCER

La Goulue

1866 - 1929

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La Goulue (French pronunciation: [la guly], meaning The Glutton), was the stage name of Louise Weber (12 July 1866 – 29 January 1929), a French can-can dancer who was a star of the Moulin Rouge, a popular cabaret in the Pigalle district of Paris, near Montmartre. Weber became known as La Goulue because as an adolescent, she was known for guzzling cabaret patrons' drinks while dancing. She also was referred to as the Queen of Montmartre. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. La Goulue is the 35th most popular dancer (down from 28th in 2019), the 2,101st most popular biography from France (down from 1,768th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, La Goulue ranks 35 out of 116. Before her are August Bournonville, Jules Perrot, Liane de Pougy, Pierre Beauchamp, Alexander Godunov, and Agrippina Vaganova. After her are Filippo Taglioni, Roland Petit, Lev Ivanov, Yury Grigorovich, Louise Rasmussen, and Merce Cunningham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, La Goulue ranks 49. Before her are Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Franz von Bayros, Hubert Van Innis, Ramon Casas, Emile Vandervelde, and Dmitry Merezhkovsky. After her are Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, Vasily Kalinnikov, Joel Hastings Metcalf, Johann Strauss III, Kazys Grinius, and Elizabeth von Arnim. Among people deceased in 1929, La Goulue ranks 43. Before her are Rainis, Liang Qichao, Maurice Sarrail, Manuel Gomes da Costa, Stepa Stepanović, and André Messager. After her are Enrico Ferri, Jacek Malczewski, Herman Potočnik, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Tanaka Giichi, and Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi.

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In France

Among people born in France, La Goulue ranks 2,101 out of 6,770. Before her are Pierre d'Aubusson (1423), Anne Jules de Noailles (1650), Rudolf Schmundt (1896), Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (1640), Omar Sy (1978), and Maurice André (1933). After her are Philippe Petit (1949), Emmanuelle Seigner (1966), Ado of Vienne (800), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), Guy Roux (1938), and Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866).

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Among DANCERS In France

Among dancers born in France, La Goulue ranks 7. Before her are Maurice Béjart (1927), Marius Petipa (1818), Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Jules Perrot (1810), Liane de Pougy (1869), and Pierre Beauchamp (1631). After her are Roland Petit (1924), Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Jean Coralli (1779), Micheline Bernardini (1927), and Yvette Chauviré (1917).

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