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Margot Fonteyn

1919 - 1991

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Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn (), was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. Beginning ballet lessons at the age of four, she studied in England and China, where her father was transferred for his work. Her training in Shanghai was with Russian expatriate dancer Georgy Goncharov, contributing to her continuing interest in Russian ballet. Returning to London at the age of 14, she was invited to join the Vic-Wells Ballet School by Ninette de Valois. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margot Fonteyn is the 13th most popular dancer (down from 12th in 2019), the 590th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 483rd in 2019) and the most popular British Dancer.

Margot Fonteyn was a ballerina who was born in London, England. She is most famous for her work with the Royal Ballet.

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Among dancers, Margot Fonteyn ranks 13 out of 116. Before her are Marie Taglioni, Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch, Marius Petipa, Bobby Farrell, and Mikhail Baryshnikov. After her are Maya Plisetskaya, Michel Fokine, Jean-Georges Noverre, Tamara Karsavina, Martha Graham, and George Balanchine.

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Among people born in 1919, Margot Fonteyn ranks 26. Before her are Walter Scheel, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, Georgios Papadopoulos, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, and Lino Ventura. After her are Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, Iris Murdoch, and Donald J. Cram. Among people deceased in 1991, Margot Fonteyn ranks 24. Before her are Frank Capra, Marcel Lefebvre, Lazar Kaganovich, Ragnar Granit, Soichiro Honda, and Oona O'Neill. After her are David Lean, Max Frisch, Arno Breker, Henri Lefebvre, Michael Landon, and Demetrios I of Constantinople.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Margot Fonteyn ranks 590 out of 8,785. Before her are William Petty (1623), Joan of the Tower (1321), Edward the Confessor (1003), Jack Phillips (1887), George Green (1793), and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897). After her are William Byrd (1543), Alexander Pope (1688), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Williamson (1940), and Gary Moore (1952).

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Among DANCERS In United Kingdom

Among dancers born in United Kingdom, Margot Fonteyn ranks 1. After her are Lindsay Kemp (1938), Alicia Markova (1910), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), Antony Tudor (1908), and Darcey Bussell (1969).

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