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Misty Copeland

1982 - Today

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Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to a principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. Copeland was considered a prodigy who rose to stardom despite not starting ballet until the age of 13. Two years later, in 1998, her ballet teachers, who were serving as her custodial guardians, and her mother, fought a custody battle over her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Misty Copeland is the 113th most popular dancer (down from 112th in 2019), the 18,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,012th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Misty Copeland ranks 113 out of 116. Before her are Ulyana Lopatkina, Rozonda Thomas, Polina Semionova, Geeta Kapur, Wade Robson, and Darcey Bussell. After her are Dmytro Dikusar, Masha Dashkina Maddux, and Vaibhavi Merchant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Misty Copeland ranks 1,011. Before her are Maria Olaru, Giancarlo Maldonado, Oleksiy Hai, Columbus Short, Jonas Larholm, and Illiasu Shilla. After her are Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed, Franz Burgmeier, Alain Nef, Han Xiaopeng, David Blue, and Tim Burke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Misty Copeland ranks 18,063 out of 20,380. Before her are Jillian Murray (1984), Jesmyn Ward (1977), Lizz Wright (1980), Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (1975), Ann Brashares (1967), and Adam Busch (1978). After her are Wendell Brown (1961), Gerald Henderson (1956), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (1974), Sanjay Gupta (1969), Anna Hall (2001), and Rider Strong (1979).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Misty Copeland ranks 18. Before her are Yvonne Rainer (1934), Doris Humphrey (1895), Twyla Tharp (1941), Rachel Brice (1972), Agnes de Mille (1905), and Rozonda Thomas (1971).

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