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Misty Copeland

1982 - Today

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Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer and author. She has danced primarily 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 principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. Copeland was considered a prodigy who rose to stardom despite not starting ballet until age 13. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Misty Copeland is the 121st most popular dancer (down from 112th in 2024), the 18,564th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,008th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Misty Copeland ranks 121 out of 116. Before her are Polina Semionova, Natalia Osipova, Geeta Kapur, Wade Robson, Isabelle Delobel, and Darcey Bussell. After her are Artem Datsyshyn, Olga Smirnova, Ileana Citaristi, Michaela DePrince, Dmytro Dikusar, and Masha Dashkina Maddux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Misty Copeland ranks 1,080. 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, Leila Alaoui, Alain Nef, Han Xiaopeng, and David Blue.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Misty Copeland ranks 18,572 out of 20,380. Before her are Lizz Wright (1980), Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (1975), Stephan Bonnar (1977), Jillian Michaels (1974), Ann Brashares (1967), and Adam Busch (1978). After her are Wendell Brown (1961), Kathy Rinaldi (1967), Gerald Henderson (1956), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (1974), Sanjay Gupta (1969), and Anna Hall (2001).

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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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