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Roland Petit

1924 - 2011

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Roland Petit (13 January 1924 – 10 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Petit is the 37th most popular dancer, the 2,249th most popular biography from France (up from 2,271st in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Roland Petit ranks 37 out of 116. Before him are Liane de Pougy, Pierre Beauchamp, Alexander Godunov, Agrippina Vaganova, La Goulue, and Filippo Taglioni. After him are Lev Ivanov, Yury Grigorovich, Louise Rasmussen, Merce Cunningham, Hilde Holger, and Ninette de Valois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Roland Petit ranks 128. Before him are Hidemaro Watanabe, Priscilla Pointer, Motoo Kimura, Machiko Kyō, Luigi Musso, and Paisios of Mount Athos. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Yehuda Amichai, Dawda Jawara, Fess Parker, Marjorie Boulton, and Friaça. Among people deceased in 2011, Roland Petit ranks 107. Before him are Hidemaro Watanabe, Raúl Ruiz, Pak Seung-zin, Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Ken Russell. After him are Farley Granger, Christopher Hitchens, Violetta Villas, Facundo Cabral, Eugene Nida, and Marie-France Pisier.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roland Petit ranks 2,249 out of 6,770. Before him are Robert Estienne (1503), Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (1648), Avitus of Vienne (450), Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean Bruller (1902), and Chilperic II of Burgundy (450). After him are Mamertus (401), Savitri Devi (1905), Jean de Chelles (1200), Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), Eric Abidal (1979), and Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191).

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Among DANCERS In France

Among dancers born in France, Roland Petit ranks 8. Before him are Marius Petipa (1818), Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Jules Perrot (1810), Liane de Pougy (1869), Pierre Beauchamp (1631), and La Goulue (1866). After him are Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Jean Coralli (1779), Micheline Bernardini (1927), Yvette Chauviré (1917), and Sylvie Guillem (1965).

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