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Bobby Orr

1948 - Today

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Robert Gordon Orr (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time. Orr used his skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, the first 10 with the Boston Bruins, followed by two with the Chicago Black Hawks. Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Orr is the 21st most popular hockey player (down from 19th in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from Canada (down from 282nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Bobby Orr ranks 21 out of 676. Before him are Bobby Hull, Ray Bourque, Viacheslav Fetisov, Henri Richard, Jari Kurri, and Alexander Ovechkin. After him are Karel Hartmann, Valentin Loos, Jacques Plante, René Fasel, Igor Larionov, and Art Langley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Bobby Orr ranks 382. Before him are Joe Dallesandro, Anthony Andrews, Gabriele Seyfert, Marc Singer, Philippe Sarde, and M. C. Gainey. After him are Christopher Guest, Eleonora Brown, Massoud Rajavi, Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, and Rainer Zobel.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bobby Orr ranks 313 out of 1,622. Before him are Tommy Chong (1938), David Card (1956), Guy Laliberté (1959), Marc Singer (1948), Alexandra Stewart (1939), and R. Murray Schafer (1933). After him are Yassine Bounou (1991), Ann Rutherford (1917), Jason Priestley (1969), Anne Hébert (1916), Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661), and George Hodgson (1893).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Bobby Orr ranks 9. Before him are Gordie Howe (1928), Phil Esposito (1942), Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Hull (1939), Ray Bourque (1960), and Henri Richard (1936). After him are Jacques Plante (1929), Georges Vézina (1887), Guy Lafleur (1951), Ernie Collett (1895), Marcel Dionne (1951), and Frank Sullivan (1898).

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