AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Calvin Johnson

1985 - Today

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Calvin Johnson Jr. (born September 29, 1985) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. Nicknamed "Megatron" after the Transformers character of the same name, he is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. Johnson played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award and Paul Warfield Trophy in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Calvin Johnson is the 69th most popular american football player (down from 57th in 2024), the 20,998th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,159th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Calvin Johnson ranks 69 out of 63. Before him are Adrian Peterson, Sean Taylor, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Urlacher, Jared Goff, and LaDainian Tomlinson. After him are Matthew Stafford, Tyreek Hill, Larry Fitzgerald, Justin Tucker, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Sam Bradford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Calvin Johnson ranks 1,803. Before him are Morris Almond, Yasuhiro Okuyama, Shuto Tanaka, Sergei Chepchugov, Yuji Funayama, and Wayne Routledge. After him are Liam Tancock, Ion Vélez, Jamie Cope, Will Clarke, Christine Magnuson, and Kristel Köbrich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Calvin Johnson ranks 21,006 out of 20,380. Before him are Alia Sabur (1989), Davy Arnaud (1980), Charlie Bell (1979), Erin Jackson (1992), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (1977), and Tony Snell (1991). After him are Scot Pollard (1975), Steve Burtt Jr. (1984), Brian McCann (1984), Caitlin Leverenz (1991), Aria Wallace (1996), and Alexandra Stevenson (1980).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Calvin Johnson ranks 67. Before him are Adrian Peterson (1985), Sean Taylor (1983), Ryan Fitzpatrick (1982), Brian Urlacher (1978), Jared Goff (1994), and LaDainian Tomlinson (1979). After him are Matthew Stafford (1988), Tyreek Hill (1994), Larry Fitzgerald (1983), Justin Tucker (1989), Jimmy Garoppolo (1991), and Sam Bradford (1987).

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