AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Colin Kaepernick

1987 - Today

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Rand Kaepernick ( KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. In 2016, he gained national attention for kneeling during the national anthem at the start of NFL games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. Kaepernick played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, twice winning Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Colin Kaepernick is the 29th most popular american football player (down from 23rd in 2024), the 15,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,321st in 2019) and the 28th most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Colin Kaepernick ranks 29 out of 63. Before him are Steve Young, Antonio Brown, Travis Kelce, J. J. Watt, Matt Ryan, and Aaron Rodgers. After him are Red Grange, Deion Sanders, Andrew Luck, Troy Aikman, Aaron Hernandez, and Devin Hester.

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Steve Young
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 23
Antonio Brown
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 24
Travis Kelce
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 25
J. J. Watt
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 26
Matt Ryan
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 27
Aaron Rodgers
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 28
Colin Kaepernick
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 29
Red Grange
1903 - 1991
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 30
Deion Sanders
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 31
Andrew Luck
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 32
Troy Aikman
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 33
Aaron Hernandez
1989 - 2017
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 34
Devin Hester
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 35

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Colin Kaepernick ranks 434. Before him are Yevhen Khacheridi, Marija Šestić, Ivan Franjic, Damiano Caruso, Rigoberto Urán, and Taťána Kuchařová. After him are Yi Jianlian, Kerli, Luísa Sobral, Sam Groth, Daniella Pineda, and Naoyoshi Fukumoto.

Others Born in 1987

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Yevhen Khacheridi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 428
Marija Šestić
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 429
Ivan Franjic
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 430
Damiano Caruso
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 431
Rigoberto Urán
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 432
Taťána Kuchařová
CELEBRITY
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 433
Colin Kaepernick
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 434
Yi Jianlian
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 435
Kerli
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 436
Luísa Sobral
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 437
Sam Groth
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 438
Daniella Pineda
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 439
Naoyoshi Fukumoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 440