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Derek Jeter

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Derek Sanderson Jeter ( JEE-tər; born June 26, 1974), nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2020; he received 396 of 397 possible votes, the second-highest percentage in MLB history (behind only teammate Mariano Rivera) and the highest by a position player. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) and part owner of the league's Miami Marlins from September 2017 to February 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Jeter is the 32nd most popular baseball player (up from 44th in 2019), the 10,479th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,204th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Derek Jeter ranks 32 out of 91. Before him are Satchel Paige, Rogers Hornsby, Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Tom Seaver, and Mark McGwire. After him are Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux, Hideo Nomo, Bob Gibson, Sammy Sosa, and Carl Yastrzemski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Derek Jeter ranks 242. Before him are Roman Šebrle, Kostas Chalkias, Natassia Malthe, Cara Buono, Gina Lynn, and Lil' Kim. After him are Rob Page, Goce Sedloski, Armen Nazaryan, Kseniya Rappoport, Iván Hurtado, and Saku Koivu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derek Jeter ranks 10,481 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Doughty (1793), Norman Fell (1924), Ashley Greene (1987), Kelly Clarkson (1982), ZaSu Pitts (1894), and Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919). After him are Christian Pulisic (1998), Donny Osmond (1957), Yancy Butler (1970), John August Anderson (1876), Mae Young (1923), and Albert Pyun (1953).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Derek Jeter ranks 28. Before him are Frank Robinson (1935), Satchel Paige (1906), Rogers Hornsby (1896), Roger Clemens (1962), Tom Seaver (1944), and Mark McGwire (1963). After him are Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1969).

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