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Henri Richard

1936 - 2020

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Joseph Henri Richard (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He was nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" after his older brother, Canadiens' legend and fellow Hockey Hall of Famer Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Henri played his entire professional career with the Canadiens and won the Stanley Cup 11 times as a player, the most in NHL history. Richard and Bill Russell of the National Basketball Association are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Richard is the 18th most popular hockey player, the 275th most popular biography from Canada (up from 278th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Henri Richard ranks 18 out of 676. Before him are Mario Lemieux, Lal Bokhari, Jiří Holík, Bobby Hull, Ray Bourque, and Viacheslav Fetisov. After him are Jari Kurri, Alexander Ovechkin, Bobby Orr, Karel Hartmann, Valentin Loos, and Jacques Plante.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Henri Richard ranks 286. Before him are Anton Allemann, Edvard Radzinsky, Saburō Kawabuchi, Igor Rodionov, Albert Ayler, and Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. After him are Zdeněk Svěrák, Judea Pearl, Tamás Mendelényi, Jean-Claude Turcotte, Elisabeth Kopp, and Diana Hyland. Among people deceased in 2020, Henri Richard ranks 317. Before him are Paul Goma, Mark Blum, Barry Hulshoff, John Shrapnel, Shere Hite, and János Göröcs. After him are Wolfgang Hofmann, Ivan Passer, Tony Allen, Milka Babović, Clayton Christensen, and Ljiljana Petrović.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Henri Richard ranks 275 out of 1,622. Before him are John Kricfalusi (1955), Michael Bublé (1975), Ray Bourque (1960), Michael Wincott (1958), Terry Fox (1958), and Agnes Martin (1912). After him are Lawrence Stroll (1959), Colleen Dewhurst (1924), Ernest Burgess (1886), John Abbott (1821), Oliver Platt (1960), and Diana Krall (1964).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Henri Richard ranks 8. Before him are Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Phil Esposito (1942), Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Hull (1939), and Ray Bourque (1960). After him are Bobby Orr (1948), Jacques Plante (1929), Georges Vézina (1887), Guy Lafleur (1951), Ernie Collett (1895), and Marcel Dionne (1951).

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