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Honus Wagner

1874 - 1955

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Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner ( HAW-nəs WAG-nər; February 24, 1874 – December 6, 1955) was an American baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage, Wagner was a prototypical five-tool player, known for being a versatile defender who could combine a strong throwing arm with the ability to play almost any defensive position as well as being capable of hitting for average and for power. He is widely regarded as the greatest shortstop of all time. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Honus Wagner is the 986th most popular athlete (down from 370th in 2019), the 7,684th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,486th in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Honus Wagner ranks 986 out of 6,025. Before him are Gjermund Eggen, Ingemar Johansson, Karel Lismont, Mirja Hietamies, Gladys Davis, and Masanori Yusa. After him are Tommaso Costantino, Charles Asati, Marvin Stalder, Émile Albrecht, Karl Warner, and Roger de Barbarin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Honus Wagner ranks 192. Before him are Nikolai Semashko, Adolf Brand, Conrad Magnusson, Mary Garden, Charles A. Beard, and Grantley Goulding. After him are Vasily Yan, Manuel Machado, George Sheldon, Frederic Clements, Joseph Olivier, and François Brandt. Among people deceased in 1955, Honus Wagner ranks 139. Before him are Nick Winter, Clemente Biondetti, Manny Ayulo, José Antonio Remón Cantera, Charley Toorop, and Theodor Plievier. After him are Luís de Freitas Branco, James P. Johnson, David Carstens, Dimitrios Maximos, André Rischmann, and Luis Otero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Honus Wagner ranks 7,686 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Farrelly (1956), Constance Bennett (1904), Lisa Randall (1962), Taylor Kinney (1981), Kerwin Mathews (1926), and Fritz Weaver (1926). After him are Gary Locke (1950), Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), John J. Sullivan (1959), Dorothy Arzner (1897), Renee O'Connor (1971), and Michael Lerner (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Honus Wagner ranks 210. Before him are Frank Foss (1895), Harriet Bland (1915), Henry Carr (1941), Harry Porter (1882), Sidney Johnson (1877), and Robert Farnan (1877). After him are Marvin Stalder (1905), Karl Warner (1908), Richard Murphy (1931), William Varley (1880), Burton Jastram (1910), and Michael Marsh (1967).

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