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Jackie Robinson

1919 - 1972

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Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson was raised in Pasadena, California. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie Robinson is the 3rd most popular baseball player, the 1,536th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,170th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Baseball Player.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. He was also the first black man to win the Rookie of the Year award, and the first black man to win the Most Valuable Player award.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Jackie Robinson ranks 3 out of 91. Before him are Joe DiMaggio, and Babe Ruth. After him are Lou Gehrig, Sadaharu Oh, Cy Young, Hank Aaron, Alexander Cartwright, Ty Cobb, Ichiro Suzuki, Willie Mays, and Ted Williams.

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Among people born in 1919, Jackie Robinson ranks 47. Before him are Oleg Penkovsky, César Manrique, Mordechai Anielewicz, Martin Balsam, Boris Shcherbina, and Lex Barker. After him are Godfrey Hounsfield, Mohamed Boudiaf, René Barrientos, Elisabeth Volkenrath, James Lovelock, and Georges Duby. Among people deceased in 1972, Jackie Robinson ranks 36. Before him are Heinrich Lübke, Erwin Bowien, Henri Coandă, Margaret Rutherford, Ghassan Kanafani, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. After him are Antonio Segni, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Emil Maurice, Lale Andersen, Said bin Taimur, and Ferdinand Čatloš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackie Robinson ranks 1,536 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Sinise (1955), Matthew Perry (1969), Phil Spector (1939), Kelly LeBrock (1960), Etta James (1938), and George Stigler (1911). After him are Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Cesar Chavez (1927), Edith Wharton (1862), Gary Gilmore (1940), and Henry Way Kendall (1926).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Jackie Robinson ranks 3. Before him are Joe DiMaggio (1914), and Babe Ruth (1895). After him are Lou Gehrig (1903), Cy Young (1867), Hank Aaron (1934), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Ty Cobb (1886), Willie Mays (1931), Ted Williams (1918), Mickey Mantle (1931), and Barry Bonds (1964).

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