AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Jim Brown

1936 - 2023

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James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional football player, civil rights activist, and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1965. Considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, as well as one of the greatest players in NFL history, Brown was selected to a Pro Bowl and All-Pro team every season he was in the league, and was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times. Brown won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Brown is the 2nd most popular american football player, the 4,705th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,545th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Jim Brown ranks 2 out of 63. Before him are O. J. Simpson. After him are Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes, Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Michael Oher, Brett Favre, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, and Peyton Manning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jim Brown ranks 250. Before him are Im Kwon-taek, Ivo Brešan, Joe Spinell, Antonio Gades, Frederick Ballantyne, and Walter Koenig. After him are Karol Divín, Lien Chan, Satish Kumar, Alex Olmedo, Lars Gustafsson, and Éder Jofre. Among people deceased in 2023, Jim Brown ranks 222. Before him are Dean Smith, Ama Ata Aidoo, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Murat Karayılan, and Yacouba Sawadogo. After him are Oleg Protopopov, Alma Adamkienė, Kenneth Anger, Carmen Sevilla, Bobby Hull, and Telesphore Toppo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Brown ranks 4,705 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert D. Putnam (1941), Harry Hammond Hess (1906), Dana Andrews (1909), Clifton Collins Jr. (1970), Frankie Faison (1949), and Steve Smith (1954). After him are Zoë Wanamaker (1949), Gregory Itzin (1948), Clark Gregg (1962), Kari Wuhrer (1967), Nolan Bushnell (1943), and Kathleen Freeman (1919).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Jim Brown ranks 2. Before him are O. J. Simpson (1947). After him are Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Patrick Mahomes (1995), Dan Marino (1961), Johnny Unitas (1933), Michael Oher (1986), Brett Favre (1969), Aldo Donelli (1907), Joe Namath (1943), and Peyton Manning (1976).

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