BASEBALL PLAYER

Johan Santana

1979 - Today

Photo of Johan Santana

Icon of person Johan Santana

Johan Alexander Santana Araque (; born March 13, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana pitched the first no-hitter in New York Mets history against the St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Santana is the 71st most popular baseball player (down from 66th in 2024), the 134th most popular biography from Venezuela (up from 140th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Venezuelan Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Johan Santana by language

Loading...

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Johan Santana ranks 71 out of 91. Before him are Alfonso Soriano, Hiroki Kuroda, Iván Rodríguez, Hyun-jin Ryu, Freddie Freeman, and Mike Trout. After him are Jim Thome, Kenta Maeda, Manny Machado, Max Scherzer, Paul Goldschmidt, and Trevor Bauer.

Most Popular Baseball Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Johan Santana ranks 715. Before him are Julio César de León, Alexander Nouri, Mikhail Galustyan, Giusy Ferreri, Anna Lesko, and Matej Mavrič. After him are Christos Patsatzoglou, Walter Ayoví, Ivica Križanac, Carlos Fernandes, Maja Ivarsson, and Chris John.

Others Born in 1979

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Johan Santana ranks 134 out of 183. Before him are Yulimar Rojas (1995), José Manuel Rey (1975), Marjorie de Sousa (1980), Josef Martínez (1993), Rafael Dudamel (1973), and Jesús Valenzuela (1983). After him are María Gabriela de Faría (1992), Ivian Sarcos (1989), José Rujano (1982), Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (1980), Marcelino Bolívar (1964), and Julio Borges (1969).

Others born in Venezuela

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Venezuela

Among baseball players born in Venezuela, Johan Santana ranks 2. Before him are Miguel Cabrera (1983). After him are José Altuve (1990).

Venezuelan born Baseball Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous