RUGBY PLAYER

Jonah Lomu

1975 - 2015

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Jonah Tali Lomu (12 May 1975 – 18 November 2015) was a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one of the most talented sportsmen ever. Lomu is considered to have been the first true global superstar of rugby, and consequently had a huge impact on the game. Standing 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) and weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb), Lomu was famed for his unprecedented speed, strength and agility. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonah Lomu is the 2nd most popular rugby player (down from 1st in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Rugby Player.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Jonah Lomu ranks 2 out of 35. Before him are André Rischmann. After him are Sébastien Chabal, Auguste Giroux, Francois Pienaar, Léon Binoche, Jonny Wilkinson, Dan Carter, Sergio Parisse, Richie McCaw, Joost van der Westhuizen, and Mike Tindall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Jonah Lomu ranks 168. Before him are Hemedti, Mark Williams, Yoshie Kasajima, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Victoria Villarruel, and Darude. After him are Sebastián Rulli, Stéphanie Szostak, Ryoko Uno, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Richard Kelly, and Ivan Jurić. Among people deceased in 2015, Jonah Lomu ranks 370. Before him are Bülent Ulusu, Mary Ellen Mark, Scott Weiland, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Saeed Jaffrey, and Grace Lee Whitney. After him are Hellmuth Karasek, James Best, Ivan Šantek, Alberto Cardaccio, Oganes Zanazanyan, and Peter de Klerk.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jonah Lomu ranks 77 out of 303. Before him are Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Winston Reid (1988), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Hugh Walpole (1884), Walter Buller (1838), and Lee Tamahori (1950). After him are Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), Jenny Shipley (1952), John Gorton (1911), Keri Hulme (1947), Andrew Adamson (1966), and Peter O'Leary (1972).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among rugby players born in New Zealand, Jonah Lomu ranks 1. After him are Dan Carter (1982), Richie McCaw (1980), Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Beauden Barrett (1991), Sarah Hirini (1992), Brodie Retallick (1991), Kieran Read (1985), Portia Woodman (1991), Kelly Brazier (1989), Theresa Fitzpatrick (1995), and Tyla Nathan-Wong (1994).

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