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Jonny Wilkinson

1979 - Today

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Jonathan Peter Wilkinson (born 25 May 1979) is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and French side Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players of all time. He played club rugby for twelve seasons in the English Premiership with Newcastle Falcons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Jonny Wilkinson is the 7th most popular rugby player, the 6,677th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,283rd in 2019) and the most popular British Rugby Player.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Jonny Wilkinson ranks 7 out of 35. Before him are André Rischmann, Jonah Lomu, Sébastien Chabal, Auguste Giroux, Francois Pienaar, and Léon Binoche. After him are Dan Carter, Sergio Parisse, Richie McCaw, Joost van der Westhuizen, Mike Tindall, and Percy Montgomery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jonny Wilkinson ranks 532. Before him are Tommy Wirkola, Blanca Soto, Gonzalo Sorondo, Riki Lindhome, Adam Neumann, and Emily St. John Mandel. After him are Dennis Siver, Jin Jong-oh, Aleksandr Kuschynski, Mélanie Joly, Luís Delgado, and Krunoslav Lovrek.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonny Wilkinson ranks 6,679 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Winter (1965), Bill Bailey (1965), Jim Baxter (1939), Ryan Bertrand (1989), Domino Harvey (1969), and Peter Wingfield (1962). After him are Nick Faldo (1957), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (1997), Adam Curtis (1955), Mark Lewis Jones (1964), Georgina Chapman (1976), and Joanne Froggatt (1980).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among rugby players born in United Kingdom, Jonny Wilkinson ranks 1. After him are Mike Tindall (1978), Shane Williams (1977), Gareth Thomas (1974), Owen Farrell (1991), Martin Johnson (1970), George North (1992), Dan Biggar (1989), Alun Wyn Jones (1985), Leigh Halfpenny (1988), Stuart Hogg (1992), and Shannon Izar (1993).

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