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Martin Johnson

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Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English retired rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons. He captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played, and one of England's greatest ever players. Johnson made his debut for Leicester Tigers in 1989 and in 1993 debuted for England as well as being a late call up to the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand. He was a try scorer in the final when Leicester won the 1993 Pilkington Cup and a member of the side which won the 1994-95 Courage League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Johnson is the 42nd most popular rugby player, the 8,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 6th most popular British Rugby Player.

Martin Johnson is most famous for being the captain of the England rugby team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is also renowned for his leadership and contributions to the British Lions during his international rugby career.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Martin Johnson ranks 42 out of 35. Before him are Owen Farrell, Sam Whitelock, Merab Kvirikashvili, Kieran Read, Josua Tuisova, and Schalk Burger. After him are George North, John Smit, Morgan Parra, Dan Biggar, Fanny Horta, and Leone Nakarawa.

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Among people born in 1970, Martin Johnson ranks 1,346. Before him are Adrian Fenty, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chely Wright, Dina Katabi, Stephen Kinnock, and Amjad Sabri. After him are Sarah Dessen, Shazia Ilmi, Mark Foster, Fitzroy Simpson, Mike Weir, and Pakkhi Hegde.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among rugby players born in United Kingdom, Martin Johnson ranks 6. Before him are Jonny Wilkinson (1979), Mike Tindall (1978), Shane Williams (1977), Gareth Thomas (1974), and Owen Farrell (1991). After him are George North (1992), Dan Biggar (1989), Alun Wyn Jones (1985), Leigh Halfpenny (1988), Stuart Hogg (1992), and Shannon Izar (1993).

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