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Ryan Howard

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Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979), nicknamed "the Big Piece", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Howard spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, from 2004 to 2016. He is known for being the fastest player in baseball history to reach both 100 home runs and 200 home runs. Howard holds numerous Phillies franchise records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Howard is the 99th most popular baseball player (down from 79th in 2024), the 18,427th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,609th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Ryan Howard ranks 99 out of 91. Before him are Adrián González, Nelson Cruz, Yadier Molina, David Wright, Zack Greinke, and Stephen Strasburg. After him are Bryce Harper, Mark Teixeira, Evan Longoria, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, and Chris Sale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ryan Howard ranks 1,142. Before him are Igor Mitreski, Naif Al-Qadi, Arman Karamyan, Carlos Pérez, Juan Calatayud, and Liv Kjersti Bergman. After him are Shane Van Dyke, Andreas Ihle, Séverine Beltrame, Artiwara Kongmalai, Renato Sulić, and Sun Yingjie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Howard ranks 18,435 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Van Dyken (1973), Mookie Blaylock (1967), Scott Kalvert (1964), Bodhi Elfman (1969), Gillian Welch (1967), and Ray LaMontagne (1973). After him are Glenn Eller (1982), Shane Van Dyke (1979), Ross Thomas (1981), Abby Elliott (1987), Sarah Hendrickson (1994), and Tony Hsieh (1973).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Ryan Howard ranks 62. Before him are Johnny Damon (1973), Chipper Jones (1972), Adrián González (1982), David Wright (1982), Zack Greinke (1983), and Stephen Strasburg (1988). After him are Bryce Harper (1992), Mark Teixeira (1980), Evan Longoria (1985), David Price (1985), Dustin Pedroia (1983), and Chris Sale (1989).

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