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Sidney Crosby

1987 - Today

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Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Sid the Kid" and dubbed "The Next One", he was selected first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Born and raised in Halifax, Crosby was considered one of the most lauded prospects in ice hockey history and is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. During his two-year major junior career with the Rimouski Océanic, he earned many awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Crosby is the 84th most popular hockey player (up from 128th in 2019), the 675th most popular biography from Canada (up from 805th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Sidney Crosby ranks 84 out of 676. Before him are Dick Esser, Artūrs Irbe, Herb Drury, Tomas Jonsson, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, and Steve Yzerman. After him are Viktor Zinger, Pavol Demitra, Johnny Gaudreau, Nils Nilsson, Andrei Khomutov, and Veniamin Alexandrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Sidney Crosby ranks 160. Before him are Ott Tänak, Kagney Linn Karter, Sergio Llull, Marianne Vos, Múte Bourup Egede, and Mauro Zárate. After him are Hadi Choopan, Mackenzie Davis, Ádám Szalai, Wiz Khalifa, Tatjana Maria, and Ivan Trichkovski.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sidney Crosby ranks 675 out of 1,622. Before him are Stephen Amell (1981), Gordon Pinsent (1930), Christy Chung (1970), Chris Hadfield (1959), Alexander Ludwig (1992), and Steve Yzerman (1965). After him are Rob Pike (1956), Teryl Rothery (1962), Lance Stroll (1998), Mackenzie Davis (1987), Devon Sawa (1978), and Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Sidney Crosby ranks 26. Before him are Ross Cuthbert (1892), Ken Dryden (1947), Bobby Clarke (1949), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Herb Drury (1896), and Steve Yzerman (1965). After him are Sid Abel (1918), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Brett Hull (1964), Art Ross (1885), Joe Sakic (1969), and Martin Brodeur (1972).

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