Hockey Player
Wayne Gretzky
1961 - today
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Wayne Gretzky
His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2024). Wayne Gretzky is the most popular hockey player, the 52nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 93rd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among Hockey Players
Among hockey players, Wayne Gretzky ranks 1 out of 676. After him are Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Václav Nedomanský, Viktor Tikhonov, Jaromír Jágr, Jiří Holeček, Phil Esposito, Stan Mikita, and Mario Lemieux.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
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Wayne Gretzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 1
Maurice Richard
1921 - 2000
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2
Gordie Howe
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
Vladislav Tretiak
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 4
Valeri Kharlamov
1948 - 1981
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 5
Václav Nedomanský
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 6
Viktor Tikhonov
1930 - 2014
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Jaromír Jágr
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 8
Jiří Holeček
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 9
Phil Esposito
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10
Stan Mikita
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 11
Mario Lemieux
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Wayne Gretzky ranks 27. Before him are Robert Carlyle, Enya, Manu Chao, James Gandolfini, Luis de la Fuente, and Joseph Kony. After him are Carlos Valderrama, Nastassja Kinski, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Meg Ryan, Forest Whitaker, and Laurence Fishburne.
Others Born in 1961
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Robert Carlyle
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 21
Enya
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 22
Manu Chao
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 23
James Gandolfini
ACTOR
1961 - 2013
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 24
Luis de la Fuente
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 25
Joseph Kony
EXTREMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 26
Wayne Gretzky
HOCKEY PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 27
Carlos Valderrama
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 28
Nastassja Kinski
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 29
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 30
Meg Ryan
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 31
Forest Whitaker
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 32
Laurence Fishburne
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 33
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Wayne Gretzky ranks 52 out of NaN. Before him are Robert Mundell (1932), Maye Musk (1948), Pamela Anderson (1967), Charles Tupper (1821), Drake (1986), and Marc Ouellet (1944). After him are Manly P. Hall (1901), René Angélil (1942), Henry Mintzberg (1939), Joni Mitchell (1943), Howard Shore (1946), and John Kenneth Galbraith (1908).
Others born in Canada
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Robert Mundell
ECONOMIST
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 46
Maye Musk
MODEL
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 47
Pamela Anderson
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 48
Charles Tupper
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1915
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 49
Drake
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 50
Marc Ouellet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 51
Wayne Gretzky
HOCKEY PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 52
Manly P. Hall
OCCULTIST
1901 - 1990
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 53
René Angélil
PRODUCER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 54
Henry Mintzberg
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 55
Joni Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 56
Howard Shore
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 57
John Kenneth Galbraith
ECONOMIST
1908 - 2006
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 58
Among Hockey Players In Canada
Among hockey players born in Canada, Wayne Gretzky ranks 1. After him are Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Phil Esposito (1942), Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Hull (1939), Ray Bourque (1960), Henri Richard (1936), Bobby Orr (1948), Jacques Plante (1929), Georges Vézina (1887), and Guy Lafleur (1951).
Wayne Gretzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 1
Maurice Richard
1921 - 2000
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2
Gordie Howe
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
Phil Esposito
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 4
Mario Lemieux
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 5
Bobby Hull
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 6
Ray Bourque
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 7
Henri Richard
1936 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 8
Bobby Orr
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 9
Jacques Plante
1929 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 10
Georges Vézina
1887 - 1926
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 11
Guy Lafleur
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 12
