Baseball Player
Willie Mays
1931 - 2024
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Willie Mays
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Willie Mays is the 11th most popular baseball player (up from 16th in 2024), the 4,900th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,365th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Baseball Player.
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Among Baseball Players
Among baseball players, Willie Mays ranks 11 out of 91. Before him are Sadaharu Oh, Cy Young, Hank Aaron, Alexander Cartwright, Ty Cobb, and Ichiro Suzuki. After him are Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Barry Bonds, Yogi Berra, Roberto Clemente, and Sandy Koufax.
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Sadaharu Oh
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 5
Cy Young
1867 - 1955
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 6
Hank Aaron
1934 - 2021
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 7
Alexander Cartwright
1820 - 1892
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 8
Ty Cobb
1886 - 1961
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 9
Ichiro Suzuki
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
Willie Mays
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 11
Ted Williams
1918 - 2002
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 12
Mickey Mantle
1931 - 1995
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 13
Barry Bonds
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 14
Yogi Berra
1925 - 2015
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 15
Roberto Clemente
1934 - 1972
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
Sandy Koufax
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Willie Mays ranks 251. Before him are Bernard Panafieu, Jean Béliveau, Yulian Semyonov, Mino De Rossi, Michel Deville, and José Alencar. After him are Richard Ratsimandrava, Hana Brady, David Wilkerson, David Cooper, Dino da Costa, and Mickey Mantle. Among people deceased in 2024, Willie Mays ranks 241. Before him are Roland Dumas, Frans Janssens, Galina Zybina, Michel Blanc, Paul Josef Cordes, and Alan Rees. After him are Silvio Santos, Rachid Mekhloufi, Léon Semmeling, Robert Paul, Percy Adlon, and Moacir Rodrigues Santos.
Others Born in 1931
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Bernard Panafieu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 245
Jean Béliveau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 246
Yulian Semyonov
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 247
Mino De Rossi
CYCLIST
1931 - 2022
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 248
Michel Deville
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 249
José Alencar
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 250
Willie Mays
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 251
Richard Ratsimandrava
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1975
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 252
Hana Brady
CELEBRITY
1931 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 253
David Wilkerson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 254
David Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - 1986
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 255
Dino da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 256
Mickey Mantle
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 257
Others Deceased in 2024
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Roland Dumas
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2024
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 235
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 236
Galina Zybina
ATHLETE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 237
Michel Blanc
ACTOR
1952 - 2024
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 238
Paul Josef Cordes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2024
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 239
Alan Rees
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 240
Willie Mays
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 241
Silvio Santos
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2024
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 242
Rachid Mekhloufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 243
Léon Semmeling
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 244
Robert Paul
SKATER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 245
Percy Adlon
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 246
Moacir Rodrigues Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2024
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 247
In United States
Among people born in United States, Willie Mays ranks 4,900 out of NaN. Before him are Herman Kahn (1922), Robert Foxworth (1941), Pat Mastelotto (1955), Amber Lynn (1964), Benjamin Peirce (1809), and Joanne Dru (1922). After him are Paul Gallico (1897), Esai Morales (1962), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Maurice Sendak (1928), Mercedes Ruehl (1948), and Glenn Curtiss (1878).
Others born in United States
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Herman Kahn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1983
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 4,894
Robert Foxworth
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,895
Pat Mastelotto
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,896
Amber Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,897
Benjamin Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,898
Joanne Dru
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,899
Willie Mays
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,900
Paul Gallico
WRITER
1897 - 1976
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,901
Esai Morales
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,902
Charlie Kaufman
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,903
Maurice Sendak
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,904
Mercedes Ruehl
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,905
Glenn Curtiss
INVENTOR
1878 - 1930
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,906
Among Baseball Players In United States
Among baseball players born in United States, Willie Mays ranks 9. Before him are Jackie Robinson (1919), Lou Gehrig (1903), Cy Young (1867), Hank Aaron (1934), Alexander Cartwright (1820), and Ty Cobb (1886). After him are Ted Williams (1918), Mickey Mantle (1931), Barry Bonds (1964), Yogi Berra (1925), Sandy Koufax (1935), and Nolan Ryan (1947).
Jackie Robinson
1919 - 1972
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 3
Lou Gehrig
1903 - 1941
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 4
Cy Young
1867 - 1955
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
Hank Aaron
1934 - 2021
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 6
Alexander Cartwright
1820 - 1892
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 7
Ty Cobb
1886 - 1961
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 8
Willie Mays
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 9
Ted Williams
1918 - 2002
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 10
Mickey Mantle
1931 - 1995
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 11
Barry Bonds
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 12
Yogi Berra
1925 - 2015
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 13
Sandy Koufax
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 14
Nolan Ryan
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
