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Willie Mays

1931 - 2024

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Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Mays was a five-tool player who began his career in the Negro leagues, playing for the Birmingham Black Barons, and spent the rest of his career in the National League (NL), playing for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Born in Westfield, Alabama, Mays was an all-around athlete. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Mays is the 11th most popular baseball player (up from 16th in 2019), the 4,897th 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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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 240. 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willie Mays ranks 4,897 out of 20,380. 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).

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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).

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