Joe DiMaggio
1914 - 1999
HPI 71.2245 languages
Joe DiMaggio is most famous for being a member of the New York Yankees and for his 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
The Most Famous
Baseball Players from United States
109 notable people
Trending Baseball Players from United States This Week
The top 10 Baseball Players from United States trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Greg Maddux
b. 1966
Trending in Japanese (#74) Wikipedia (2,667 views, on Aug 12).
- #2
Josh Hamilton
b. 1981
Trending in English (#328) Wikipedia (8,210 views, on Aug 11).
This page contains a list of the greatest Americans Baseball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 162 Baseball Players, 107 of which were born in United States.
Top 10 American Baseball Players
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary American Baseball Players of all time. This list of famous American Baseball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of American Baseball Players.
#1 #2 
Babe Ruth
1895 - 1948
HPI 70.1061 languagesBabe Ruth is most famous for being a baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees and was a member of the Hall of Fame.
#3 
Jackie Robinson
1919 - 1972
HPI 67.6450 languagesJackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. He was also the first black man to win the Rookie of the Year award, and the first black man to win the Most Valuable Player award.
#4 
Lou Gehrig
1903 - 1941
HPI 65.4336 languagesAmerican baseball player
#5 
Cy Young
1867 - 1955
HPI 63.5226 languagesAmerican baseball player
#6 
Hank Aaron
1934 - 2021
HPI 63.3750 languagesAmerican baseball player
#7 
Alexander Cartwright
1820 - 1892
HPI 61.6916 languagesearly developer of baseball (1820–1892)
#8 
Ty Cobb
1886 - 1961
HPI 60.7534 languagesAmerican baseball player
#9 
Willie Mays
1931 - 2024
HPI 59.3835 languagesAmerican baseball player
#10 
Ted Williams
1918 - 2002
HPI 59.1826 languagesAmerican baseball player
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Americans Baseball Players grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(15)
1980s(45)
1970s(9)
1960s(12)
1930s(10)
1920s(2)
1900s(2)
1890s(2)
1880s(2)
1860s(1)
1820s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Baseball Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Baseball Players since 1700.
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