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AB de Villiers
1984 - Today
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AB de Villiers
Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former international cricketer, and a current commentator. AB de Villiers was named as the ICC ODI Player of the Year three times during his 15-year international career and was one of the five Wisden cricketers of the decade at the end of 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of AB de Villiers has received more than 8,483,372 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). AB de Villiers is the 54th most popular cricketer (down from 40th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 321st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Cricketer.
Memorability Metrics
8.5M
Page Views (PV)
28.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
1.23
Effective Languages (L*)
4.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, AB de Villiers ranks 54 out of 136. Before him are Glenn Maxwell, K. L. Rahul, Adam Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Suresh Raina, and Javagal Srinath. After him are Andrew Symonds, Hardik Pandya, Kumar Sangakkara, Martin Crowe, David Warner, and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGlenn Maxwell
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.37
Rank: 48
K. L. Rahul
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.19
Rank: 49
Adam Gilchrist
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 50
Shoaib Akhtar
1975 - Present
HPI: 28.63
Rank: 51
Suresh Raina
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.56
Rank: 52
Javagal Srinath
1969 - Present
HPI: 28.54
Rank: 53
AB de Villiers
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.39
Rank: 54
Andrew Symonds
1975 - 2022
HPI: 28.25
Rank: 55
Hardik Pandya
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.18
Rank: 56
Kumar Sangakkara
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.99
Rank: 57
Martin Crowe
1962 - 2016
HPI: 27.93
Rank: 58
David Warner
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.88
Rank: 59
Ravichandran Ashwin
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.85
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, AB de Villiers ranks 1,003. Before him are Katja Višnar, Jung Jin-sun, Tiago Prado, Katlego Mphela, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, and Ankita Lokhande. After him are Charlie Villanueva, Mikhail Grabovski, Lydia Hearst, Rajkummar Rao, Hanna-Maria Seppälä, and Patrick Ochs.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsKatja Višnar
SKIER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.45
Rank: 997
Jung Jin-sun
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.42
Rank: 998
Tiago Prado
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.42
Rank: 999
Katlego Mphela
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 1,000
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.40
Rank: 1,001
Ankita Lokhande
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.40
Rank: 1,002
AB de Villiers
CRICKETER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.39
Rank: 1,003
Charlie Villanueva
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.37
Rank: 1,004
Mikhail Grabovski
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.36
Rank: 1,005
Lydia Hearst
MODEL
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.36
Rank: 1,006
Rajkummar Rao
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.35
Rank: 1,007
Hanna-Maria Seppälä
SWIMMER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.35
Rank: 1,008
Patrick Ochs
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 1,009
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, AB de Villiers ranks 374 out of 454. Before him are Lucas Thwala (1981), Leleti Khumalo (1970), Greg Minnaar (1981), Ryan De Vries (1991), Rolene Strauss (1992), and Katlego Mphela (1984). After him are Rowen Fernández (1978), Nasief Morris (1981), Bernard Parker (1986), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Kyle Edmund (1995), and Jacques Kallis (1975).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsLucas Thwala
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 368
Leleti Khumalo
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 28.90
Rank: 369
Greg Minnaar
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.72
Rank: 370
Ryan De Vries
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.58
Rank: 371
Rolene Strauss
CELEBRITY
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.45
Rank: 372
Katlego Mphela
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 373
AB de Villiers
CRICKETER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.39
Rank: 374
Rowen Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.36
Rank: 375
Nasief Morris
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.32
Rank: 376
Bernard Parker
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.14
Rank: 377
Luvo Manyonga
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.01
Rank: 378
Kyle Edmund
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.89
Rank: 379
Jacques Kallis
CRICKETER
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.71
Rank: 380
Among CRICKETERS In South Africa
Among cricketers born in South Africa, AB de Villiers ranks 2. Before him are Tony Greig (1946). After him are Jacques Kallis (1975), Hashim Amla (1983), Gary Kirsten (1967), Quinton de Kock (1992), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Dale Steyn (1983), David Miller (1989), Morné Morkel (1984), Kagiso Rabada (1995), and JP Duminy (1984).
Tony Greig
1946 - 2012
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 1
AB de Villiers
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.39
Rank: 2
Jacques Kallis
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.71
Rank: 3
Hashim Amla
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.54
Rank: 4
Gary Kirsten
1967 - Present
HPI: 24.92
Rank: 5
Quinton de Kock
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.40
Rank: 6
Kevin Pietersen
1980 - Present
HPI: 23.91
Rank: 7
Dale Steyn
1983 - Present
HPI: 20.73
Rank: 8
David Miller
1989 - Present
HPI: 19.77
Rank: 9
Morné Morkel
1984 - Present
HPI: 18.37
Rank: 10
Kagiso Rabada
1995 - Present
HPI: 17.23
Rank: 11
JP Duminy
1984 - Present
HPI: 16.77
Rank: 12