HOCKEY PLAYER
Alexander Ovechkin
1985 - Today
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲetɕkʲɪn]; born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Ovi" (alternatively spelled "Ovie") and "the Great Eight" in reference to his jersey number, Ovechkin is widely regarded as one of the greatest goal scorers of all time. Second only to Wayne Gretzky for all-time goal scoring, Ovechkin also holds many records, including the most power play goals, most goals in away games, most overtime goals, and most goals with the same team in NHL history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Ovechkin has received more than 8,195,481 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Alexander Ovechkin is the 35th most popular hockey player (down from 26th in 2019), the 2,088th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,761st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Hockey Player.
Memorability Metrics
8.2M
Page Views (PV)
45.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
3.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Alexander Ovechkins by language
Over the past year Alexander Ovechkin has had the most page views in the Russian wikipedia edition with 906,727 views, followed by English (858,893), and German (40,460). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (237.44%), Simple English (91.59%), and Catalan (77.62%)
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS
Among hockey players, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 35 out of 676. Before him are Alexander Yakushev, Karel Hartmann, Oldřich Machač, Teemu Selänne, Ladislav Troják, and Vladimír Zábrodský. After him are Erich Kühnhackl, Alexei Kasatonov, Bohuslav Šťastný, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Yevgeni Babich, and Pavel Bure.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Yakushev
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 29
Karel Hartmann
1885 - 1944
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 30
Oldřich Machač
1946 - 2011
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 31
Teemu Selänne
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 32
Ladislav Troják
1914 - 1948
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 33
Vladimír Zábrodský
1923 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 34
Alexander Ovechkin
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 35
Erich Kühnhackl
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 36
Alexei Kasatonov
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 37
Bohuslav Šťastný
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 38
Vyacheslav Starshinov
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 39
Yevgeni Babich
1921 - 1972
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 40
Pavel Bure
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 41
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 93. Before him are Rubén de la Red, Cristian Rodríguez, Addys Mercedes, Jelena Janković, Humza Yousaf, and Andreas Granqvist. After him are Łukasz Fabiański, Hernanes, Stéphane Séjourné, Michelle Trachtenberg, Alissa White-Gluz, and Demba Ba.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsRubén de la Red
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 87
Cristian Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 88
Addys Mercedes
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 89
Jelena Janković
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 90
Humza Yousaf
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 91
Andreas Granqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 92
Alexander Ovechkin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 93
Łukasz Fabiański
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 94
Hernanes
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 95
Stéphane Séjourné
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 96
Michelle Trachtenberg
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 97
Alissa White-Gluz
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 98
Demba Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 99
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 2,088 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergey Tereshchenko (1951), Ratmir Kholmov (1925), Artur Chilingarov (1939), Nikolai Lugansky (1972), Vladimir Andreyev (1930), and Alexandr Romankov (1953). After him are Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (1871), Vladislav Krapivin (1938), Sergey Urusevsky (1908), Alexey Favorsky (1860), Ivan Rybkin (1946), and Gennadiy Seleznyov (1947).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSergey Tereshchenko
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 2,082
Ratmir Kholmov
CHESS PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,083
Artur Chilingarov
EXPLORER
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,084
Nikolai Lugansky
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 2,085
Vladimir Andreyev
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 2,086
Alexandr Romankov
FENCER
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2,087
Alexander Ovechkin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2,088
Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
PAINTER
1871 - 1955
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 2,089
Vladislav Krapivin
WRITER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 2,090
Sergey Urusevsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 2,091
Alexey Favorsky
CHEMIST
1860 - 1945
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 2,092
Ivan Rybkin
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 2,093
Gennadiy Seleznyov
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 2,094
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia
Among hockey players born in Russia, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 10. Before him are Sergei Makarov (1958), Vladimir Petrov (1947), Viacheslav Fetisov (1958), Igor Larionov (1960), Viktor Konovalenko (1938), and Alexander Yakushev (1947). After him are Alexei Kasatonov (1959), Vyacheslav Starshinov (1940), Yevgeni Babich (1921), Pavel Bure (1971), Sergei Fedorov (1969), and Vitali Davydov (1939).
Sergei Makarov
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 4
Vladimir Petrov
1947 - 2017
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 5
Viacheslav Fetisov
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 6
Igor Larionov
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 7
Viktor Konovalenko
1938 - 1996
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 8
Alexander Yakushev
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 9
Alexander Ovechkin
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 10
Alexei Kasatonov
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 11
Vyacheslav Starshinov
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 12
Yevgeni Babich
1921 - 1972
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 13
Pavel Bure
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 14
Sergei Fedorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 15
Vitali Davydov
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 16