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AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Barry Sanders

1968 - Today

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Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former football running back who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and in rushing touchdowns once, establishing himself as one of the most elusive runners in the history of the NFL with his quickness and agility, despite being only 5 ft 8 in tall and weighing 203 lbs. Sanders played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Sanders has received more than 7,007,421 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Sanders is the 33rd most popular american football player (down from 28th in 2019), the 15,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,833rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Barry Sanders ranks 33 out of 55. Before him are Drew Brees, Aaron Hernandez, Red Grange, Eli Manning, Rob Gronkowski, and Ray Lewis. After him are Patrick Mahomes, Tony Romo, Randy Moss, Russell Wilson, Antonio Brown, and Julian Edelman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Barry Sanders ranks 719. Before him are Eric Holcomb, David Regis, Martin Hřídel, Vladimir Jelčić, Lalah Hathaway, and Alessandro Puccini. After him are Andrey Chernyshov, Johnny Kelly, Santi Duangsawang, Charlotte Ross, María Luisa Calle, and Carlos Morales.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Sanders ranks 15,265 out of 18,182. Before him are Tony Campos (1973), Ann Brashares (1967), Rick Gomez (1972), Pervis Ellison (1967), Ambyr Childers (1988), and Aron Eisenberg (1969). After him are Tim Walz (1964), Kelly Link (1969), Thom Tillis (1960), Jeff Turner (1962), Noah Gray-Cabey (1995), and Mark Gorski (1960).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Barry Sanders ranks 33. Before him are Drew Brees (1979), Aaron Hernandez (1989), Red Grange (1903), Eli Manning (1981), Rob Gronkowski (1989), and Ray Lewis (1975). After him are Patrick Mahomes (1995), Tony Romo (1980), Randy Moss (1977), Russell Wilson (1988), Antonio Brown (1988), and Julian Edelman (1986).

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