AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Barry Sanders

1968 - Today

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Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional 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 7,576,558 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Sanders is the 29th most popular american football player (up from 32nd in 2019), the 15,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,224th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Barry Sanders ranks 29 out of 63. Before him are Colin Kaepernick, Troy Aikman, Andrew Luck, Patrick Mahomes, Tim Tebow, and Red Grange. After him are Eli Manning, Ray Lewis, Aaron Hernandez, Drew Brees, Rob Gronkowski, and Ben Roethlisberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Barry Sanders ranks 747. Before him are Zdeněk Moravec, Theoren Fleury, Kirsten Barnes, Antonella Bellutti, Mike Dean, and Niki Bakoyianni. After him are Eric Holcomb, Hugo Pérez, Josu Urrutia, Antonio Davis, Sean Elliott, and Britta Bilač.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Sanders ranks 15,940 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Cook (1901), Thomas Dekker (1987), Howard Rollins (1950), Willard Schmidt (1910), Geoff Johns (1973), and Keith Tkachuk (1972). After him are James Edwards (1955), Roger Clark (1978), Eric Holcomb (1968), Maika Monroe (1993), Alcee Hastings (1936), and Mike O'Brien (1965).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Barry Sanders ranks 28. Before him are Aaron Rodgers (1983), Colin Kaepernick (1987), Troy Aikman (1966), Andrew Luck (1989), Patrick Mahomes (1995), and Red Grange (1903). After him are Eli Manning (1981), Ray Lewis (1975), Aaron Hernandez (1989), Drew Brees (1979), Rob Gronkowski (1989), and Ben Roethlisberger (1982).

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