HOCKEY PLAYER

Bobby Clarke

1949 - Today

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Robert Earle Clarke (born August 13, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played his entire 15-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Philadelphia Flyers and is currently an executive with the team. Popularly known as Bobby Clarke during his playing career and as Bob Clarke since retiring as a player, Clarke is acknowledged by some as being one of the greatest hockey players and captains of all time. He was captain of the Flyers from 1973 to 1979, winning the Stanley Cup with them in both 1974 and 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Clarke has received more than 866,243 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Clarke is the 76th most popular hockey player (down from 55th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from Canada (down from 540th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Bobby Clarke ranks 76 out of 676. Before her are Art Langley, Viktor Zinger, Hugo Budinger, Konstantin Loktev, Viktor Shuvalov, and Yuri Krylov. After her are Nicklas Lidström, Vladimir Shadrin, Andrei Khomutov, Saku Koivu, Mats Sundin, and Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bobby Clarke ranks 664. Before her are Paul Orndorff, John W. Henry, Barriemore Barlow, Daniel Leclercq, Baleka Mbete, and Soumaïla Cissé. After her are Ulla Schmidt, Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Joseph Pilato, Nadezhda Ilyina, Ann Reinking, and Charles Rocket.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bobby Clarke ranks 661 out of 1,622. Before her are JR Bourne (1970), June Havoc (1912), Diane Foster (1928), Lance Stroll (1998), Alice Wilson (1881), and William Cockburn (1902). After her are Norman Lane (1919), Karla Homolka (1970), Horace Gwynne (1912), Maureen Forrester (1930), Caterina Scorsone (1981), and Jean Charest (1958).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Bobby Clarke ranks 18. Before her are Howie Morenz (1902), Herb Drury (1896), Ross Cuthbert (1892), Ernie Collett (1895), Mark Messier (1961), and Bernie Geoffrion (1931). After her are Frank Sullivan (1898), Colin Carruthers (1890), Sid Abel (1918), Steve Yzerman (1965), Joe Sakic (1969), and Art Ross (1885).

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