1939 - Today
Robert Marvin Hull OC (born January 3, 1939) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, legendary skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the name "The Golden Jet". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Hull has received more than 1,066,220 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Bobby Hull is the 11th most popular hockey player, the 231st most popular biography from Canada (down from 196th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Bobby Hull ranks 11 out of 358. Before him are Valeri Kharlamov, Vladislav Tretiak, Henri Richard, Phil Esposito, Stan Mikita, and Jaromír Jágr. After him are Viacheslav Fetisov, Georges Vézina, Mario Lemieux, Jiří Holeček, Igor Larionov, and Sergei Makarov.
1948 - 1981
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 6
1936 - 2020
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 8
1940 - 2018
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 9
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 11
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 12
1887 - 1926
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 14
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 15
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 16
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 17
Among people born in 1939, Bobby Hull ranks 260. Before him are Sumio Iijima, Michael Gothard, David Frost, Ernst Zündel, James Mancham, and Jaime Paz Zamora. After him are Hugh Masekela, Giorgio Ferrini, Carlos do Carmo, Vivi Bach, Ernie Terrell, and Michael J. Pollard.
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 254
1939 - 1992
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 255
1939 - 2013
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 256
1939 - 2017
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 257
1939 - 2017
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 258
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 259
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 260
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 261
1939 - 1976
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 262
1939 - 2021
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 263
1939 - 2013
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 264
1939 - 2014
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 265
1939 - 2019
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 266
Among people born in Canada, Bobby Hull ranks 231 out of 1,130. Before him are The Weeknd (1990), Norman L. Bowen (1887), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Allan Dwan (1885), Harry Saltzman (1915), and Hal Foster (1892). After him are Percy Williams (1908), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), Stephen Amell (1981), George London (1920), Mordecai Richler (1931), and Louis St. Laurent (1882).
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 225
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 226
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 227
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 228
1915 - 1994
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 229
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 230
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 231
1908 - 1982
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 232
1923 - 2001
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 233
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 234
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 235
1931 - 2001
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 236
1882 - 1973
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 237
Among hockey players born in Canada, Bobby Hull ranks 6. Before him are Maurice Richard (1921), Wayne Gretzky (1961), Gordie Howe (1928), Henri Richard (1936), and Phil Esposito (1942). After him are Georges Vézina (1887), Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Orr (1948), Guy Lafleur (1951), Howie Morenz (1902), and Marcel Dionne (1951).
1921 - 2000
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 2
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 3
1936 - 2020
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 5
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 6
1887 - 1926
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 7
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 10
1902 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12