1939 - 2023
Robert Marvin Hull (January 3, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the nickname "the Golden Jet". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Hull has received more than 1,912,483 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bobby Hull is the 10th most popular hockey player (up from 11th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Canada (up from 231st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Bobby Hull ranks 10 out of 364. Before him are Viktor Tikhonov, Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Jaromír Jágr, Phil Esposito, and Jiří Holeček. After him are Stan Mikita, Viacheslav Fetisov, Mario Lemieux, Sergei Makarov, Jari Kurri, and Igor Larionov.
1930 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 5
1948 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 6
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 9
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 10
1940 - 2018
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 11
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 12
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 13
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 14
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 15
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 16
Among people born in 1939, Bobby Hull ranks 228. Before him are John Tong Hon, Sid Haig, Judy Chicago, Yves Meyer, Janusz Gajos, and Vladimir Durković. After him are Ralph Boston, Adam Osborne, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Chris Dickerson, and Al Unser. Among people deceased in 2023, Bobby Hull ranks 38. Before him are George Pell, Deniz Baykal, Hugh Hudson, Earl Boen, Stella Stevens, and Walter Cunningham. After him are Inna Churikova, Paul Johnson, Richard Belzer, Nadja Tiller, Michel Deville, and Álvaro Colom.
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 222
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 223
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 224
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 225
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 226
1939 - 1972
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 227
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 228
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 229
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 230
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 231
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 232
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 233
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 234
1941 - 2023
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 32
1938 - 2023
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 33
1936 - 2023
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 34
1945 - 2023
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 35
1936 - 2023
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 36
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 37
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 38
1943 - 2023
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 39
1928 - 2023
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 40
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 41
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 42
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 43
1951 - 2023
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 44
Among people born in Canada, Bobby Hull ranks 200 out of 1,350. Before him are Barry Pepper (1970), Phil Hartman (1948), Harold Innis (1894), Alanis Morissette (1974), Paul Haggis (1953), and Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886). After him are Jeff Wall (1946), Allan Dwan (1885), Mary Simon (1947), Nathan Fillion (1971), Ethel Smith (1907), and Naomi Klein (1970).
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 194
1948 - 1998
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 195
1894 - 1952
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 196
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 197
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 198
1886 - 1950
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 199
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 200
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 201
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 202
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 203
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 204
1907 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 205
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 206
Among hockey players born in Canada, Bobby Hull ranks 5. Before him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), and Phil Esposito (1942). After him are Mario Lemieux (1965), Henri Richard (1936), Guy Lafleur (1951), Georges Vézina (1887), Bobby Orr (1948), Marcel Dionne (1951), and Howie Morenz (1902).
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 2
1928 - 2016
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 4
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 7
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 8
1887 - 1926
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 9
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 11
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 12