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Brendon McCullum
1981 - Today

Brendon McCullum
Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former player who is the head coach of the England men's cricket team in all formats. Representing New Zealand, he captained the team in all formats. McCullum was renowned for his quick scoring, notably setting a record for the fastest Test century. He is considered one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen and captained the side to the finals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup and 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Brendon McCullum is the 130th most popular cricketer (down from 106th in 2024), the 335th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 270th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Cricketer.
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Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, Brendon McCullum ranks 130 out of 136. Before him are Joe Root, Kuldeep Yadav, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Starc, Robin Uthappa, and Ishan Kishan. After him are Ishant Sharma, Ben Stokes, Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav, Ekta Bisht, and Amit Mishra.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoe Root
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 124
Kuldeep Yadav
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.57
Rank: 125
Nicholas Pooran
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 126
Mitchell Starc
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.35
Rank: 127
Robin Uthappa
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 128
Ishan Kishan
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.16
Rank: 129
Brendon McCullum
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 130
Ishant Sharma
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.91
Rank: 131
Ben Stokes
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.71
Rank: 132
Dale Steyn
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.68
Rank: 133
Umesh Yadav
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.65
Rank: 134
Ekta Bisht
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 135
Amit Mishra
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.36
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Brendon McCullum ranks 1,741. Before him are Jill Kintner, Mona Singh, Dan Mintz, Gretchen Bleiler, Sam Ricketts, and Marco De Luca. After him are Holly Williams, Mike Jones, Justin Haber, Nathan Ellington, Cheryl Ford, and Andrew Cohen.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsJill Kintner
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.35
Rank: 1,735
Mona Singh
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 1,736
Dan Mintz
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 1,737
Gretchen Bleiler
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 1,738
Sam Ricketts
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.16
Rank: 1,739
Marco De Luca
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.13
Rank: 1,740
Brendon McCullum
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 1,741
Holly Williams
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.07
Rank: 1,742
Mike Jones
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.05
Rank: 1,743
Justin Haber
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.00
Rank: 1,744
Nathan Ellington
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 1,745
Cheryl Ford
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.98
Rank: 1,746
Andrew Cohen
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 1,747
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Brendon McCullum ranks 335 out of 303. Before him are Sam Gaze (1995), Daniel Vettori (1979), George Bridgewater (1983), Kelsey Bevan (1990), Rushlee Buchanan (1988), and Sarpreet Singh (1999). After him are Kelly Brazier (1989), Lauren Boyle (1987), Kirstie James (1989), Sarah Walker (1988), Polly Powrie (1987), and Steven Old (1986).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsSam Gaze
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 329
Daniel Vettori
COACH
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.61
Rank: 330
George Bridgewater
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 331
Kelsey Bevan
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 332
Rushlee Buchanan
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.23
Rank: 333
Sarpreet Singh
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 31.20
Rank: 334
Brendon McCullum
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 335
Kelly Brazier
RUGBY PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 336
Lauren Boyle
SWIMMER
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 337
Kirstie James
CYCLIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 338
Sarah Walker
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.96
Rank: 339
Polly Powrie
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.90
Rank: 340
Steven Old
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 341
Among CRICKETERS In New Zealand
Among cricketers born in New Zealand, Brendon McCullum ranks 3. Before him are Martin Crowe (1962), and Kane Williamson (1990). After him are Ben Stokes (1991), Stephen Fleming (1973), Trent Boult (1989), Martin Guptill (1986), Ross Taylor (1984), Tim Southee (1988), and Corey Anderson (1990).
Martin Crowe
1962 - 2016
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 1
Kane Williamson
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.93
Rank: 2
Brendon McCullum
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 3
Ben Stokes
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.71
Rank: 4
Stephen Fleming
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 5
Trent Boult
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.30
Rank: 6
Martin Guptill
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 7
Ross Taylor
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.51
Rank: 8
Tim Southee
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.67
Rank: 9
Corey Anderson
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.45
Rank: 10












































