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Chris Gayle
1979 - Today
Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry Gayle OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has been playing international cricket for the West Indies since 1999. Nicknamed "The Universe Boss", Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest batsmen ever to have played Twenty20 cricket. He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Gayle has received more than 6,447,776 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Chris Gayle is the 22nd most popular cricketer (up from 25th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 105th in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Cricketer.
Memorability Metrics
6.4M
Page Views (PV)
28.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
1.38
Effective Languages (L*)
4.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Chris Gayles by language
Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, Chris Gayle ranks 22 out of 68. Before her are Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravindra Jadeja, Diana Edulji, Virender Sehwag, and Shahid Afridi. After her are Wasim Akram, Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, James Anderson, and Shoaib Akhtar.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
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Shane Warne
1969 - 2022
HPI: 30.17
Rank: 16
Muttiah Muralitharan
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.02
Rank: 17
Ravindra Jadeja
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 18
Diana Edulji
1956 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 19
Virender Sehwag
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.36
Rank: 20
Shahid Afridi
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.89
Rank: 21
Chris Gayle
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 22
Wasim Akram
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 23
Sanath Jayasuriya
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.63
Rank: 24
Yuvraj Singh
1981 - Present
HPI: 26.50
Rank: 25
Shakib Al Hasan
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.41
Rank: 26
James Anderson
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 27
Shoaib Akhtar
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.60
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Chris Gayle ranks 848. Before her are Aaron Hughes, Stjepan Jukić, Chuck Comeau, Andrew Scheer, Paolo Castellini, and Fernando Fernández. After her are Athanassios Prittas, Chris Atkinson, David Civera, Živilė Balčiūnaitė, Camel Meriem, and Andrew Buchan.
Others Born in 1979
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Aaron Hughes
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 842
Stjepan Jukić
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 843
Chuck Comeau
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.55
Rank: 844
Andrew Scheer
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.52
Rank: 845
Paolo Castellini
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.51
Rank: 846
Fernando Fernández
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 847
Chris Gayle
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 848
Athanassios Prittas
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.47
Rank: 849
Chris Atkinson
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.45
Rank: 850
David Civera
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.45
Rank: 851
Živilė Balčiūnaitė
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.43
Rank: 852
Camel Meriem
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.42
Rank: 853
Andrew Buchan
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.40
Rank: 854
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Chris Gayle ranks 102 out of 168. Before her are Hansle Parchment (1990), Ray Stewart (1965), Ian Goodison (1972), Marlon James (1970), Nalo Hopkinson (1960), and Maurice Smith (1980). After her are Bounty Killer (1972), Christopher Williams (1972), Tessa Sanderson (1956), Germaine Mason (1983), Beenie Man (1973), and Tayna Lawrence (1975).
Others born in Jamaica
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Hansle Parchment
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.23
Rank: 96
Ray Stewart
1965 - Present
HPI: 29.85
Rank: 97
Ian Goodison
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.84
Rank: 98
Marlon James
1970 - Present
HPI: 29.67
Rank: 99
Nalo Hopkinson
1960 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Rank: 100
Maurice Smith
1980 - Present
HPI: 29.25
Rank: 101
Chris Gayle
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 102
Bounty Killer
1972 - Present
HPI: 28.09
Rank: 103
Christopher Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 27.97
Rank: 104
Tessa Sanderson
1956 - Present
HPI: 27.50
Rank: 105
Germaine Mason
1983 - 2017
HPI: 27.46
Rank: 106
Beenie Man
1973 - Present
HPI: 27.03
Rank: 107
Tayna Lawrence
1975 - Present
HPI: 26.84
Rank: 108
Among CRICKETERS In Jamaica
Among cricketers born in Jamaica, Chris Gayle ranks 1.
