1867 - 1955
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cy Young has received more than 2,238,101 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Cy Young is the 7th most popular baseball player, the 2,616th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,870th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Baseball Player.
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Among baseball players, Cy Young ranks 7 out of 74. Before him are Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, Sadaharu Oh, and Hank Aaron. After him are Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Alexander Cartwright, Roberto Clemente, and Yogi Berra.
1895 - 1948
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 5
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 6
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 7
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 9
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 10
1820 - 1892
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 11
1934 - 1972
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 12
1925 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 13
Among people born in 1867, Cy Young ranks 61. Before him are Hiranuma Kiichirō, Sister Nivedita, Henri Gouraud, Carl Laemmle, Emil Krebs, and Adam Stefan Sapieha. After him are Hjalmar Johansen, Kristian Birkeland, Marie Krøyer, Gutzon Borglum, Julien Benda, and Louise, Princess Royal. Among people deceased in 1955, Cy Young ranks 58. Before him are Otto Braun, Alfréd Hajós, Hubert Cecil Booth, Antanas Merkys, Robert W. Wood, and Tin Ujević. After him are Olga Khokhlova, Adolfo de la Huerta, Ivan Šubašić, Arthur Tansley, Konstantin Hierl, and Edward Kasner.
1867 - 1952
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 55
1867 - 1911
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 56
1867 - 1946
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 57
1867 - 1939
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 58
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 59
1867 - 1951
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 60
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 61
1867 - 1913
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 62
1867 - 1917
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 63
1867 - 1940
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 64
1867 - 1941
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 65
1867 - 1956
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 66
1867 - 1931
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 67
1872 - 1955
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 52
1878 - 1955
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 53
1871 - 1955
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 54
1887 - 1955
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 55
1868 - 1955
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 56
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 57
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 58
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 59
1881 - 1955
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 60
1892 - 1955
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 61
1871 - 1955
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 62
1875 - 1955
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 63
1878 - 1955
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 64
Among people born in United States, Cy Young ranks 2,616 out of 18,182. Before him are George Antheil (1900), Chester Carlson (1906), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Annie Edson Taylor (1838), Michael Cunningham (1952), and Michael H. Hart (1932). After him are Ronnie Spector (1943), Steve Fossett (1944), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Sal Mineo (1939), Brittany Murphy (1977), and Ned Beatty (1937).
1900 - 1959
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,610
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,611
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,612
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,613
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,614
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,615
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,616
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,617
1944 - 2007
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 2,618
1922 - 2000
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 2,619
1939 - 1976
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 2,620
1977 - 2009
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 2,621
1937 - 2021
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 2,622
Among baseball players born in United States, Cy Young ranks 6. Before him are Babe Ruth (1895), Joe DiMaggio (1914), Jackie Robinson (1919), Lou Gehrig (1903), and Hank Aaron (1934). After him are Ted Williams (1918), Ty Cobb (1886), Mickey Mantle (1931), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Yogi Berra (1925), and Willie Mays (1931).
1895 - 1948
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 6
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 7
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 8
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 9
1820 - 1892
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 11
1931 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 12