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Cy Young

1867 - 1955

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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. He was then transferred to the St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cy Young is the 6th most popular baseball player (up from 7th in 2019), the 2,800th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,859th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Cy Young ranks 6 out of 91. Before him are Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, and Sadaharu Oh. After him are Hank Aaron, Alexander Cartwright, Ty Cobb, Ichiro Suzuki, Willie Mays, and Ted Williams.

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Among people born in 1867, Cy Young ranks 63. Before him are Henri Gouraud, Kristian Birkeland, Marcel Schwob, Jeanne Lanvin, Masaoka Shiki, and Carl Laemmle. After him are Marie Krøyer, Elvira Madigan, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Amy Beach, Julien Benda, and Arthur Rackham. Among people deceased in 1955, Cy Young ranks 58. Before him are Manuel Ávila Camacho, Henri Delaunay, Nicolas de Staël, Erich Brandenberger, Edward Kasner, and Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. After him are Kim Seong-su, Ivan Šubašić, Tommy Burns, Adolfo de la Huerta, Emma Jung, and Tin Ujević.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cy Young ranks 2,800 out of 20,380. Before him are Dexter Gordon (1923), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Rex Tillerson (1952), Martin Ritt (1914), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), and David Letterman (1947). After him are Johnny Winter (1944), David Soul (1943), Lauren Hutton (1943), Avery Brundage (1887), Teri Garr (1944), and Lisa Lopes (1971).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Cy Young ranks 5. Before him are Joe DiMaggio (1914), Babe Ruth (1895), Jackie Robinson (1919), and Lou Gehrig (1903). After him are Hank Aaron (1934), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Ty Cobb (1886), Willie Mays (1931), Ted Williams (1918), Mickey Mantle (1931), and Barry Bonds (1964).

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