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David Backes

1984 - Today

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David Anthony Backes (born May 1, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for fifteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Backes has received more than 604,444 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). David Backes is the 647th most popular hockey player (down from 475th in 2019), the 20,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,843rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, David Backes ranks 647 out of 676. Before him are Jannik Hansen, Rene Bourque, Ryan Callahan, Surender Kumar, Sean Couturier, and Jack Eichel. After him are Mike Richards, Jeff Skinner, Jack Johnson, Nick Bonino, Jimmy Howard, and Justin Abdelkader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, David Backes ranks 1,547. Before him are Helen Oyeyemi, Nitu Chandra, Toshiya Tanaka, Liam Heath, Flora Saini, and Koji Hirose. After him are Aaron Gray, Clayton Donaldson, Steven Whittaker, Danica Roem, Jeff Henckels, and Morné Morkel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Backes ranks 20,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Matthew J. Munn (1980), Landry Bender (2000), Erin Jackson (1992), Jack Eichel (1996), Anna Cockrell (1997), and Brenna D'Amico (2000). After him are Ian Clark (1991), Britt Nicole (1985), Aaron Gray (1984), Alexis Sablone (1986), Tom Gale (null), and Anthony Gose (1990).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, David Backes ranks 53. Before him are Dylan Larkin (1996), Ryan McDonagh (1989), Johnny Gaudreau (1993), Ryan Callahan (1985), Sean Couturier (1992), and Jack Eichel (1996). After him are Jack Johnson (1987), Nick Bonino (1988), Jimmy Howard (1984), Justin Abdelkader (1987), Bobby Ryan (1987), and Ryan Malone (1979).

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