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Don Bradman

1908 - 2001

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Sir Donald George Bradman (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. His cricketing successes have been claimed by Shane Warne, among others, as making Bradman the "greatest sportsperson" in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Bradman has received more than 5,803,274 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Don Bradman is the most popular cricketer, the 123rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 133rd in 2019) and the most popular Australian Cricketer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Don Bradman ranks 1 out of 136. After him are Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, W. G. Grace, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Bishan Singh Bedi, Willie Watson, Viv Richards, Shane Warne, and Ravindra Jadeja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Don Bradman ranks 197. Before him are Krystyna Skarbek, Erik Lundqvist, Sucheta Kriplani, Jacques Herbrand, Artem Alikhanian, and Gisèle Freund. After him are Gualberto Villarroel, Ed Heinemann, Gideon Ståhlberg, Joseph Keilberth, Paolo Monti, and Lars-Erik Larsson. Among people deceased in 2001, Don Bradman ranks 154. Before him are Berry Berenson, Paul Magloire, Stelios Kazantzidis, Salahuddin of Selangor, Jaromil Jireš, and Helge Ingstad. After him are Arie van Vliet, Malcom McLean, Robert Leckie, Enrique Mateos, Ninette de Valois, and Katharine Graham.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Don Bradman ranks 123 out of 1,143. Before him are Kevin Rudd (1957), Bill Mollison (1928), Ken McGregor (1929), Tony Roche (1945), Robert Menzies (1894), and Daevid Allen (1938). After him are Mark Webber (1976), John Flanagan (1944), John Farrow (1904), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951), John Williams (1941), and Raewyn Connell (1944).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Don Bradman ranks 1. After him are Shane Warne (1969), Ian Chappell (1943), Allan Border (1955), Richie Benaud (1930), Bill Brown (1912), Phillip Hughes (1988), Ricky Ponting (1974), Steve Waugh (1965), Glenn Maxwell (1988), Adam Gilchrist (1971), and David Warner (1986).

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