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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, to make Bradman the "greatest sportsperson" in history. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 is considered by some to be the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.Although Bradman reportedly disliked fame, his iconic status made him one of Australia's best-known personalities and arguably the country's "first celebrity".The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Bradman has received more than 5,424,594 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Don Bradman is the most popular cricketer, the 133rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 115th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Cricketer.

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  • 48.76

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  • 53

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  • 1.43

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  • 6.75

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Don Bradman ranks 1 out of 68After him are Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, W. G. Grace, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Willie Watson, Alfred Bowerman, Virat Kohli, Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, and Rahul Dravid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Don Bradman ranks 218Before him are Vladimir Kotelnikov, Joshua Logan, Nicholas Kurti, George Pal, Gotthard Handrick, and Jill Esmond. After him are Teizo Takeuchi, Jenő Vincze, Gualberto Villarroel, Kenji Miyamoto, Walter Bruch, and Quentin Crisp. Among people deceased in 2001, Don Bradman ranks 172Before him are Ardito Desio, Robert W. Floyd, Trịnh Công Sơn, Philippe Léotard, Jan Kott, and Luis Rijo. After him are Maria Gorokhovskaya, Oldřich Lajsek, Nam Sung-yong, Jane Greer, Budd Boetticher, and Arturo Uslar Pietri.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Don Bradman ranks 133 out of 925Before him are Helen Reddy (1941), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Edmund Barton (1849), Joel Edgerton (1974), Russell Mulcahy (1953), and Radha Mitchell (1973). After him are Phoebe Tonkin (1989), John Farrow (1904), Richard Roxburgh (1962), Mae Busch (1891), Gough Whitlam (1916), and Jacki Weaver (1947).

Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Don Bradman ranks 1After him are Shane Warne (1969), Ricky Ponting (1974), Adam Gilchrist (1971), Steve Waugh (1965), Matthew Hayden (1971), Brett Lee (1976), Phillip Hughes (1988), Shane Watson (1981), Steve Smith (1989), David Warner (1986), and Michael Clarke (1981).