1931 - 2015
Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernie Banks has received more than 1,379,852 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernie Banks is the 39th most popular baseball player (down from 34th in 2019), the 10,505th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,535th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Baseball Player.
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Among baseball players, Ernie Banks ranks 39 out of 74. Before him are Bob Gibson, Sammy Sosa, Manny Ramirez, Greg Maddux, Derek Jeter, and Hank Greenberg. After him are Daisuke Matsuzaka, Pedro Martínez, Ken Griffey Jr., Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, and David Ortiz.
1935 - 2020
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 33
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 34
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 35
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 36
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 37
1911 - 1986
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 38
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 39
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 40
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 41
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 42
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 43
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 44
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 45
Among people born in 1931, Ernie Banks ranks 475. Before him are Dean Smith, Gloria Talbott, Thane Baker, Marisa Del Frate, Andrija Fuderer, and John Kerr. After him are Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Wallace Smith Broecker, Maxine Singer, Anne Heywood, Bruce Halford, and Tadeusz Rut. Among people deceased in 2015, Ernie Banks ranks 426. Before him are Marisa Del Frate, Stephan Beckenbauer, Eduardo Bonvallet, Robert La Caze, Wendell Ford, and Steve Strange. After him are Stanislav Gross, Peter Kern, Edward Natapei, Sergio Renán, Gerry Byrne, and Andriy Kuzmenko.
1931 - 2015
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 469
1931 - 2000
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 470
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 471
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 472
1931 - 2011
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 473
1931 - 2013
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 474
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 475
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 476
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 477
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 478
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 479
1931 - 2001
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 480
1931 - 2002
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 481
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 420
1968 - 2015
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 421
1955 - 2015
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 422
1917 - 2015
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 423
1924 - 2015
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 424
1959 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 425
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 426
1969 - 2015
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 427
1949 - 2015
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 428
1954 - 2015
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 429
1933 - 2015
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 430
1938 - 2015
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 431
1968 - 2015
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 432
Among people born in United States, Ernie Banks ranks 10,505 out of 18,182. Before him are Scott Grimes (1971), Natalie Martinez (1984), James Williamson (1949), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Krystal Jung (1994), and Marlo Thomas (1937). After him are Daniel Kleppner (1932), Sydney Schanberg (1934), Stuart Pankin (1946), Christa Miller (1964), Laurie Bird (1952), and Ed King (1949).
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 10,499
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 10,500
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 10,501
1901 - 1966
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10,502
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10,503
1937 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10,504
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10,505
1932 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10,506
1934 - 2016
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10,507
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 10,508
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 10,509
1952 - 1979
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 10,510
1949 - 2018
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 10,511
Among baseball players born in United States, Ernie Banks ranks 33. Before him are Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Tom Seaver (1944), Bob Gibson (1935), Greg Maddux (1966), Derek Jeter (1974), and Hank Greenberg (1911). After him are Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Curt Schilling (1966), Justin Verlander (1983), Mike Trout (1991), and Zack Greinke (1983).
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 27
1944 - 2020
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 28
1935 - 2020
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 29
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 30
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 31
1911 - 1986
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 32
1931 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 33
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 34
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 35
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 36
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 37
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 38
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.73
Rank: 39