Hockey Player

Gordie Howe

1928 - 2016

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Gordie Howe

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordie Howe is the 3rd most popular hockey player (up from 6th in 2024), the 96th most popular biography from Canada (up from 130th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among Hockey Players

Among hockey players, Gordie Howe ranks 3 out of 676. Before him are Wayne Gretzky, and Maurice Richard. After him are Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Václav Nedomanský, Viktor Tikhonov, Jaromír Jágr, Jiří Holeček, Phil Esposito, Stan Mikita, and Mario Lemieux.

Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia

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Wayne Gretzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 1
Maurice Richard
1921 - 2000
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2
Gordie Howe
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
Vladislav Tretiak
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 4
Valeri Kharlamov
1948 - 1981
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 5
Václav Nedomanský
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 6
Viktor Tikhonov
1930 - 2014
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Jaromír Jágr
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 8
Jiří Holeček
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 9
Phil Esposito
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10
Stan Mikita
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 11
Mario Lemieux
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gordie Howe ranks 122. Before him are Georgy Dobrovolsky, Gene Sharp, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Friedrich Wetter, Federico Bahamontes, and Fumihiko Maki. After him are James Earl Ray, Juan María Bordaberry, Djivan Gasparyan, Helen Frankenthaler, Hayden White, and James Randi. Among people deceased in 2016, Gordie Howe ranks 102. Before him are Rick Parfitt, Lloyd Shapley, Paul Elvstrøm, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Michael Massee, and Franciszek Macharski. After him are Thomas Luckmann, Andrei Karlov, David Hamilton, Loris Francesco Capovilla, Maria Teresa de Filippis, and Anker Jørgensen.

Others Born in 1928

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Georgy Dobrovolsky
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 1971
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 116
Gene Sharp
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 117
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 118
Friedrich Wetter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 119
Federico Bahamontes
CYCLIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 120
Fumihiko Maki
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2024
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 121
Gordie Howe
HOCKEY PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 122
James Earl Ray
EXTREMIST
1928 - 1998
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 123
Juan María Bordaberry
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 124
Djivan Gasparyan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 125
Helen Frankenthaler
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 126
Hayden White
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 127
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 128

Others Deceased in 2016

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Rick Parfitt
SINGER
1948 - 2016
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 96
Lloyd Shapley
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 97
Paul Elvstrøm
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 98
Thorbjörn Fälldin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 99
Michael Massee
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 100
Franciszek Macharski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2016
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 101
Gordie Howe
HOCKEY PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 102
Thomas Luckmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 103
Andrei Karlov
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2016
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 104
David Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 105
Loris Francesco Capovilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2016
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 106
Maria Teresa de Filippis
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 107
Anker Jørgensen
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 108