BASEBALL PLAYER

Hank Aaron

1934 - 2021

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Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976. Considered one of the greatest baseball players in history, he spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL). At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game's key career power-hitting records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hank Aaron has received more than 8,097,655 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Hank Aaron is the 6th most popular baseball player, the 2,328th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,488th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Hank Aaron ranks 6 out of 91. Before him are Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Sadaharu Oh, and Lou Gehrig. After him are Cy Young, Reggie Jackson, Alexander Cartwright, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, and Ichiro Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Hank Aaron ranks 121. Before him are Paul Cohen, Gloria Steinem, Howard Martin Temin, Wilford Brimley, Jean Chrétien, and Dashrath Manjhi. After him are William F. Sharpe, Leonard Kleinrock, Claude Berri, George Segal, George Chakiris, and Ken Rosewall. Among people deceased in 2021, Hank Aaron ranks 126. Before him are Joan Didion, Edward Cassidy, Adam Zagajewski, Renée Simonot, Jimmy Greaves, and Marshall Sahlins. After him are Alberto Grimaldi, Haya Harareet, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, James Levine, Yuriy Sedykh, and Poul Schlüter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hank Aaron ranks 2,328 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Vai (1960), Louis E. Brus (1943), Martin Chalfie (1947), Kenny Loggins (1948), Don Taylor (1920), and Philly Joe Jones (1923). After him are John Adams (1947), Henry H. Arnold (1886), Clifford Odets (1906), Jim Hines (1946), Anne Sexton (1928), and Walker Evans (1903).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Hank Aaron ranks 5. Before him are Babe Ruth (1895), Joe DiMaggio (1914), Jackie Robinson (1919), and Lou Gehrig (1903). After him are Cy Young (1867), Reggie Jackson (1946), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Ty Cobb (1886), Ted Williams (1918), Mickey Mantle (1931), and Barry Bonds (1964).

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