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Honus Wagner

1874 - 1955

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Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner ( HON-əs WAG-nər; February 24, 1874 – December 6, 1955), was an American baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage, Wagner was a prototypical five-tool player, known for being a versatile defender who could combine a strong throwing arm with the ability to play almost any defensive position as well as being capable of hitting for average and for power. He is widely regarded as the greatest shortstop of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Honus Wagner has received more than 2,293,814 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Honus Wagner is the 368th most popular athlete (up from 373rd in 2019), the 5,487th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,918th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Honus Wagner ranks 368 out of 6,025. Before him are Steinar Amundsen, Ted Meredith, František Pospíšil, Charles Bacon, Miltiadis Gouskos, and Chris Dickerson. After him are Veikko Hakulinen, Sidney Robinson, Earle Meadows, Charles Dvorak, Édouard Artigas, and Pertti Karppinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Honus Wagner ranks 151. Before him are Leonard Eugene Dickson, Jerzy Żuławski, Ludwig Diels, Charles William Miller, Sténio Vincent, and Friedrich Hasenöhrl. After him are Nikolai Semashko, Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, Lucien Démanet, Penelope Delta, Teresa Feoderovna Ries, and Wesley Clair Mitchell. Among people deceased in 1955, Honus Wagner ranks 111. Before him are Jonni Myyrä, Robert E. Sherwood, Theodor Plievier, Saadat Hasan Manto, Willi Baumeister, and Manny Ayulo. After him are Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich, Bill Vukovich, Wilhelm Kreis, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Clemente Biondetti, and Hamida Javanshir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Honus Wagner ranks 5,487 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Dickerson (1939), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Clarence Gilyard (1955), Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), and Adrian Belew (1949). After him are Vincent Gallo (1961), Harold Hotelling (1895), Michael Dell (1965), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Adam Brody (1979), and Phil Woods (1931).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Honus Wagner ranks 89. Before him are Bob Kiesel (1911), Charley Paddock (1900), Glenn Davis (1934), Ted Meredith (1891), Charles Bacon (1885), and Chris Dickerson (1939). After him are Earle Meadows (1913), Charles Dvorak (1878), Eddie Tolan (1908), George Saling (1909), Forrest Smithson (1884), and Emerson Spencer (1906).

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