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Jack Hobbs

1882 - 1963

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Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882 – 21 December 1963) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Master", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,760 runs and 199 centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Hobbs has received more than 831,436 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Hobbs is the 18th most popular cricketer, the 6,139th most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Cricketer.

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  • 45.03

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Jack Hobbs ranks 18 out of 136. Before him are Ravindra Jadeja, Muttiah Muralitharan, Garfield Sobers, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and Montagu Toller. After him are Alfred Bowerman, Ian Chappell, Anil Kumble, William Donne, Brian Lara, and Harbhajan Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Jack Hobbs ranks 293. Before him are Jessie Redmon Fauset, Noah Beery, Creighton Hale, Sam Rayburn, Walter Nash, and Dora Marsden. After him are Malcolm Champion, Valeska Suratt, and Dixie Bibb Graves. Among people deceased in 1963, Jack Hobbs ranks 223. Before him are Monty Woolley, Jason Robards Sr., Estes Kefauver, Oliver La Farge, James Kirkwood Sr., and Louis MacNeice. After him are Hooley Smith, Jean Brooks, and Daniel O. Fagunwa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jack Hobbs ranks 6,139 out of 7,253. Before him are Lisa Martinek (1972), Andreas Hinkel (1982), Dagmar Lurz (1959), Robin Szolkowy (1979), Jessica Boehrs (1980), and Manfred Deckert (1961). After him are Florian Munteanu (1990), Achim Beierlorzer (1967), Anna Maria Mühe (1985), Janine Wissler (1981), André Wohllebe (1962), and André Breitenreiter (1973).

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Among CRICKETERS In Germany

Among cricketers born in Germany, Jack Hobbs ranks 1. 

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