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James Anderson

1982 - Today

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James Michael Anderson (born 30 July 1982), also known as Jimmy Anderson is an English cricketer who played for England. He is currently serving as the fast bowling mentor of the England cricket team. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport, he holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket (704). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Anderson has received more than 137,744 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Anderson is the 27th most popular cricketer (up from 30th in 2019), the 6,894th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,779th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Cricketer.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, James Anderson ranks 27 out of 136. Before him are Anil Kumble, William Donne, Brian Lara, Harbhajan Singh, Mithali Raj, and Syed Kirmani. After him are Virender Sehwag, Wasim Akram, Chris Gayle, C. B. K. Beachcroft, Diana Edulji, and Yuvraj Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, James Anderson ranks 647. Before him are Laura Donnelly, Juan Rodríguez, Leonardo Ponzio, Damià Abella, Kim Do-heon, and Jalal Hosseini. After him are Camelia Potec, Jader Volnei Spindler, Mircea Monroe, Britta Heidemann, Seung-hwan Oh, and Igor Lolo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 6,894 out of 8,785. Before him are Ainsley Maitland-Niles (1997), John Collins (1968), Ryan Kent (1996), Joanna Scanlan (1961), Heidi Range (1983), and David Batty (1968). After him are Youth (1960), Lucy Pinder (1983), Thomas Doherty (1995), Daniel Jones (1973), Tamsin Greig (1966), and Anjem Choudary (1967).

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Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom

Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 6. Before him are W. G. Grace (1848), Willie Watson (1920), Montagu Toller (1871), Alfred Bowerman (1873), and William Donne (1876). After him are C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), Andrew Symonds (1975), Moeen Ali (1987), Joe Root (1990), Jos Buttler (1990), and Alastair Cook (1984).

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