1982 - Today
James Michael Anderson (born 30 July 1982) is an English cricketer who plays for the England and Wales cricket team and Lancashire, and previously played for England's limited overs cricket teams. Anderson is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He holds the record for most wickets by a pace bowler in Test cricket history, having taken 700 wickets as of 9 March 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Anderson has received more than 112,967 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Anderson is the 30th most popular cricketer, the 6,796th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 4th most popular British Cricketer.
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Among cricketers, James Anderson ranks 30 out of 68. Before him are Shahid Afridi, Chris Gayle, Wasim Akram, Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, and Shakib Al Hasan. After him are Shoaib Akhtar, VVS Laxman, Ricky Ponting, Javagal Srinath, Adam Gilchrist, and Kumar Sangakkara.
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.89
Rank: 24
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 25
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 26
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.63
Rank: 27
1981 - Present
HPI: 26.50
Rank: 28
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.41
Rank: 29
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 30
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.60
Rank: 31
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.30
Rank: 32
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.29
Rank: 33
1969 - Present
HPI: 25.15
Rank: 34
1971 - Present
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 35
1977 - Present
HPI: 24.98
Rank: 36
Among people born in 1982, James Anderson ranks 941. Before him are Ondřej Synek, Nicolás Medina, Diego Figueredo, Ryan Cabrera, David Payne, and Sota Nakazawa. After him are Lindsey McKeon, Habib Bamogo, Percy Daggs III, Mircea Monroe, Fabrício de Souza, and Ana Dulce Félix.
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.30
Rank: 935
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.26
Rank: 936
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.26
Rank: 937
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.20
Rank: 938
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.20
Rank: 939
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.19
Rank: 940
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 941
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.14
Rank: 942
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.14
Rank: 943
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.14
Rank: 944
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.11
Rank: 945
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.10
Rank: 946
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.10
Rank: 947
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 6,796 out of 7,765. Before him are Garry Monk (1979), Fatima Whitbread (1961), Stephen Barclay (1972), Bella Ramsey (2003), Owen Coyle (1966), and Stormzy (1993). After him are Dan Crenshaw (1984), Oliver Letwin (1956), Nico Yennaris (1993), Mike Skinner (1979), James McCarthy (1990), and Ciaran Clark (1989).
1979 - Present
HPI: 26.23
Rank: 6,790
1961 - Present
HPI: 26.23
Rank: 6,791
1972 - Present
HPI: 26.22
Rank: 6,792
2003 - Present
HPI: 26.21
Rank: 6,793
1966 - Present
HPI: 26.21
Rank: 6,794
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.21
Rank: 6,795
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 6,796
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.14
Rank: 6,797
1956 - Present
HPI: 26.14
Rank: 6,798
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.13
Rank: 6,799
1979 - Present
HPI: 26.11
Rank: 6,800
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.10
Rank: 6,801
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.09
Rank: 6,802
Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 4. Before him are W. G. Grace (1848), Willie Watson (1920), and Alfred Bowerman (1873). After him are Andrew Symonds (1975), Joe Root (1990), and Ian Bell (1982).
1848 - 1915
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 1
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 2
1873 - 1947
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 3
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 4
1975 - 2022
HPI: 18.19
Rank: 5
1990 - Present
HPI: 16.82
Rank: 6
1982 - Present
HPI: 13.58
Rank: 7