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James Anderson

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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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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 26.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, James Anderson ranks 30 out of 68Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, James Anderson ranks 941Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 6,796 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom

Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 4Before 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).