HOCKEY PLAYER

Jari Kurri

1960 - Today

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Jari Pekka Kurri (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑri ˈpekːɑ ˈkurːi]; born 18 May 1960) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1980, he played right wing for five National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Colorado Avalanche. Kurri played 17 seasons in the NHL and was the first Finnish player to be enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame, in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jari Kurri has received more than 681,000 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jari Kurri is the 21st most popular hockey player (down from 18th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Finland (down from 169th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jari Kurri ranks 21 out of 676. Before him are Vladimir Petrov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Mario Lemieux, Henri Richard, Bobby Orr, and Jiří Holík. After him are Igor Larionov, Roman Čechmánek, Guy Lafleur, René Fasel, Viktor Konovalenko, and Vladimír Martinec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jari Kurri ranks 224. Before him are Jon Huntsman Jr., Raşit Meredow, Osvaldo Ríos, David Baldacci, Annabella Sciorra, and Christophe Gans. After him are Lang Ping, BD Wong, Igor Larionov, Aldo Serena, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Fridolin Ambongo Besungu.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jari Kurri ranks 240 out of 751. Before him are Harald Öhquist (1891), Harri Rovanperä (1966), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Timo Tolkki (1966), Rafael Erich (1879), and Mari Kiviniemi (1968). After him are Toivo Kuula (1883), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (1956), Leo Makkonen (1948), Peter Franzén (1971), Janne Ahonen (1977), and Katri Helena (1945).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Jari Kurri ranks 1. After him are Teemu Selänne (1970), Saku Koivu (1974), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Raimo Helminen (1964), Petteri Nummelin (1972), Teppo Numminen (1968), Tomas Sandström (1964), Olli Jokinen (1978), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), and Sami Kapanen (1973).

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