AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Jim Brown

1936 - 2023

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James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional football player, civil rights activist, and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1965. Considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, as well as one of the greatest players in NFL history, Brown was a Pro Bowl invitee every season he was in the league, and was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Brown has received more than 10,590,228 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jim Brown is the 2nd most popular american football player, the 3,545th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,664th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Jim Brown ranks 2 out of 63. Before him are O. J. Simpson. After him are Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Dick Butkus, Ernie Davis, Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Kurt Warner, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, and Cam Newton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jim Brown ranks 210. Before him are Carl, Duke of Württemberg, Mary Tyler Moore, Metin Oktay, Walter Koenig, Glenn Murcutt, and Marion Chesney. After him are Joe Spinell, Diana Hyland, Shirley Knight, Lien Chan, Frank Caprio, and Federico Luppi. Among people deceased in 2023, Jim Brown ranks 247. Before him are Sherif Ismail, Vera Vasilyeva, Maryanne Trump Barry, Paul de Senneville, Nadja Tiller, and Meir Shalev. After him are Menahem Pressler, Bob Barker, Endel Tulving, C. R. Rao, Ilya Kabakov, and Elmar Wepper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Brown ranks 3,545 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Lansing (1864), Carl Sandburg (1878), Don Norman (1935), Richard Beymer (1938), Paul Gleason (1939), and Lou Henry Hoover (1874). After him are Barbara Hendricks (1948), Rosemary Clooney (1928), René Auberjonois (1940), Jerome Kern (1885), Marshall Bell (1942), and Warren Weaver (1894).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Jim Brown ranks 2. Before him are O. J. Simpson (1947). After him are Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Dick Butkus (1942), Ernie Davis (1939), Dan Marino (1961), Johnny Unitas (1933), Kurt Warner (1971), Aldo Donelli (1907), Joe Namath (1943), and Cam Newton (1989).

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