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AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Jim Brown

1936 - 2023

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James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American football fullback, civil rights activist, and actor. He played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 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, was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times, and won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Brown has received more than 10,178,287 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jim Brown is the 2nd most popular american football player, the 3,674th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,571st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Jim Brown ranks 2 out of 55. Before him are O. J. Simpson. After him are Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Ernie Davis, Johnny Unitas, Dan Marino, Colin Kaepernick, Peyton Manning, Joe Namath, Cam Newton, and Jerry Rice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jim Brown ranks 201. Before him are Philip Kaufman, Canaan Banana, Frederic Forrest, Norma Aleandro, Keir Dullea, and Vice Vukov. After him are Edén Pastora, Lucia Berlin, Robert Langlands, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Valentín Paniagua, and Ferran Olivella. Among people deceased in 2023, Jim Brown ranks 142. Before him are Ahmad Jamal, Ingrid Haebler, Frederic Forrest, Robert Blake, Kaija Saariaho, and Ruud Geels. After him are George Pell, Ferran Olivella, Josep Maria Fusté, Shane MacGowan, Kenneth Anger, and Hubert Reeves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Brown ranks 3,674 out of 18,182. Before him are David Huddleston (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Kelly Johnson (1910), Kevin Hart (1979), Sherilyn Fenn (1965), and James Michael Tyler (1962). After him are Virginia Madsen (1961), Mildred Natwick (1905), Robert Montgomery (1904), Milo Ventimiglia (1977), Alan Sokal (1955), and Melissa Sue Anderson (1962).

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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), Ernie Davis (1939), Johnny Unitas (1933), Dan Marino (1961), Colin Kaepernick (1987), Peyton Manning (1976), Joe Namath (1943), Cam Newton (1989), and Jerry Rice (1962).

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