RUGBY PLAYER

Jonah Lomu

1975 - 2015

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Jonah Tali Lomu (12 May 1975 – 18 November 2015) was a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one of the most talented sportsmen ever. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonah Lomu has received more than 5,604,977 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jonah Lomu is the most popular rugby player, the 28th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Rugby Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Jonah Lomu ranks 1 out of 35. After him are Auguste Giroux, Francois Pienaar, Sébastien Chabal, André Rischmann, Léon Binoche, Jonny Wilkinson, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Joost van der Westhuizen, Percy Montgomery, and Bryan Habana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Jonah Lomu ranks 52. Before him are Albin Kurti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Terence Tao, Fergie, Tiger Woods, and Marc-Vivien Foé. After him are Suriya, Michael Bublé, Allen Iverson, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Míchel Salgado, and Asia Argento. Among people deceased in 2015, Jonah Lomu ranks 158. Before him are Jørgen Ingmann, James Aldridge, Renzo Zorzi, Dean Jones, Dusty Rhodes, and Władysław Bartoszewski. After him are Nils Christie, Natalia Molchanova, Richard Johnson, Elena Obraztsova, Gene Amdahl, and Czesław Kiszczak.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jonah Lomu ranks 28 out of 303. Before him are Nancy Wake (1912), Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), Alan Dale (1947), and Wynton Rufer (1962). After him are Cindy Kiro (1958), Andrew Niccol (1964), Raymond Firth (1901), Richard Curtis (1956), Peter Snell (1938), and Manu Bennett (1969).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among rugby players born in New Zealand, Jonah Lomu ranks 1. After him are Richie McCaw (1980), Dan Carter (1982), Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Beauden Barrett (1991), Brodie Retallick (1991), Kieran Read (1985), Kelly Brazier (1989), Portia Woodman (1991), Gayle Broughton (1996), Tim Mikkelson (1986), and Kurt Baker (1988).

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