RUGBY PLAYER

Jonathan Sexton

1985 - Today

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Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton (born 11 July 1985) is an Irish former professional rugby union player who played as a fly-half and captained the Ireland national team from 2019 until 2023. He also played club rugby for Leinster and French side Racing 92. He also represented the British & Irish Lions on their 2013 and 2017 tours, and has scored over 1,100 points in his international career, making him one of the highest points-scorers in rugby union history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Sexton has received more than 1,138,355 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Sexton is the 14th most popular rugby player (up from 16th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 438th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Rugby Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Jonathan Sexton ranks 14 out of 35. Before him are Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Joost van der Westhuizen, Percy Montgomery, Bryan Habana, and Sergio Parisse. After him are Sonny Bill Williams, Beauden Barrett, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe, Mike Tindall, and Keith Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Jonathan Sexton ranks 423. Before him are Ewa Sonnet, Cha Ye-ryun, Sarah Butler, Alexander Dale Oen, Vanessa Fernandes, and Sasha Pivovarova. After him are Mirko Alilović, Vânia Fernandes, Janet Montgomery, Alex Sandro da Silva, Lee Hae-ri, and Aya Miyama.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Jonathan Sexton ranks 425 out of 549. Before him are David Kennedy (1953), Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), Niall Horan (1993), Noel Hogan (1971), Liam O'Flynn (1945), and William Allingham (1824). After him are Niall Quinn (1966), Brian McFadden (1980), Sarah Bolger (1991), Craig Breen (1990), Chris O'Dowd (1979), and Charlie Murphy (1988).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In Ireland

Among rugby players born in Ireland, Jonathan Sexton ranks 1. After him are Keith Wood (1972), Brian O'Driscoll (1979), Adam Leavy (1995), Max McFarland (1993), Gavin Mullin (1997), Jordan Conroy (1994), and Foster Horan (1992).

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