BASEBALL PLAYER

Josh Hamilton

1981 - Today

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Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 2007 to 2015, most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers teams that won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 and 2011. A five-time All-Star, Hamilton won three Silver Slugger Awards and was named the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josh Hamilton has received more than 3,479,688 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Josh Hamilton is the 83rd most popular baseball player (down from 76th in 2019), the 18,418th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,280th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Josh Hamilton ranks 83 out of 91Before him are Mark Teixeira, Bryce Harper, Adrián González, Dustin Pedroia, Buster Posey, and Evan Longoria. After him are David Price, Prince Fielder, Josh Donaldson, Melky Cabrera, David Wright, and David Robertson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Josh Hamilton ranks 1,167Before him are Nataliya Skakun, Anaysi Hernández, Michelle Courtens, Michael Rodríguez, Steffen Hamann, and Jiang Lin. After him are Nataliya Pyhyda, Shu-Aib Walters, Rose Rollins, Danny Brown, Takuya Nozawa, and César Santin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Josh Hamilton ranks 18,418 out of 20,380Before him are Bobby Fish (1976), Alecko Eskandarian (1982), Luke Benward (1995), Juliana Harkavy (1985), Edgar Castillo (1986), and Derrick Alston (1972). After him are Adam Page (1991), Kodak Black (1997), Larry Hughes (1979), Lance Deal (1961), Megan Guarnier (1985), and Raquel Castro (1994).

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Josh Hamilton ranks 58Before him are Mark Teixeira (1980), Bryce Harper (1992), Adrián González (1982), Dustin Pedroia (1983), Buster Posey (1987), and Evan Longoria (1985). After him are David Price (1985), Prince Fielder (1984), Josh Donaldson (1985), David Wright (1982), David Robertson (1985), and Cole Hamels (1983).