RUGBY PLAYER

Keith Wood

1972 - Today

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Keith Wood (born 27 January 1972) is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a hooker at international level for Ireland, and the British & Irish Lions. He also played at club level for Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster. He was nicknamed 'The Raging Potato' because of his bald head, and as 'Uncle Fester' due to his resemblance to the character in The Addams Family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Keith Wood has received more than 344,531 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Wood is the 20th most popular rugby player (down from 15th in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 429th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Rugby Player.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Keith Wood ranks 20 out of 35. Before him are Jonathan Sexton, Sonny Bill Williams, Beauden Barrett, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe, and Mike Tindall. After him are Shane Williams, Brodie Retallick, Siya Kolisi, Kieran Read, Brian O'Driscoll, and Owen Farrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Keith Wood ranks 872. Before him are Ekaterina Karsten, Beto O'Rourke, György Kolonics, Fuat Usta, Jung Sung-sook, and Soundarya. After him are Matthew Gilmore, Yoshikazu Nonomura, Christian McBride, Svetlana Zhurova, Lucian Marinescu, and Viorel Talapan.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Keith Wood ranks 451 out of 549. Before him are Eimear Quinn (1972), Francis Magee (1959), Nicola Coughlan (1987), Michelle Smith (1969), Christopher Juul-Jensen (1989), and Kevin Moran (1956). After him are Victoria Smurfit (1974), Matt Doherty (1992), Charlie McCreevy (1949), Samantha Mumba (1983), Patrick McCabe (1955), and Eamonn Coghlan (1952).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In Ireland

Among rugby players born in Ireland, Keith Wood ranks 2. Before him are Jonathan Sexton (1985). After him are Brian O'Driscoll (1979), Adam Leavy (1995), Jordan Conroy (1994), Foster Horan (1992), Gavin Mullin (1997), and Max McFarland (1993).

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