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Kirby Puckett

1960 - 2006

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Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Minnesota Twins (1984–1995). Puckett was instrumental in helping the Twins to win World Series championships in 1987 and 1991. Puckett generally played center field, although he was shifted to right field later in his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kirby Puckett is the 80th most popular baseball player (down from 68th in 2024), the 17,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,629th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Kirby Puckett ranks 80 out of 91. Before him are Manny Machado, Max Scherzer, Paul Goldschmidt, Trevor Bauer, Barry Larkin, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. After him are Giancarlo Stanton, Jacob deGrom, Pedro Luis Lazo, Tim Lincecum, José Altuve, and Juan Soto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Kirby Puckett ranks 1,031. Before him are Miwako Motoyoshi, Alexi Grewal, Brian McNamara, Nicola Griffith, Bradley Walsh, and Blanche Lincoln. After him are Dawn Upshaw, Craig Hodges, Mike McFarlane, Mark Gorski, Peter Boettke, and Nalo Hopkinson. Among people deceased in 2006, Kirby Puckett ranks 417. Before him are Sergi López, Jesús Rollán, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Mohammed Bijeh, and Michael A. Monsoor. After him are Chun Wei Cheung, Elson Becerra, Nilton Pereira Mendes, Ana Carolina Reston, Rafael Quintero, and Jan Werner Danielsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirby Puckett ranks 17,303 out of 20,380. Before him are Richey Reneberg (1965), Sean Elliott (1968), Fiona Dourif (1981), Ryan Hansen (1981), Joni Ernst (1970), and Addison Rae (2000). After him are Lauren Lapkus (1985), David Gordon Green (1975), Lark Voorhies (1974), Alysia Reiner (1970), Jack Noseworthy (1969), and Becky Hammon (1977).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Kirby Puckett ranks 52. Before him are Jim Thome (1970), Manny Machado (1992), Max Scherzer (1984), Paul Goldschmidt (1987), Trevor Bauer (1991), and Barry Larkin (1964). After him are Giancarlo Stanton (1989), Jacob deGrom (1988), Tim Lincecum (1984), Johnny Damon (1973), Chipper Jones (1972), and Adrián González (1982).

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