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Kris Letang

1987 - Today

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Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played juniors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for three seasons, during which time he was selected 62nd overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In his second full NHL season, Letang won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kris Letang has received more than 1,019,912 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kris Letang is the 432nd most popular hockey player (down from 357th in 2019), the 1,316th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,138th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Kris Letang ranks 432 out of 676. Before him are Frans Nielsen, Johan Franzén, Antti Pihlström, Andrej Meszároš, Thomas Vanek, and Antti Niemi. After him are Marcel Goc, Lauri Korpikoski, Miķelis Rēdlihs, Peter Regin, Patrick Hager, and Ondřej Pavelec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Kris Letang ranks 1,119. Before him are Kristin Cavallari, Wude Ayalew, Axel Clerget, Mehrdad Pooladi, Håvard Bøkko, and Saidi Ntibazonkiza. After him are Fin Bartels, Martin Pušić, Nyasha Mushekwi, Felipe Trevizan Martins, Stefano Pirazzi, and Tobias Wendl.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kris Letang ranks 1,316 out of 1,622. Before him are Jean-Sébastien Giguère (1977), Winnie Harlow (1994), Tyler Ennis (1994), Andrew Scheer (1979), Owen Pallett (1979), and Liam James (1996). After him are Dylan Armstrong (1981), Justine Dufour-Lapointe (1994), Karen Cliche (1976), Marcel de Jong (1986), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (2001), and Carla MacLeod (1982).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Kris Letang ranks 78. Before him are Ryan Getzlaf (1985), Jonathan Toews (1988), Curtis Joseph (1967), P. K. Subban (1989), Shea Weber (1985), and Paul Stastny (1985). After him are Ed Jovanovski (1976), Shane Doan (1976), Todd Bertuzzi (1975), Brent Burns (1985), Alexander Steen (1984), and Marc-Édouard Vlasic (1987).

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