AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Lawrence Taylor

1959 - Today

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Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New York Giants. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time. After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was selected by the Giants second overall in the 1981 NFL draft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lawrence Taylor has received more than 7,078,026 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Taylor is the 19th most popular american football player (down from 18th in 2019), the 13,039th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,605th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Lawrence Taylor ranks 19 out of 63. Before him are Jerry Rice, Michael Oher, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Walter Payton, and Travis Kelce. After him are Steve Young, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Colin Kaepernick, Troy Aikman, and Andrew Luck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lawrence Taylor ranks 583. Before him are René Müller, Andrzej Iwan, Cindy Blackman Santana, Eduardo Acevedo, Oleg Logvin, and Steve Bauer. After him are Jim Meskimen, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lee Daniels, Victoria Hislop, Gregory Kaidanov, and Paul Gross.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Taylor ranks 13,039 out of 20,380. Before him are Leo Rossi (1946), Tim Armstrong (1965), Folarin Balogun (2001), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Thomas Sadoski (1976), and Kathryn C. Thornton (1952). After him are Bill Browder (1964), Kyle Anderson (1993), Estes Kefauver (1903), Rachel Brosnahan (1990), Domonique Simone (1971), and Joanne Chory (1955).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Lawrence Taylor ranks 19. Before him are Jerry Rice (1962), Michael Oher (1986), Peyton Manning (1976), John Elway (1960), Walter Payton (1954), and Travis Kelce (1989). After him are Steve Young (1961), Brett Favre (1969), Aaron Rodgers (1983), Colin Kaepernick (1987), Troy Aikman (1966), and Andrew Luck (1989).

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