1903 - 1941
Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig ; June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "the Iron Horse". He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Gehrig has received more than 8,085,791 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Gehrig is the 4th most popular baseball player, the 1,690th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,830th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Baseball Player.
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Among baseball players, Lou Gehrig ranks 4 out of 74. Before him are Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, and Jackie Robinson. After him are Sadaharu Oh, Hank Aaron, Cy Young, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Alexander Cartwright, and Roberto Clemente.
1895 - 1948
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 5
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 6
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 7
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 9
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 10
1820 - 1892
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 11
1934 - 1972
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1903, Lou Gehrig ranks 75. Before him are Alonzo Church, Louis Leakey, Bob Hope, Mikhail Kalatozov, Werner Ostendorff, and Vladimir Bartol. After him are Johannes Heesters, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Benjamin Spock, Sadegh Hedayat, Joan Robinson, and Evelyn Waugh. Among people deceased in 1941, Lou Gehrig ranks 51. Before him are Rudolf Hilferding, Ludwig Quidde, Paul-Jacques Curie, Gaetano Mosca, Tullio Levi-Civita, and Hans Driesch. After him are Edwin S. Porter, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Maria Spiridonova, Franz Gürtner, Émile Picard, and Ivan Panfilov.
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 69
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 70
1903 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 71
1903 - 1973
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 72
1903 - 1945
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 73
1903 - 1967
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 74
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 75
1903 - 2011
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 76
1903 - 1988
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 77
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 78
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 79
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 80
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 81
1877 - 1941
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 45
1858 - 1941
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 46
1855 - 1941
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 47
1858 - 1941
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 48
1873 - 1941
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 49
1867 - 1941
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 50
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 51
1870 - 1941
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 52
1897 - 1941
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 53
1884 - 1941
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 54
1881 - 1941
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 55
1856 - 1941
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 56
1893 - 1941
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 57
Among people born in United States, Lou Gehrig ranks 1,690 out of 18,182. Before him are James J. Braddock (1905), Randolph Scott (1898), Robert Bloch (1917), Sol LeWitt (1928), Edward C. Prescott (1940), and John Sculley (1939). After him are Caroline Kennedy (1957), Eric Carr (1950), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Chris Evans (1981), William Styron (1925), and Richard Serra (1939).
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 1,684
1898 - 1987
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,685
1917 - 1994
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,686
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,687
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,688
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,689
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1,690
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1,691
1950 - 1991
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,692
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,693
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,694
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,695
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,696
Among baseball players born in United States, Lou Gehrig ranks 4. Before him are Babe Ruth (1895), Joe DiMaggio (1914), and Jackie Robinson (1919). After him are Hank Aaron (1934), Cy Young (1867), Ted Williams (1918), Ty Cobb (1886), Mickey Mantle (1931), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Yogi Berra (1925), and Willie Mays (1931).
1895 - 1948
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 6
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 7
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 8
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 9
1820 - 1892
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 11
1931 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 12