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Mark Messier

1961 - Today

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Mark John Douglas Messier (; born January 18, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also played professionally with the World Hockey Association (WHA)'s Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Messier has received more than 2,699,293 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Mark Messier is the 63rd most popular hockey player (down from 58th in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from Canada (down from 556th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Mark Messier ranks 63 out of 676. Before him are Alexander Almetov, Vitali Davydov, Veniamin Alexandrov, Jan Palouš, Ernie Collett, and Valentin Kuzin. After him are Alexander Mogilny, Bernie Geoffrion, Justin McCarthy, Tomas Jonsson, Ronald Pettersson, and Kent Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Mark Messier ranks 465. Before him are Tiina Lillak, Blanche Barton, Nia Peeples, Tawny Kitaen, Werner Kogler, and Eva Grimaldi. After him are Pravind Jugnauth, Brit Pettersen, Hiro Yamamoto, John Lynch, Rudy Dhaenens, and Martín Lasarte.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mark Messier ranks 605 out of 1,622. Before him are Melody Anderson (1955), Alberta Watson (1955), Ernie Collett (1895), Tony Esposito (1943), Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923), and Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871). After him are Alexander Hurd (1910), Suzanne Clément (1969), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Haji (1946), Guy Lombardo (1902), and George Woodcock (1912).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Mark Messier ranks 16. Before him are Guy Lafleur (1951), Marcel Dionne (1951), Howie Morenz (1902), Herb Drury (1896), Ross Cuthbert (1892), and Ernie Collett (1895). After him are Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Bobby Clarke (1949), Frank Sullivan (1898), Colin Carruthers (1890), Sid Abel (1918), and Steve Yzerman (1965).

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