1961 - Today
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 years (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 2,269,232 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mark Messier is the 58th most popular hockey player (down from 38th in 2019), the 557th most popular biography from Canada (down from 489th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Mark Messier ranks 58 out of 364. Before him are Viktor Shuvalov, Ronald Pettersson, Mats Sundin, Bobby Clarke, Konstantin Loktev, and Pavol Demitra. After him are Saku Koivu, Viktor Zinger, Ernie Collett, Andrei Khomutov, Art Ross, and Yuri Krylov.
1923 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 52
1935 - 2010
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 53
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 54
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 55
1933 - 1996
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 56
1974 - 2011
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 57
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 58
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 59
1941 - 2013
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 60
1895 - 1951
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 61
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 62
1885 - 1964
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 63
1930 - 1979
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 64
Among people born in 1961, Mark Messier ranks 406. Before him are Katy Garbi, Bernard Casoni, Sam Robards, Lisa Zane, Brad Wright, and Dirk Bach. After him are Nick Chinlund, Stelios Manolas, Tiina Lillak, Daniel Castellani, K.d. lang, and Camryn Manheim.
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 400
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 401
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 402
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 403
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 404
1961 - 2012
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 405
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 406
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 407
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 408
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 409
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 410
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 411
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 412
Among people born in Canada, Mark Messier ranks 557 out of 1,350. Before him are Estella Warren (1978), Sarah Polley (1979), Christy Chung (1970), Daniel David Palmer (1845), Mackenzie Davis (1987), and Brad Wright (1961). After him are Caterina Scorsone (1981), Jeff Healey (1966), K.d. lang (1961), Peter Watts (1958), Barbara Hannigan (1971), and Kevin Zegers (1984).
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 551
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 552
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 553
1845 - 1913
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 554
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 555
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 556
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 557
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 558
1966 - 2008
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 559
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 560
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 561
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 562
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 563
Among hockey players born in Canada, Mark Messier ranks 16. Before him are Bobby Orr (1948), Marcel Dionne (1951), Howie Morenz (1902), Brett Hull (1964), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), and Bobby Clarke (1949). After him are Ernie Collett (1895), Art Ross (1885), Steve Yzerman (1965), Sidney Crosby (1987), Joe Sakic (1969), and Herb Drury (1896).
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 11
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 12
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 13
1931 - 2006
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 14
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 15
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 16
1895 - 1951
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 17
1885 - 1964
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 18
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 19
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 20
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 21
1896 - 1965
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 22