BASEBALL PLAYER

Nolan Ryan

1947 - Today

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Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Ryan pitched for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nolan Ryan has received more than 8,163,822 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Nolan Ryan is the 19th most popular baseball player (down from 17th in 2019), the 6,291st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,419th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Nolan Ryan ranks 19 out of 91. Before him are Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, and Sandy Koufax. After him are Roger Maris, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Stan Musial, Walter Johnson, and Roger Clemens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Nolan Ryan ranks 482. Before him are Camille Paglia, Pia Kjærsgaard, Peter Riegert, Glynn Turman, Lev Rokhlin, and Aneka. After him are Mike Krzyzewski, Richard Portnow, Stuart Gordon, Tracey Walter, Yuri Matiyasevich, and John Ratzenberger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nolan Ryan ranks 6,291 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred Francis Russell (1817), Blind Blake (1893), David Doyle (1929), Leif Erickson (1911), Bert Roach (1891), and Scott Eastwood (1986). After him are Eudora Welty (1909), Edward Livingston (1764), David Wayne (1914), William Stokoe (1919), Herbie Mann (1930), and Nathan East (1955).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Nolan Ryan ranks 16. Before him are Ted Williams (1918), Mickey Mantle (1931), Barry Bonds (1964), Willie Mays (1931), Yogi Berra (1925), and Sandy Koufax (1935). After him are Roger Maris (1934), Randy Johnson (1963), Alex Rodriguez (1975), Stan Musial (1920), Walter Johnson (1887), and Roger Clemens (1962).

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