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AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

O. J. Simpson

1947 - Today

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Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly referred to as O. J. Simpson, is an American former football running back, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of O. J. Simpson has received more than 54,043,232 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). O. J. Simpson is the most popular american football player, the 326th most popular biography from United States (down from 264th in 2019) and the most popular American American Football Player.

O. J. Simpson is most famous for being accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

Memorability Metrics

  • 54M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, O. J. Simpson ranks 1 out of 55After him are Jim Brown, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Ernie Davis, Johnny Unitas, Dan Marino, Colin Kaepernick, Peyton Manning, Joe Namath, Cam Newton, and Jerry Rice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, O. J. Simpson ranks 17Before him are Florentino Pérez, Dilma Rousseff, Mario Draghi, Josep Borrell, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After him are Michael Porter, Takeshi Kitano, Paul Auster, Tom Clancy, Carlos Santana, and Glenn Close.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, O. J. Simpson ranks 326 out of 18,182Before him are Natalie Wood (1938), Barbara McClintock (1902), James Buchanan (1791), Carl David Anderson (1905), O. Henry (1862), and Barry Barish (1936). After him are Anton LaVey (1930), Lewis H. Morgan (1818), Clinton Davisson (1881), Michael Porter (1947), Man Ray (1890), and Herman Hollerith (1860).

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, O. J. Simpson ranks 1After him are Jim Brown (1936), Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Ernie Davis (1939), Johnny Unitas (1933), Dan Marino (1961), Colin Kaepernick (1987), Peyton Manning (1976), Joe Namath (1943), Cam Newton (1989), and Jerry Rice (1962).

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