AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

O. J. Simpson

1947 - Today

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Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed "Juice", is an American former football running back, broadcaster, actor, and advertising spokesman. Once a popular figure with the U.S. public, he is now best known for being tried for the murders of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of O. J. Simpson has received more than 47,579,181 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). O. J. Simpson is the most popular american football player, the 264th most popular biography from United States (up from 275th 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.

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  • 48M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, O. J. Simpson ranks 1 out of 55. After him are Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Ernie Davis, Dan Marino, Joe Namath, Michael Oher, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, Lawrence Taylor, and Dick Butkus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, O. J. Simpson ranks 12. Before him are David Bowie, Elton John, Brian May, Brian Johnson, Dilma Rousseff, and James Hunt. After him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Paul Auster, Carlos Santana, Florentino Pérez, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Iggy Pop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, O. J. Simpson ranks 264 out of 15,968. Before him are Rita Hayworth (1918), Jerry Brown (1938), Colonel Sanders (1890), Jack Kerouac (1922), J. Edgar Hoover (1895), and Charles Francis Richter (1900). After him are Desmond Doss (1919), Shirley Temple (1928), Michael Jordan (1963), Diane Keaton (1946), Hugh Hefner (1926), and Philip Kotler (1931).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, O. J. Simpson ranks 1. After him are Jim Brown (1936), Joe Montana (1956), Tom Brady (1977), Ernie Davis (1939), Dan Marino (1961), Joe Namath (1943), Michael Oher (1986), Peyton Manning (1976), Cam Newton (1989), Lawrence Taylor (1959), and Dick Butkus (1942).

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