HOCKEY PLAYER

Phil Esposito

1942 - Today

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Philip Anthony Esposito ( ESP-ə-ZEE-toh, Italian: [eˈspɔːzito]; born February 20, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive, and current broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers, winning two Stanley Cups with Boston. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time, and is the older brother of fellow Hall-of-Famer Tony Esposito, a goaltender. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Esposito has received more than 1,383,876 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Esposito is the 14th most popular hockey player (down from 8th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Canada (down from 175th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Phil Esposito ranks 14 out of 676. Before him are Georges Vézina, Jiří Holeček, Bobby Hull, Jaromír Jágr, Sergei Makarov, and Stan Mikita. After him are Vladimir Petrov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Mario Lemieux, Henri Richard, Bobby Orr, and Jiří Holík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Phil Esposito ranks 333. Before him are Erika Blanc, Chantal Goya, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Adolf Ogi, Dick Parry, and Huey P. Newton. After him are Kenneth Welsh, János Farkas, Thomas Hammarberg, Ilija Pantelić, Arthur Brown, and Fred Thompson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Phil Esposito ranks 244 out of 1,622. Before him are Kim Campbell (1947), David H. Levy (1948), Louise Penny (1958), David Shore (1959), Ann Rutherford (1917), and Allan Dwan (1885). After him are Kenneth Welsh (1942), Elias Koteas (1961), Daniel Lavoie (1949), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), Paul Bley (1932), and Linda Thorson (1947).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Phil Esposito ranks 6. Before him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Georges Vézina (1887), and Bobby Hull (1939). After him are Mario Lemieux (1965), Henri Richard (1936), Bobby Orr (1948), Guy Lafleur (1951), Marcel Dionne (1951), and Howie Morenz (1902).

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