1942 - Today
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 1,084,155 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Esposito is the 8th most popular hockey player, the 175th most popular biography from Canada (up from 197th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Phil Esposito ranks 8 out of 364. Before him are Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, Viktor Tikhonov, Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, and Jaromír Jágr. After him are Jiří Holeček, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Viacheslav Fetisov, Mario Lemieux, and Sergei Makarov.
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 2
1928 - 2016
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3
1930 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 5
1948 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 6
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 10
1940 - 2018
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 11
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 12
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 13
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 14
Among people born in 1942, Phil Esposito ranks 266. Before him are Anatoly Berezovoy, Rinus Israël, Radu Vasile, Ichirō Ozawa, Michael Hui, and Sjoukje Dijkstra. After him are Janko Prunk, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Rajesh Khanna, Susana Vieira, Taj Mahal, and Federico Lombardi.
1942 - 2014
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 260
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 261
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 262
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 263
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 264
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 265
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 266
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 267
1942 - 2006
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 268
1942 - 2012
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 269
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 270
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 271
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 272
Among people born in Canada, Phil Esposito ranks 175 out of 1,350. Before him are Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Hayden Christensen (1981), Walter Pidgeon (1897), Jason Priestley (1969), Tommy Chong (1938), and Jean-Marc Vallée (1963). After him are William H. McNeill (1917), Hubert Reeves (1932), Alan Thicke (1947), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Ted Kotcheff (1931), and Emily Carr (1871).
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 169
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 170
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 171
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 172
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 173
1963 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 174
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 175
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 176
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 177
1947 - 2016
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 178
1928 - 2006
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 179
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 180
1871 - 1945
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 181
Among hockey players born in Canada, Phil Esposito ranks 4. Before him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Maurice Richard (1921), and Gordie Howe (1928). After him are Bobby Hull (1939), Mario Lemieux (1965), Henri Richard (1936), Guy Lafleur (1951), Georges Vézina (1887), Bobby Orr (1948), Marcel Dionne (1951), and Howie Morenz (1902).
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 2
1928 - 2016
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 4
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 8
1887 - 1926
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 9
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 11
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 12