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Ryan Howard

1979 - Today

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Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979), nicknamed "the Big Piece", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Howard spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, from 2004 to 2016. He is known for being the fastest player in baseball history to reach both 100 home runs and 200 home runs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ryan Howard has received more than 2,090,609 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Howard is the 75th most popular baseball player (down from 68th in 2019), the 17,591st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,667th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Ryan Howard ranks 75 out of 91. Before him are José Bautista, Stephen Strasburg, Zack Greinke, Carlos Beltrán, Paul Goldschmidt, and Johnny Damon. After him are Joey Votto, Mark Teixeira, Bryce Harper, Adrián González, Dustin Pedroia, and Buster Posey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ryan Howard ranks 966. Before him are Kevin Kuske, Mickey Madden, Matteo Carrara, Mamadou Bagayoko, Aleksei Grishin, and Zoltán Kővágó. After him are Ruben Houkes, Alex Garcia, Isabella Ochichi, Jérôme Thomas, Kenny Miller, and Ralph Torres.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Howard ranks 17,591 out of 20,380. Before him are Tara Westover (1986), Tyrus (1973), Andrew Sean Greer (1970), Michelle Carter (1985), Jim Gibbons (1944), and Steve Johnson (1989). After him are Christie Pearce (1975), Mikey Way (1980), Sasha Lane (1995), Todd Lowe (1972), Damon Stoudamire (1973), and Markelle Fultz (1998).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Ryan Howard ranks 51. Before him are Jim Thome (1970), Roy Halladay (1977), Stephen Strasburg (1988), Zack Greinke (1983), Paul Goldschmidt (1987), and Johnny Damon (1973). After him are Mark Teixeira (1980), Bryce Harper (1992), Adrián González (1982), Dustin Pedroia (1983), Buster Posey (1987), and Evan Longoria (1985).

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