1975 - Today
Shoaib Akhtar (Urdu, Punjabi: شعیب اختر; pronounced [ʃoeːb əxt̪ər] ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he is the fastest bowler in cricketing history, with an unbeaten 161.3 kmph delivery. Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an opening fast bowler and played his first One Day International three months later. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoaib Akhtar has received more than 3,705,913 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoaib Akhtar is the 31st most popular cricketer (down from 29th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 145th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Cricketer.
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Among cricketers, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 31 out of 68. Before him are Chris Gayle, Wasim Akram, Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, and James Anderson. After him are VVS Laxman, Ricky Ponting, Javagal Srinath, Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara, and Steve Waugh.
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 25
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 26
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.63
Rank: 27
1981 - Present
HPI: 26.50
Rank: 28
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.41
Rank: 29
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 30
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.60
Rank: 31
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.30
Rank: 32
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.29
Rank: 33
1969 - Present
HPI: 25.15
Rank: 34
1971 - Present
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 35
1977 - Present
HPI: 24.98
Rank: 36
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.76
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1975, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 858. Before him are Vicky Kalogera, Frédérique Jossinet, James Beckford, Loretta Harrop, Petria Thomas, and Stephen Huss. After him are Qiu Jian, Daniel Kowalski, Koichiro Katafuchi, Satoru Suzuki, James Bannatyne, and Natalie Cook.
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 852
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.82
Rank: 853
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.81
Rank: 854
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.77
Rank: 855
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.69
Rank: 856
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.61
Rank: 857
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.60
Rank: 858
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.58
Rank: 859
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.54
Rank: 860
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.54
Rank: 861
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 862
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.40
Rank: 863
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.37
Rank: 864
Among people born in Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 163 out of 180. Before him are Nadeem Aslam (1966), Mukhtar Mai (1972), Qandeel Baloch (1990), Mohsin Hamid (1971), Maleeha Lodhi (1952), and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (1980). After him are Nergis Mavalvala (1968), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Dilshad Vadsaria (1985), Ali Zafar (1980), Amjad Sabri (1970), and Fawad Khan (1981).
1966 - Present
HPI: 27.62
Rank: 157
1972 - Present
HPI: 27.57
Rank: 158
1990 - 2016
HPI: 27.25
Rank: 159
1971 - Present
HPI: 26.62
Rank: 160
1952 - Present
HPI: 26.32
Rank: 161
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.11
Rank: 162
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.60
Rank: 163
1968 - Present
HPI: 25.24
Rank: 164
1970 - Present
HPI: 24.59
Rank: 165
1985 - Present
HPI: 23.80
Rank: 166
1980 - Present
HPI: 23.52
Rank: 167
1970 - 2016
HPI: 23.42
Rank: 168
1981 - Present
HPI: 23.23
Rank: 169
Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 3. Before him are Shahid Afridi (1980) and Wasim Akram (1966). After him are Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Shoaib Malik (1982), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Waqar Younis (1971), and Mohammad Amir (1992).
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.89
Rank: 1
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.60
Rank: 3
1970 - Present
HPI: 24.59
Rank: 4
1982 - Present
HPI: 22.46
Rank: 5
1974 - Present
HPI: 21.31
Rank: 6
1971 - Present
HPI: 21.05
Rank: 7
1992 - Present
HPI: 14.63
Rank: 8