1987 - Today
Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Sid the Kid" and dubbed "The Next One", he was selected first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Born and raised in Halifax, Crosby was considered one of the most lauded prospects in ice hockey history and is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time.During his two-year major junior career with the Rimouski Océanic, he earned many awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup final. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Crosby has received more than 9,821,493 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Crosby is the 78th most popular hockey player (down from 67th in 2019), the 650th most popular biography from Canada (down from 648th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Sidney Crosby ranks 78 out of 364. Before him are Raimo Helminen, Valentin Kuzin, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Esa Tikkanen, Viktor Yakushev, and Oleg Znarok. After him are Nicklas Lidström, Miroslav Šatan, Joe Sakic, Sergei Zubov, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Herb Drury.
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 72
1926 - 1994
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 73
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 74
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 75
1937 - 2001
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 76
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 77
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 78
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 79
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 80
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 81
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 82
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 83
1896 - 1965
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 84
Among people born in 1987, Sidney Crosby ranks 179. Before him are Sara Errani, Andreas Beck, Heather Morris, Andrea, Gonzalo Castro, and Fernando. After him are Genesis Rodriguez, Beat Feuz, Sandro Wagner, Sirusho, Joo Won, and Asmir Begović.
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 173
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 174
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 175
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 176
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 177
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 178
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 179
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 180
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 181
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 182
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 183
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 184
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 185
Among people born in Canada, Sidney Crosby ranks 650 out of 1,350. Before him are Peter Jennings (1938), Mavis Gallant (1922), Jessica Steen (1965), Monty Hall (1921), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), and Lucile Wheeler (1935). After him are Eric Johnson (1979), Avan Jogia (1992), Jeon So-mi (2001), Missy Peregrym (1982), Joe Sakic (1969), and Kate McGarrigle (1946).
1938 - 2005
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 644
1922 - 2014
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 645
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 646
1921 - 2017
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 647
1861 - 1913
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 648
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 649
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 650
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 651
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 652
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 653
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 654
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 655
1946 - 2010
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 656
Among hockey players born in Canada, Sidney Crosby ranks 20. Before him are Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Bobby Clarke (1949), Mark Messier (1961), Ernie Collett (1895), Art Ross (1885), and Steve Yzerman (1965). After him are Joe Sakic (1969), Herb Drury (1896), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Paul Coffey (1961), Martin St. Louis (1975), and Milt Schmidt (1918).
1931 - 2006
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 14
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 15
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 16
1895 - 1951
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 17
1885 - 1964
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 18
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 19
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 20
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 21
1896 - 1965
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 22
1893 - 1955
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 23
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 24
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 25
1918 - 2017
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 26