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Sidney Crosby

1987 - Today

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Sidney Crosby ranks 78 out of 364Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Sidney Crosby ranks 179Before 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.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sidney Crosby ranks 650 out of 1,350Before 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).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Sidney Crosby ranks 20Before 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).

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