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Sonny Bill Williams

1985 - Today

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Sonny William Williams (born 3 August 1985) is a New Zealand heavyweight boxer, and a former professional rugby league and rugby union player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league, and is one of only 43 players to have won the Rugby World Cup twice. Williams began his career in rugby league, and has played as a second-row forward over eight seasons in three spells in the National Rugby League (NRL), with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Bill Williams has received more than 4,522,126 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sonny Bill Williams is the 11th most popular rugby player (down from 8th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 130th in 2019) and the 4th most popular New Zealander Rugby Player.

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  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Sonny Bill Williams ranks 11 out of 13. Before him are André Rischmann, Léon Binoche, Jonny Wilkinson, Dan Carter, Sergio Parisse, and Richie McCaw. After him are Joost van der Westhuizen, Percy Montgomery, Bryan Habana, Keith Wood, Jonathan Sexton, and Shane Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Sonny Bill Williams ranks 548. Before him are Jamie Cook, Asmaa Mahfouz, Lindsey Jacobellis, Davor Štefanek, Niklas Edin, and Eriko Sato. After him are Song Jae-rim, Lars Boom, Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, Alyssa Diaz, Galena, and Jonatan Maidana.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Sonny Bill Williams ranks 157 out of 248. Before him are Laura Dekker (1995), Greg Henderson (1976), Georgina Beyer (1957), Rebecca Gibney (1964), Dakota Kai (1988), and Simon Dickie (1951). After him are Mark Paston (1976), Chris Lewis (1957), Bevan Docherty (1977), Winston Reid (1988), Eric Verdonk (1959), and Vaughan Coveny (1971).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among rugby players born in New Zealand, Sonny Bill Williams ranks 4. Before him are Jonah Lomu (1975), Dan Carter (1982), and Richie McCaw (1980). After him are Beauden Barrett (1991), Brodie Retallick (1991), and Portia Woodman (1991).

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