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Tris Speaker

1888 - 1958

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Tristram Edgar Speaker (April 4, 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), he compiled a career batting average of .345 (sixth all-time). His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tris Speaker has received more than 707,139 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tris Speaker is the 1,403rd most popular athlete (up from 2,140th in 2019), the 10,235th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,866th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tris Speaker ranks 1,403 out of 3,059. Before him are Allen Johnson, Ekkehard Fasser, Eeles Landström, Frank Amyot, Viktor Rashchupkin, and Anna Chicherova. After him are Yrjö Hietanen, Tore Berger, Evelyne Hall, Ferdinand Kiefler, Jacek Wszoła, and René Bougnol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Tris Speaker ranks 228. Before him are Hubert Wilkins, Herbert Morrison, Miles Mander, Paul Niggli, George B. Seitz, and Chandrashekhar Agashe. After him are Joseph Pletincx, Osvald Moberg, Christian Gitsham, Joyce Cary, Nils Silfverskiöld, and Gabriel Thorstensen. Among people deceased in 1958, Tris Speaker ranks 162. Before him are Russell Mockridge, Mark Jones, Pat O'Connor, Helen Twelvetrees, Alma Bennett, and Hubert Wilkins. After him are Sam Zimbalist, Mary Ritter Beard, James Branch Cabell, Émile Delchambre, David Jack, and Daniel Norling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tris Speaker ranks 10,235 out of 18,182. Before him are John M. Fabian (1939), Dale Robertson (1923), Donald Henderson (1928), Faith Hill (1967), Thomas Starzl (1926), and Walker Percy (1916). After him are Bob Clark (1939), Jen Psaki (1978), Miranda Cosgrove (1993), Cynthia Watros (1968), Andrea Leeds (1914), and Tim Kring (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tris Speaker ranks 258. Before him are Constance Titus (1873), Loren Murchison (1898), Richard Murphy (1931), Howard Valentine (1881), Alfred Lane (1891), and Allen Johnson (1971). After him are Evelyne Hall (1909), Armand Duplantis (1999), Nathaniel Cartmell (1883), Gwen Torrence (1965), Thane Baker (1931), and Ivan Fuqua (1909).

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