CRICKETER
VVS Laxman
1974 - Today
VVS Laxman
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (; born 1 November 1974) is a former Indian international cricketer and a former cricket commentator and pundit. A right-hand batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played as a middle-order batsman in Test cricket. Laxman is currently the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), and the head coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of VVS Laxman has received more than 1,464,496 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. VVS Laxman is the 47th most popular cricketer (down from 32nd in 2019), the 1,427th most popular biography from India (down from 1,226th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Cricketer.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
29.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of VVS Laxmen by language
Over the past year VVS Laxman has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 370,029 views, followed by Hindi (15,529), and Telugu (3,905). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bhojpuri (992.00%), Western Punjabi (61.88%), and Bengali (48.82%)
Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, VVS Laxman ranks 47 out of 136. Before him are Shakib Al Hasan, Tony Greig, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Shikhar Dhawan. After him are Glenn Maxwell, K. L. Rahul, Adam Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Suresh Raina, and Javagal Srinath.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShakib Al Hasan
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.56
Rank: 41
Tony Greig
1946 - 2012
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 42
Ricky Ponting
1974 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 43
Steve Waugh
1965 - Present
HPI: 30.02
Rank: 44
Inzamam-ul-Haq
1970 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 45
Shikhar Dhawan
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 46
VVS Laxman
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 47
Glenn Maxwell
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.37
Rank: 48
K. L. Rahul
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.19
Rank: 49
Adam Gilchrist
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 50
Shoaib Akhtar
1975 - Present
HPI: 28.63
Rank: 51
Suresh Raina
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.56
Rank: 52
Javagal Srinath
1969 - Present
HPI: 28.54
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, VVS Laxman ranks 964. Before him are Lourdes Benedicto, Seo Dong-myung, Adam Korol, Andrei Mezin, Benoît Salmon, and Matt Berry. After him are Chucky Atkins, Sonali Kulkarni, Tina Križan, Satoshi Yashiro, DeLisha Milton-Jones, and Mitsutoshi Tsushima.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsLourdes Benedicto
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 958
Seo Dong-myung
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 959
Adam Korol
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 960
Andrei Mezin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 961
Benoît Salmon
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 962
Matt Berry
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 963
VVS Laxman
CRICKETER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 964
Chucky Atkins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 965
Sonali Kulkarni
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 966
Tina Križan
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.36
Rank: 967
Satoshi Yashiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.33
Rank: 968
DeLisha Milton-Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.28
Rank: 969
Mitsutoshi Tsushima
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.27
Rank: 970
In India
Among people born in India, VVS Laxman ranks 1,427 out of 1,861. Before him are Indraneil Sengupta (1974), Aadesh Shrivastava (1964), Shikhar Dhawan (1985), Isha Koppikar (1976), Anju Bobby George (1977), and R Vaishali (2001). After him are Sonali Kulkarni (1974), Arvind Swamy (1970), Sakshi Tanwar (1973), Ketan Mehta (1952), Siddharth (1979), and Anupama Deshpande (1953).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsIndraneil Sengupta
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 1,421
Aadesh Shrivastava
COMPOSER
1964 - 2015
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 1,422
Shikhar Dhawan
CRICKETER
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 1,423
Isha Koppikar
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 29.42
Rank: 1,424
Anju Bobby George
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.42
Rank: 1,425
R Vaishali
CHESS PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,426
VVS Laxman
CRICKETER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,427
Sonali Kulkarni
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,428
Arvind Swamy
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 29.32
Rank: 1,429
Sakshi Tanwar
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.32
Rank: 1,430
Ketan Mehta
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 29.30
Rank: 1,431
Siddharth
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Rank: 1,432
Anupama Deshpande
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Rank: 1,433
Among CRICKETERS In India
Among cricketers born in India, VVS Laxman ranks 19. Before him are Syed Kirmani (1949), Virender Sehwag (1978), Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Mohammed Shami (1990), and Shikhar Dhawan (1985). After him are K. L. Rahul (1992), Suresh Raina (1986), Javagal Srinath (1969), Hardik Pandya (1993), Ravichandran Ashwin (1986), and Jasprit Bumrah (1993).
Syed Kirmani
1949 - Present
HPI: 34.16
Rank: 13
Virender Sehwag
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 14
Diana Edulji
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.37
Rank: 15
Yuvraj Singh
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 16
Mohammed Shami
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 17
Shikhar Dhawan
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 18
VVS Laxman
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 19
K. L. Rahul
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.19
Rank: 20
Suresh Raina
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.56
Rank: 21
Javagal Srinath
1969 - Present
HPI: 28.54
Rank: 22
Hardik Pandya
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.18
Rank: 23
Ravichandran Ashwin
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.85
Rank: 24
Jasprit Bumrah
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 25