CRICKETER
Viv Richards
1952 - Today
Viv Richards
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952) is a retired Antiguan cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Usually batting at number three in a dominant West Indies side, Richards is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viv Richards has received more than 7,663,735 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Viv Richards is the 10th most popular cricketer (up from 11th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Antigua and Barbuda and the most popular Antiguan, Barbudan Cricketer.
Memorability Metrics
7.7M
Page Views (PV)
39.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, Viv Richards ranks 10 out of 136. Before her are Kapil Dev, W. G. Grace, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Bishan Singh Bedi, and Willie Watson. After her are Shane Warne, Ravindra Jadeja, Muttiah Muralitharan, Garfield Sobers, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKapil Dev
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 4
W. G. Grace
1848 - 1915
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 5
Virat Kohli
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 6
MS Dhoni
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 7
Bishan Singh Bedi
1946 - 2023
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 8
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 9
Viv Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 10
Shane Warne
1969 - 2022
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 11
Ravindra Jadeja
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 12
Muttiah Muralitharan
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 13
Garfield Sobers
1936 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 14
Rahul Dravid
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 15
Sourav Ganguly
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Viv Richards ranks 708. Before her are Kim Warwick, Jörgen Augustsson, Stephen South, Marco Aurélio, Don Was, and Tatyana Goyshchik. After her are Michael Brook, Takako Shirai, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Kage Baker, Veronika Schmidt, and Anastase Murekezi.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsKim Warwick
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 702
Jörgen Augustsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 703
Stephen South
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 704
Marco Aurélio
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 705
Don Was
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 706
Tatyana Goyshchik
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 707
Viv Richards
CRICKETER
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 708
Michael Brook
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 709
Takako Shirai
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 710
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 711
Kage Baker
WRITER
1952 - 2010
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 712
Veronika Schmidt
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 713
Anastase Murekezi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 714
In Antigua and Barbuda
Among people born in Antigua and Barbuda, Viv Richards ranks 8 out of 11. Before her are Rodney Williams (1947), Jamaica Kincaid (1949), Baldwin Spencer (1948), Gaston Browne (1967), James Carlisle (1937), and Vere Bird (1910). After her are Daniel Bailey (1986), James Beckford (1975), Brendan Christian (1983), Charles Fernandez (1954), and Cejhae Greene (1995).
Others born in Antigua and Barbuda
Go to all RankingsRodney Williams
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 2
Jamaica Kincaid
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 3
Baldwin Spencer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 4
Gaston Browne
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 5
James Carlisle
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 6
Vere Bird
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1999
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 7
Viv Richards
CRICKETER
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 8
Daniel Bailey
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.65
Rank: 9
James Beckford
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.53
Rank: 10
Brendan Christian
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.81
Rank: 11
Charles Fernandez
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Cejhae Greene
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Among CRICKETERS In Antigua and Barbuda
Among cricketers born in Antigua and Barbuda, Viv Richards ranks 1.