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Viv Richards
1952 - Today
Viv Richards
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952) is an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Batting generally 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 7,156,721 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Viv Richards is the 11th most popular cricketer (down from 9th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Antigua and Barbuda and the most popular Antiguan, Barbudan Cricketer.
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7.2M
Page Views (PV)
34.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.14
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, Viv Richards ranks 11 out of 68. Before her are MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Willie Watson, Alfred Bowerman, Virat Kohli, and Garfield Sobers. After her are Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Bishan Singh Bedi, Brian Lara, and Mithali Raj.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
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MS Dhoni
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 5
Kapil Dev
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 6
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 7
Alfred Bowerman
1873 - 1947
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 8
Virat Kohli
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 9
Garfield Sobers
1936 - Present
HPI: 35.19
Rank: 10
Viv Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 11
Rahul Dravid
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.24
Rank: 12
Sourav Ganguly
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.17
Rank: 13
Anil Kumble
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 14
Bishan Singh Bedi
1946 - 2023
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 15
Brian Lara
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 16
Mithali Raj
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.26
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Viv Richards ranks 647. Before her are Joe Borg, Melanie Mayron, Doris Maletzki, Marilyn Waring, Carlo Montano, and Ray Sharkey. After her are Tatyana Goyshchik, Kage Baker, Raman Singh, Garry Chalk, Joe Earl, and Bill Kristol.
Others Born in 1952
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Joe Borg
1952 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 641
Melanie Mayron
1952 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 642
Doris Maletzki
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 643
Marilyn Waring
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 644
Carlo Montano
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 645
Ray Sharkey
1952 - 1993
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 646
Viv Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 647
Tatyana Goyshchik
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 648
Kage Baker
1952 - 2010
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 649
Raman Singh
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 650
Garry Chalk
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 651
Joe Earl
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 652
Bill Kristol
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 653
In Antigua and Barbuda
Among people born in Antigua and Barbuda, Viv Richards ranks 8 out of 11. Before her are Jamaica Kincaid (1949), Baldwin Spencer (1948), Louise Lake-Tack (1944), Vere Bird (1910), Gaston Browne (1967), and James Carlisle (1937). After her are James Beckford (1975), Brendan Christian (1983), and Daniel Bailey (1986).
Others born in Antigua and Barbuda
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Jamaica Kincaid
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 2
Baldwin Spencer
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 3
Louise Lake-Tack
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 4
Vere Bird
1910 - 1999
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 5
Gaston Browne
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 6
James Carlisle
1937 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 7
Viv Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 8
James Beckford
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.81
Rank: 9
Brendan Christian
1983 - Present
HPI: 24.75
Rank: 10
Daniel Bailey
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.47
Rank: 11
Among CRICKETERS In Antigua and Barbuda
Among cricketers born in Antigua and Barbuda, Viv Richards ranks 1.
