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Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
Willie Watson
Willie Watson (7 March 1920 – 24 April 2004) was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England. He was a double international, as Watson was also a footballer who played for England's national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Watson has received more than 6,983 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Willie Watson is the 7th most popular cricketer (up from 3,347th in 2019), the 5,378th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,975th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Cricketer.
Memorability Metrics
7.0k
Page Views (PV)
38.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Willie Watsons by language
Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, Willie Watson ranks 7 out of 68. Before him are Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, W. G. Grace, MS Dhoni, and Kapil Dev. After him are Alfred Bowerman, Virat Kohli, Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
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Don Bradman
1908 - 2001
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 1
Sachin Tendulkar
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 2
Sunil Gavaskar
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 3
W. G. Grace
1848 - 1915
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 4
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Willie Watson ranks 387. Before him are Veerasamy Ringadoo, Noel Neill, Ruth Graham, Esther Rolle, James Aloysius Hickey, and Les Leston. After him are Nanette Fabray, Tommy Godwin, Eric Brandon, Jack Webb, Don Branson, and Barbara Britton. Among people deceased in 2004, Willie Watson ranks 284. Before him are Yang Xinhai, Bob Tisdall, Big Boss Man, James Aloysius Hickey, Albert Paulsen, and Suraiya. After him are Henry Cockburn, Hiram Fong, Richard Biggs, Rodger Ward, Eleanor Holm, and Pacita Abad.
Others Born in 1920
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Veerasamy Ringadoo
1920 - 2000
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 381
Noel Neill
1920 - 2016
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 382
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 383
Esther Rolle
1920 - 1998
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 384
James Aloysius Hickey
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 385
Les Leston
1920 - 2012
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 386
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 387
Nanette Fabray
1920 - 2018
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 388
Tommy Godwin
1920 - 2012
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 389
Eric Brandon
1920 - 1982
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 390
Jack Webb
1920 - 1982
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 391
Don Branson
1920 - 1966
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 392
Barbara Britton
1920 - 1980
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 393
Others Deceased in 2004
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Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 278
Bob Tisdall
1907 - 2004
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 279
Big Boss Man
1963 - 2004
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 280
James Aloysius Hickey
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 281
Albert Paulsen
1925 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 282
Suraiya
1929 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 283
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 284
Henry Cockburn
1921 - 2004
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 285
Hiram Fong
1906 - 2004
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 286
Richard Biggs
1960 - 2004
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 287
Rodger Ward
1921 - 2004
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 288
Eleanor Holm
1913 - 2004
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 289
Pacita Abad
1946 - 2004
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 290
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Willie Watson ranks 5,378 out of 7,765. Before him are Brian Labone (1940), Toyah Willcox (1958), Malcolm Allison (1927), Walter Besant (1836), William Empson (1906), and Janet Montgomery (1985). After him are Tamzin Merchant (1987), William Moseley (1987), Gerry Peyton (1956), Andrew Parrott (1947), Arthur Lowe (1915), and R. D. Blackmore (1825).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Brian Labone
1940 - 2006
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 5,372
Toyah Willcox
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 5,373
Malcolm Allison
1927 - 2010
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 5,374
Walter Besant
1836 - 1901
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 5,375
William Empson
1906 - 1984
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 5,376
Janet Montgomery
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 5,377
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 5,378
Tamzin Merchant
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 5,379
William Moseley
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 5,380
Gerry Peyton
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5,381
Andrew Parrott
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5,382
Arthur Lowe
1915 - 1982
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5,383
R. D. Blackmore
1825 - 1900
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 5,384
Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom
Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, Willie Watson ranks 2. Before him are W. G. Grace (1848). After him are Alfred Bowerman (1873), James Anderson (1982), Andrew Symonds (1975), Joe Root (1990), and Ian Bell (1982).
W. G. Grace
1848 - 1915
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 1
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 2
Alfred Bowerman
1873 - 1947
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 3
James Anderson
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 4
Andrew Symonds
1975 - 2022
HPI: 18.19
Rank: 5
Joe Root
1990 - Present
HPI: 16.82
Rank: 6
Ian Bell
1982 - Present
HPI: 13.58
Rank: 7
