SOCCER PLAYER
Dimitri Payet
1987 - Today
Dimitri Payet
Dimitri Payet (French pronunciation: [dimitʁi pajɛt]; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills". Payet was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, where he began his career playing for local clubs Saint-Philippe and Saint-Pierroise. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dimitri Payet has received more than 6,267,897 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia. Dimitri Payet is the 1,139th most popular soccer player (up from 1,317th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Réunion and the most popular Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
6.3M
Page Views (PV)
53.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
6.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Dimitri Payets by language
Over the past year Dimitri Payet has had the most page views in the Portuguese wikipedia edition with 763,817 views, followed by English (477,542), and French (464,999). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Portuguese (3,240.55%), Simple English (121.21%), and Greek (116.38%)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dimitri Payet ranks 1,139 out of 21,273. Before him are José Costa, Jiří Sobotka, Dušan Uhrin, Kasper Schmeichel, Emilio Recoba, and Seiichi Sakiya. After him are Riyad Mahrez, Werner Kohlmeyer, Mario Corso, Franky Vercauteren, Jean-Pierre Adams, and Marcelino Martínez.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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José Costa
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 1,133
Jiří Sobotka
1911 - 1994
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 1,134
Dušan Uhrin
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,135
Kasper Schmeichel
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,136
Emilio Recoba
1904 - 1992
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 1,137
Seiichi Sakiya
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 1,138
Dimitri Payet
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 1,139
Riyad Mahrez
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,140
Werner Kohlmeyer
1924 - 1974
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,141
Mario Corso
1941 - 2020
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,142
Franky Vercauteren
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,143
Jean-Pierre Adams
1948 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,144
Marcelino Martínez
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Dimitri Payet ranks 23. Before him are Zac Efron, Blake Lively, Julian Nagelsmann, Arda Turan, Marek Hamšík, and Dries Mertens. After him are Samir Nasri, Elliot Page, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Jamie Vardy, Andy Murray, and Ji Chang-wook.
Others Born in 1987
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Zac Efron
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 17
Blake Lively
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 18
Julian Nagelsmann
COACH
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 19
Arda Turan
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 20
Marek Hamšík
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 21
Dries Mertens
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 22
Dimitri Payet
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 23
Samir Nasri
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 24
Elliot Page
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 25
Kevin-Prince Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 26
Jamie Vardy
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 27
Andy Murray
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 28
Ji Chang-wook
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 29
In Réunion
Among people born in Réunion, Dimitri Payet ranks 7 out of 16. Before him are Michel Houellebecq (1956), Roland Garros (1888), Ambroise Vollard (1866), Leconte de Lisle (1818), Raymond Barre (1924), and Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1796). After him are Évariste de Parny (1753), Edmond Albius (1829), Jackson Richardson (1969), Daniel Narcisse (1979), Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984), and Guillaume Hoarau (1984).
Others born in Réunion
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Michel Houellebecq
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 1
Roland Garros
PILOT
1888 - 1918
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 2
Ambroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 3
Leconte de Lisle
WRITER
1818 - 1894
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 4
Raymond Barre
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 5
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
CHESS PLAYER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 6
Dimitri Payet
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 7
Évariste de Parny
WRITER
1753 - 1814
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 8
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 9
Jackson Richardson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 10
Daniel Narcisse
HANDBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 11
Florent Sinama Pongolle
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 12
Guillaume Hoarau
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 13
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Réunion
Among soccer players born in Réunion, Dimitri Payet ranks 1. After him are Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984), Guillaume Hoarau (1984), Laurent Robert (1975), Ronny Rodelin (1989), and Zacharie Boucher (1992).
Dimitri Payet
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 1
Florent Sinama Pongolle
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 2
Guillaume Hoarau
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 3
Laurent Robert
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 4
Ronny Rodelin
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.90
Rank: 5
Zacharie Boucher
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.60
Rank: 6
