SOCCER PLAYER
Marcelo
1988 - Today
Marcelo
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Widely regarded as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, he is known for his offensive capabilities, trickery, and technical qualities. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcelo has received more than 197,297 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Marcelo is the 281st most popular soccer player (up from 369th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 113th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
60.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
75
Languages Editions (L)
11.65
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Marcelos by language
Over the past year Marcelo has had the most page views in the Spanish wikipedia edition with 659,035 views, followed by Portuguese (492,560), and French (199,861). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (1,766.67%), Ido (92.02%), and Cantonese (91.18%)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Marcelo ranks 281 out of 21,273. Before him are Antoni Ramallets, Duncan Edwards, Raúl, Gusztáv Sebes, Alessandro Nesta, and Elías Figueroa. After him are Míchel, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Deco, Angelo Schiavio, David Trezeguet, and Akira Nozawa.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Antoni Ramallets
1924 - 2013
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 275
Duncan Edwards
1936 - 1958
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 276
Raúl
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 277
Gusztáv Sebes
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 278
Alessandro Nesta
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 279
Elías Figueroa
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 280
Marcelo
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 281
Míchel
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 282
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 283
Deco
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 284
Angelo Schiavio
1905 - 1990
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 285
David Trezeguet
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 286
Akira Nozawa
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 287
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Marcelo ranks 4. Before him are Rihanna, Robert Lewandowski, and Mesut Özil. After him are Alexis Sánchez, Emma Stone, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, Conor McGregor, Ivan Rakitić, Jérôme Boateng, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Others Born in 1988
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Rihanna
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 1
Robert Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2
Mesut Özil
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3
Marcelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 4
Alexis Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Emma Stone
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 6
Sergio Agüero
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 9
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 10
Jérôme Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
Khabib Nurmagomedov
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Marcelo ranks 84 out of 2,236. Before him are Dida (1973), Fernanda Montenegro (1929), Reinaldo Arenas (1943), Chico Buarque (1944), Leonardo Boff (1938), and Tancredo Neves (1910). After him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Deco (1977), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Chico Mendes (1944), and Edu Coimbra (1947).
Others born in Brazil
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Dida
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 78
Fernanda Montenegro
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 79
Reinaldo Arenas
WRITER
1943 - 1990
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 80
Chico Buarque
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 81
Leonardo Boff
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 82
Tancredo Neves
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1985
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 83
Marcelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 84
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 85
Deco
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 86
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 87
Princess Francisca of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1898
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 88
Chico Mendes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - 1988
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 89
Edu Coimbra
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 90
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Marcelo ranks 37. Before him are Pepe (1935), Zizinho (1921), Careca (1960), Dunga (1963), Dani Alves (1983), and Dida (1973). After him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Deco (1977), Edu Coimbra (1947), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Pepe (1983), and Cláudio Taffarel (1966).
Pepe
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 31
Zizinho
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 32
Careca
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 33
Dunga
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 34
Dani Alves
1983 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 35
Dida
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 36
Marcelo
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 37
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 38
Deco
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 39
Edu Coimbra
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 40
Hilderaldo Bellini
1930 - 2014
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 41
Pepe
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 42
Cláudio Taffarel
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 43
