SOCCER PLAYER
Park Ji-sung
1981 - Today
Park Ji-sung
Park Ji-sung (Korean: 박지성; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕi.sʌŋ]; born 25 February 1981) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is one of the most successful Asian players in football history, having won 19 trophies in his career. He is the first Asian footballer to have won the UEFA Champions League, to play in a UEFA Champions League final, as well as the first Asian to have won the FIFA Club World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Ji-sung has received more than 4,727,598 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Park Ji-sung is the 1,526th most popular soccer player (down from 1,289th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
51.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
5.19
Effective Languages (L*)
5.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Park Ji-sungs by language
Over the past year Park Ji-sung has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 611,778 views, followed by Spanish (110,829), and Japanese (102,828). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (197.06%), Georgian (103.67%), and Korean (71.64%)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Park Ji-sung ranks 1,526 out of 21,273. Before him are Geoff Bent, Klaus Toppmöller, Antony, Nikola Kotkov, Luis Galván, and David Seaman. After him are Mykhaylo Fomenko, Stephan El Shaarawy, Jesús María Satrústegui, Feliciano Rivilla, Juan Pablo Sorín, and Nelsinho Baptista.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeoff Bent
1932 - 1958
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 1,520
Klaus Toppmöller
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 1,521
Antony
2000 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 1,522
Nikola Kotkov
1938 - 1971
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 1,523
Luis Galván
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 1,524
David Seaman
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 1,525
Park Ji-sung
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 1,526
Mykhaylo Fomenko
1948 - 2024
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1,527
Stephan El Shaarawy
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1,528
Jesús María Satrústegui
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1,529
Feliciano Rivilla
1936 - 2017
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1,530
Juan Pablo Sorín
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 1,531
Nelsinho Baptista
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 1,532
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Park Ji-sung ranks 46. Before him are Toše Proeski, Floor Jansen, Maxwell, Song Hye-kyo, Kim Jong-chul, and Pitbull. After him are Sienna Miller, Andrea Barzagli, Bryce Dallas Howard, Engin Akyürek, Kolo Touré, and Bruno Alves.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsToše Proeski
SINGER
1981 - 2007
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 40
Floor Jansen
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 41
Maxwell
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 42
Song Hye-kyo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 43
Kim Jong-chul
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 44
Pitbull
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 45
Park Ji-sung
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 46
Sienna Miller
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 47
Andrea Barzagli
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 48
Bryce Dallas Howard
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 49
Engin Akyürek
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 50
Kolo Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 51
Bruno Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 52
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 165 out of 1,128. Before him are Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Song Si-yeol (1607), Park Won-soon (1956), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), and Daniel Dae Kim (1968). After him are Jeong In-ji (1396), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yun Hyu (1617), Kim Tae-hee (1980), Ji Chang-wook (1987), and Lee Beom-seok (1900).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsChungmok of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1348
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 159
Song Si-yeol
POLITICIAN
1607 - 1689
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 160
Park Won-soon
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2020
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 161
Lazarus You Heung-sik
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 162
Kyung Wha Chung
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 163
Daniel Dae Kim
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 164
Park Ji-sung
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 165
Jeong In-ji
POLITICIAN
1396 - 1478
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 166
Yu Kil-chun
WRITER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 167
Yun Hyu
PHILOSOPHER
1617 - 1680
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 168
Kim Tae-hee
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 169
Ji Chang-wook
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 170
Lee Beom-seok
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1972
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 171
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea
Among soccer players born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 4. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Son Heung-min (1992), and Hong Myung-bo (1969). After him are Huh Jung-moo (1955), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Kim Min-jae (1996), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Choi Kang-hee (1959), and Kim Joo-sung (1966).
Cha Bum-kun
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1
Son Heung-min
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2
Hong Myung-bo
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 3
Park Ji-sung
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 4
Huh Jung-moo
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 5
Ahn Jung-hwan
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 6
Hwang Sun-hong
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 7
Kim Min-jae
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 8
Myung Rye-hyun
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 9
Shin Tae-yong
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 10
Choi Kang-hee
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 11
Kim Joo-sung
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 12