Soccer Player

Daniel Passarella

Argentine footballer (born 1953)

1953 - today

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Daniel Passarella

His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 54 in 2024). Daniel Passarella is the 137th most popular soccer player (down from 97th in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Argentina (down from 26th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Daniel Passarella is most famous for being the captain of the Argentine national team that won the 1978 World Cup.

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#1

Daniel Passarella is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

53

Daniel Passarella's biography appears in 53 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 97% of all Soccer Players.

May 25

Daniel Passarella shares a May 25 birthday with Pieter Zeeman, Padre Pio, and Toghon Temür.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Daniel Passarella ranks 134 out of 21,273. Before him are José Altafini, Andrés Escobar, Lucien Laurent, Jürgen Klinsmann, Berti Vogts, and Simone Inzaghi. After him are Allan Simonsen, Ko Arima, Dunga, Nils Liedholm, Pavel Nedvěd, and Tostão.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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José Altafini
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 131
Andrés Escobar
1967 - 1994
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 132
Lucien Laurent
1907 - 2005
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 133
Jürgen Klinsmann
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 134
Berti Vogts
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 135
Simone Inzaghi
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 136
Daniel Passarella
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 137
Allan Simonsen
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 138
Ko Arima
1917 - Present
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 139
Dunga
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 140
Nils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 141
Pavel Nedvěd
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 142
Tostão
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 143

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Daniel Passarella ranks 37. Before him are Thomas Friedman, Cha Bum-kun, Thomas Bach, Hulk Hogan, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Andrew Wiles. After him are Peter Stormare, Paulo Roberto Falcão, Carlos Queiroz, Guy Verhofstadt, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and Jean-Marie Pfaff.

Others Born in 1953

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Thomas Friedman
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 31
Cha Bum-kun
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 32
Thomas Bach
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 33
Hulk Hogan
WRESTLER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 34
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 35
Andrew Wiles
MATHEMATICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 36
Daniel Passarella
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 37
Peter Stormare
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 38
Paulo Roberto Falcão
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 39
Carlos Queiroz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 40
Guy Verhofstadt
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 41
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 42
Jean-Marie Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 43

In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Daniel Passarella ranks 31 out of 1,154. Before him are Helenio Herrera (1910), Guillermo Stábile (1905), Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1931), Mercedes Sosa (1935), César Luis Menotti (1938), and Raúl Alfonsín (1927). After him are Leonardo Sandri (1943), Richard Walther Darré (1895), Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (1971), Carlos Reutemann (1942), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Alberto Fernández (1959).

Others born in Argentina

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Helenio Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 25
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 26
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 27
Mercedes Sosa
SINGER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 28
César Luis Menotti
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 29
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 30
Daniel Passarella
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 31
Leonardo Sandri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 32
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 33
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
COMPANION
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 34
Carlos Reutemann
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 35
Hernán Crespo
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 36
Alberto Fernández
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 37