Soccer Player
Jan Vertonghen
Belgian footballer
1987 - today
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Jan Vertonghen
His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Vertonghen is the 2,245th most popular soccer player (up from 2,324th in 2024), the 579th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 574th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
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#1
Jan Vertonghen is the most memorable of the 7 notable people born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.
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Jan Vertonghen's biography appears in 59 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 98% of all Soccer Players.
Apr 24
Jan Vertonghen shares a April 24 birthday with Philippe Pétain, William the Silent, and Vincent de Paul.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Jan Vertonghen ranks 2,241 out of 21,273. Before him are Darko Kovačević, Filipe Luís, François Van der Elst, Ricardo Gomes, Gunnar Olsson, and Juan José Tramutola. After him are Bryan Robson, Gigi Meroni, Rodrigo Palacio, Ángel Berni, David Arellano, and Romeu Pellicciari.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Darko Kovačević
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 2,239
Filipe Luís
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 2,240
François Van der Elst
1954 - 2017
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 2,241
Ricardo Gomes
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 2,242
Gunnar Olsson
1908 - 1974
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 2,243
Juan José Tramutola
1902 - 1968
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 2,244
Jan Vertonghen
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 2,245
Bryan Robson
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 2,246
Gigi Meroni
1943 - 1967
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 2,247
Rodrigo Palacio
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 2,248
Ángel Berni
1931 - 2017
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 2,249
David Arellano
1902 - 1927
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 2,250
Romeu Pellicciari
1911 - 1971
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 2,251
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Jan Vertonghen ranks 53. Before him are Samir Nasri, Dimitri Payet, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Liu Yifei, Henry Golding, and Gervinho. After him are Lee Seung-gi, Blaise Matuidi, Mikkel Hansen, Iago Aspas, Marouane Fellaini, and AJ Lee.
Others Born in 1987
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Samir Nasri
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 47
Dimitri Payet
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 48
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
MODEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 49
Liu Yifei
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 50
Henry Golding
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 51
Gervinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 52
Jan Vertonghen
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 53
Lee Seung-gi
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 54
Blaise Matuidi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 55
Mikkel Hansen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 56
Iago Aspas
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 57
Marouane Fellaini
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 58
AJ Lee
WRESTLER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 59
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jan Vertonghen ranks 579 out of 1,190. Before him are Felix de Muelenaere (1793), Ivo Van Damme (1954), Rik Wouters (1882), Marie-Anne Libert (1782), François Van der Elst (1954), and Frans Schollaert (1851). After him are Axel Witsel (1989), Natacha Atlas (1964), Marcel Minnaert (1893), Jan Fabre (1958), Hendrik Isemborghs (1914), and Marc Rich (1934).
Others born in Belgium
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Felix de Muelenaere
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1862
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 573
Ivo Van Damme
ATHLETE
1954 - 1976
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 574
Rik Wouters
PAINTER
1882 - 1916
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 575
Marie-Anne Libert
BIOLOGIST
1782 - 1865
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 576
François Van der Elst
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 577
Frans Schollaert
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1917
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 578
Jan Vertonghen
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 579
Axel Witsel
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 580
Natacha Atlas
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 581
Marcel Minnaert
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 582
Jan Fabre
PAINTER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 583
Hendrik Isemborghs
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1973
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 584
Marc Rich
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 585
Among Soccer Players In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jan Vertonghen ranks 41. Before him are Thomas Vermaelen (1985), Walter Meeuws (1951), Arnold Badjou (1909), Yannick Carrasco (1993), Odilon Polleunis (1943), and François Van der Elst (1954). After him are Axel Witsel (1989), Hendrik Isemborghs (1914), Christian Piot (1947), Lei Clijsters (1956), Ludo Coeck (1955), and Marouane Fellaini (1987).
Thomas Vermaelen
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 35
Walter Meeuws
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 36
Arnold Badjou
1909 - 1994
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 37
Yannick Carrasco
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 38
Odilon Polleunis
1943 - 2023
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 39
François Van der Elst
1954 - 2017
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 40
Jan Vertonghen
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 41
Axel Witsel
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 42
Hendrik Isemborghs
1914 - 1973
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 43
Christian Piot
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 44
Lei Clijsters
1956 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 45
Ludo Coeck
1955 - 1985
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 46
Marouane Fellaini
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 47
