Soccer Player
Michael Essien
Ghanaian association football player
1982 - today
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Michael Essien
His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2024). Michael Essien is the 1,219th most popular soccer player (down from 1,006th in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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Michael Essien's biography appears in 62 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 98% of all Soccer Players.
Dec 3
Michael Essien shares a December 3 birthday with Bayezid II, Charles VI of France, and Anton Webern.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Michael Essien ranks 1,216 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos Romero, Umberto Caligaris, José Luis Brown, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Sophus Nielsen, and Eusebio Tejera. After him are Glen Johnson, Álvaro Arbeloa, Angelo Sormani, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Géza Toldi, and Sjaak Swart.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Carlos Romero
1927 - 1999
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,213
Umberto Caligaris
1901 - 1940
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,214
José Luis Brown
1956 - 2019
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1,215
Manuel Fleitas Solich
1900 - 1984
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1,216
Sophus Nielsen
1888 - 1963
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,217
Eusebio Tejera
1922 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,218
Michael Essien
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,219
Glen Johnson
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,220
Álvaro Arbeloa
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,221
Angelo Sormani
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,222
Aleksandar Tirnanić
1910 - 1992
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,223
Géza Toldi
1909 - 1985
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,224
Sjaak Swart
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Michael Essien ranks 29. Before him are Nick Vujicic, Ranbir Kapoor, Alexandra Breckenridge, Tuba Büyüküstün, Jessica Biel, and Riz Ahmed. After him are Buakaw Banchamek, Lang Lang, Levon Aronian, Hamit Altıntop, Lee Joon-gi, and Kieran Culkin.
Others Born in 1982
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Nick Vujicic
PRESENTER
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 23
Ranbir Kapoor
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 24
Alexandra Breckenridge
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 25
Tuba Büyüküstün
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 26
Jessica Biel
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 27
Riz Ahmed
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 28
Michael Essien
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 29
Buakaw Banchamek
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 30
Lang Lang
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 31
Levon Aronian
CHESS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 32
Hamit Altıntop
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 33
Lee Joon-gi
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 34
Kieran Culkin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 35
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 15 out of 162. Before him are Abedi Pele (1964), John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Peter Mensah (1959), and Efua Dorkenoo (1949). After him are Ama Ata Aidoo (1942), Peter Poreku Dery (1918), Clement Quartey (1938), Christian Atsu (1992), Kofi Kingston (1981), and Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915).
Others born in Ghana
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Abedi Pele
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 9
John Kufuor
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 10
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 11
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 12
Peter Mensah
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 13
Efua Dorkenoo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 14
Michael Essien
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 15
Ama Ata Aidoo
WRITER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 16
Peter Poreku Dery
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 17
Clement Quartey
BOXER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 18
Christian Atsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - 2023
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 19
Kofi Kingston
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 20
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 21
Among Soccer Players In Ghana
Among soccer players born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 3. Before him are Marcel Desailly (1968), and Abedi Pele (1964). After him are Christian Atsu (1992), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Tony Yeboah (1966), Sulley Muntari (1984), Stephen Appiah (1980), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Gerald Asamoah (1978), and Abdul Rahman Baba (1994).
Marcel Desailly
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1
Abedi Pele
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 2
Michael Essien
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3
Christian Atsu
1992 - 2023
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 4
Asamoah Gyan
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 5
Samuel Kuffour
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 6
Tony Yeboah
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
Sulley Muntari
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 8
Stephen Appiah
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 9
Ibrahim Sunday
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 10
Gerald Asamoah
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 11
Abdul Rahman Baba
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 12
