Soccer Player

Peter Shilton

English footballer (born 1949)

1949 - today

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Peter Shilton

His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). Peter Shilton is the 276th most popular soccer player (down from 176th in 2024), the 1,010th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 689th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Soccer Player.

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460k

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Past 12 months

67.55

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

#276 / 24k

Peter Shilton ranks #276 of 24,321 Soccer Players worldwide, placing them among the top 2% of the profession.

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Peter Shilton's biography appears in 53 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 97% of all Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Peter Shilton ranks 273 out of 24,321. Before him are René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Edgar Davids, Yasukazu Tanaka, Gyula Grosics, and Felix Magath. After him are Giampiero Boniperti, Willy van de Kerkhof, Clarence Seedorf, Vittorio Pozzo, Kiyonosuke Marutani, and Masahiro Hamazaki.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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René van de Kerkhof
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 270
Johnny Rep
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 271
Edgar Davids
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 272
Yasukazu Tanaka
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 273
Gyula Grosics
1926 - 2014
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 274
Felix Magath
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 275
Peter Shilton
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 276
Giampiero Boniperti
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 277
Willy van de Kerkhof
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 278
Clarence Seedorf
1976 - Present
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 279
Vittorio Pozzo
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 280
Kiyonosuke Marutani
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 281
Masahiro Hamazaki
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 282

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Peter Shilton ranks 90. Before him are Ed Begley Jr., Teófilo Cubillas, Tom Berenger, Edmundo González, Dubravka Ugrešić, and Marc Ravalomanana. After him are Alan García, Sissy Spacek, Bengt Holmström, Twiggy, Patrick Duffy, and Carl Bildt.

Others Born in 1949

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Ed Begley Jr.
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 84
Teófilo Cubillas
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 85
Tom Berenger
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 86
Edmundo González
DIPLOMAT
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 87
Dubravka Ugrešić
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 88
Marc Ravalomanana
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 89
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 90
Alan García
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
Sissy Spacek
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 92
Bengt Holmström
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 93
Twiggy
MODEL
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 94
Patrick Duffy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 95
Carl Bildt
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 96

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Shilton ranks 1,010 out of 9,870. Before him are Richard Wilson (1936), James Meade (1907), Robert Hichens (1882), James Thomson (1700), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517). After him are Tony Buzan (1942), Reginald Lee (1870), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), and Oliver Sacks (1933).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Richard Wilson
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,004
James Meade
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,005
Robert Hichens
ATHLETE
1882 - 1940
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,006
James Thomson
WRITER
1700 - 1748
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,007
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,008
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1559
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,009
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,010
Tony Buzan
WRITER
1942 - 2019
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,011
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,012
Beorhtric of Wessex
POLITICIAN
800 - 802
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,013
David I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1084 - 1153
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,014
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1456
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,015
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,016