Soccer Player
Rashidi Yekini
Nigerian footballer
1963 - 2012
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Rashidi Yekini
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Rashidi Yekini is the 2,072nd most popular soccer player (down from 1,317th in 2024), the 34th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 19th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
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57.90
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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#5 / 217
Rashidi Yekini ranks #5 of 217 Soccer Players born in Nigeria, inside the top 3% of that cohort.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Rashidi Yekini ranks 2,068 out of 24,321. Before him are Karl-Heinz Metzner, Peter Swan, Edu, Adolf Šimperský, Carlo Mazzone, and Tomislav Knez. After him are Roberto de Assis Moreira, Pia Sundhage, Július Bielik, Đorđe Vujadinović, Armand Penverne, and Hugo Fernández.
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Karl-Heinz Metzner
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HPI: 57.91
Rank: 2,066
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1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.91
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Edu
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.91
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Adolf Šimperský
1909 - 1964
HPI: 57.90
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Carlo Mazzone
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HPI: 57.90
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Tomislav Knez
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2,071
Rashidi Yekini
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2,072
Roberto de Assis Moreira
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2,073
Pia Sundhage
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2,074
Július Bielik
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2,075
Đorđe Vujadinović
1909 - 1990
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,076
Armand Penverne
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,077
Hugo Fernández
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,078
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Rashidi Yekini ranks 208. Before him are Ian Wright, Júlio César, Holt McCallany, Dizzy Reed, Rambo Amadeus, and Nasrin Sotoudeh. After him are Dominique Mathieu, Dariga Nazarbayeva, Inva Mula, Viorica Dăncilă, Marc Jacobs, and Maria Ressa. Among people deceased in 2012, Rashidi Yekini ranks 234. Before him are Zakaria Mohieddin, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Pierre Mondy, Jean-Louis Richard, Kurt Adolff, and Edvard Mirzoyan. After him are Armand Penverne, Ann Rutherford, Sergey Kapitsa, Rafael Lesmes, Xenia Stad-de Jong, and Margaret Osborne duPont.
Others Born in 1963
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Ian Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 202
Júlio César
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 203
Holt McCallany
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 204
Dizzy Reed
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 205
Rambo Amadeus
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 206
Nasrin Sotoudeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 207
Rashidi Yekini
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 208
Dominique Mathieu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 209
Dariga Nazarbayeva
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 210
Inva Mula
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 211
Viorica Dăncilă
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 212
Marc Jacobs
FASHION DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 213
Maria Ressa
JOURNALIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 214
Others Deceased in 2012
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Zakaria Mohieddin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 228
Luis Alberto Spinetta
SINGER
1950 - 2012
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 229
Pierre Mondy
ACTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 230
Jean-Louis Richard
ACTOR
1927 - 2012
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 231
Kurt Adolff
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 232
Edvard Mirzoyan
COMPOSER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 233
Rashidi Yekini
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 234
Armand Penverne
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 235
Ann Rutherford
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 236
Sergey Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 237
Rafael Lesmes
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 238
Xenia Stad-de Jong
ATHLETE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 239
Margaret Osborne duPont
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2012
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 240
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Rashidi Yekini ranks 34 out of 443. Before him are Victor Osimhen (1998), Tony Allen (1940), Aliko Dangote (1957), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), and Emmanuel Amunike (1970). After him are Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Bolaji Badejo (1953), Yakubu (1982), John Onaiyekan (1944), and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912).
Others born in Nigeria
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Victor Osimhen
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 28
Tony Allen
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 29
Aliko Dangote
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 30
Shehu Shagari
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 31
Goodluck Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 32
Emmanuel Amunike
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 33
Rashidi Yekini
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 34
Nnamdi Azikiwe
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 35
Ibrahim Babangida
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 36
Bolaji Badejo
ACTOR
1953 - 1992
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 37
Yakubu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 38
John Onaiyekan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 39
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 40
Among Soccer Players In Nigeria
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Rashidi Yekini ranks 5. Before him are Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), John Obi Mikel (1987), Victor Osimhen (1998), and Emmanuel Amunike (1970). After him are Yakubu (1982), Taribo West (1974), Tijani Babangida (1973), Alex Iwobi (1996), Sunday Oliseh (1974), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), and Finidi George (1971).
Jay-Jay Okocha
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 1
John Obi Mikel
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 2
Victor Osimhen
1998 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3
Emmanuel Amunike
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4
Rashidi Yekini
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 5
Yakubu
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 6
Taribo West
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 7
Tijani Babangida
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 8
Alex Iwobi
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 9
Sunday Oliseh
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Nwankwo Kanu
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 11
Finidi George
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 12
