Soccer Player
Walter Smith
Scottish soccer player and manager
1948 - 2021
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Walter Smith
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Smith is the 6,371st most popular soccer player (down from 5,822nd in 2024), the 5,791st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,427th in 2019) and the 370th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Walter Smith ranks 6,365 out of 21,273. Before him are Cristian Brocchi, Zdeněk Šreiner, Putte Kock, Moussa Sow, Juan Carlos Unzué, and Gabriel Barbosa. After him are M'Baye Niang, Juan Pablo Ángel, Luca Zidane, Hwang Ui-jo, Johnny Carey, and Etsuko Handa.
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Cristian Brocchi
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 6,365
Zdeněk Šreiner
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,366
Putte Kock
1901 - 1979
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,367
Moussa Sow
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,368
Juan Carlos Unzué
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,369
Gabriel Barbosa
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 6,370
Walter Smith
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 6,371
M'Baye Niang
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 6,372
Juan Pablo Ángel
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 6,373
Luca Zidane
1998 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 6,374
Hwang Ui-jo
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,375
Johnny Carey
1919 - 1995
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,376
Etsuko Handa
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,377
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Walter Smith ranks 722. Before him are Kristina Hautala, Trevor Brooking, Antonio Biosca, Lester Bangs, Cliff Thorburn, and Guy Tunmer. After him are John Evan, Joachim Mattern, You Si-kun, Hans van Helden, Vladimir Pilguy, and Ali Mohamed Shein. Among people deceased in 2021, Walter Smith ranks 646. Before him are José Villegas, Margreth Weivers, Graham McRae, Mikhail Zhelev, Juan Rodríguez Vega, and Bernd Nickel. After him are Carl Levin, Sylvain Sylvain, Cara Williams, Lyudmila Lyadova, Trevor Moore, and Hans van Baalen.
Others Born in 1948
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Kristina Hautala
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 716
Trevor Brooking
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 717
Antonio Biosca
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 718
Lester Bangs
WRITER
1948 - 1982
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 719
Cliff Thorburn
SNOOKER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 720
Guy Tunmer
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1999
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 721
Walter Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 722
John Evan
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 723
Joachim Mattern
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 724
You Si-kun
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 725
Hans van Helden
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 726
Vladimir Pilguy
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 727
Ali Mohamed Shein
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 728
Others Deceased in 2021
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José Villegas
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 640
Margreth Weivers
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 641
Graham McRae
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 642
Mikhail Zhelev
ATHLETE
1943 - 2021
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 643
Juan Rodríguez Vega
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 644
Bernd Nickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 645
Walter Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 646
Carl Levin
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 647
Sylvain Sylvain
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2021
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 648
Cara Williams
ACTOR
1925 - 2021
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 649
Lyudmila Lyadova
COMPOSER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 650
Trevor Moore
ACTOR
1980 - 2021
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 651
Hans van Baalen
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 652
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Smith ranks 5,791 out of 8,785. Before him are Oliver Parker (1960), John Gribbin (1946), Emma Chambers (1964), Adam Ant (1954), Terry George (1952), and Hugh MacDiarmid (1892). After him are John Evan (1948), Helen Bannerman (1862), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), Kenneth Williams (1926), and Val Guest (1911).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Oliver Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5,785
John Gribbin
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5,786
Emma Chambers
ACTOR
1964 - 2018
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5,787
Adam Ant
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5,788
Terry George
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5,789
Hugh MacDiarmid
WRITER
1892 - 1978
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5,790
Walter Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 5,791
John Evan
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,792
Helen Bannerman
WRITER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,793
Edward Augustus Freeman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1892
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,794
Josephine Tewson
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,795
Kenneth Williams
ACTOR
1926 - 1988
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,796
Val Guest
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2006
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 5,797
Among Soccer Players In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Walter Smith ranks 370. Before him are Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Sam Hutchinson (1989), Trevor Brooking (1948), Kieran Trippier (1990), Allenby Chilton (1918), and Wes Brown (1979). After him are James Vaughan (1988), Alex James (1901), Eddie Howe (1977), Alexander Wood (1907), Adam Lallana (1988), and Alan McDonald (1963).
Jackie Blanchflower
1933 - 1998
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 364
Sam Hutchinson
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 365
Trevor Brooking
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 366
Kieran Trippier
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 367
Allenby Chilton
1918 - 1996
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 368
Wes Brown
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 369
Walter Smith
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 370
James Vaughan
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 371
Alex James
1901 - 1953
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 372
Eddie Howe
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 373
Alexander Wood
1907 - 1987
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 374
Adam Lallana
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 375
Alan McDonald
1963 - 2012
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 376
