Soccer Player

Wayne Rooney

English association football player

1985 - today

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Wayne Rooney

His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2024). Wayne Rooney is the 914th most popular soccer player (down from 585th in 2024), the 1,990th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,398th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Soccer Player.

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2.7M

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Past 12 months

62.24

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

93

Wayne Rooney's biography appears in 93 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Soccer Players.

#56 / 1,640

Wayne Rooney ranks #56 of 1,640 Soccer Players born in United Kingdom, inside the top 4% of that cohort.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Wayne Rooney ranks 911 out of 24,321. Before him are Alfred Pfaff, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Gabriel Hanot, José Carlos, Mario Evaristo, and Mauro Tassotti. After him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Arturo Vidal, Marco Reus, Géza Kalocsay, Slaven Bilić, and Carlos Mozer.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Alfred Pfaff
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 908
Ramón de la Fuente Leal
1907 - 1973
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 909
Gabriel Hanot
1889 - 1968
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 910
José Carlos
1941 - 2025
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 911
Mario Evaristo
1908 - 1993
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 912
Mauro Tassotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 913
Wayne Rooney
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 914
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
1924 - 2012
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 915
Arturo Vidal
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 916
Marco Reus
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 917
Géza Kalocsay
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 918
Slaven Bilić
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 919
Carlos Mozer
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 920

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Wayne Rooney ranks 22. Before him are Jesús Navas, Michelle Trachtenberg, Angela White, Mario Gómez, Stromae, and Stan Wawrinka. After him are J. Cole, Léa Seydoux, Priscilla Chan, Yulia Svyrydenko, Marina Diamandis, and Nico Rosberg.

Others Born in 1985

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Jesús Navas
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 16
Michelle Trachtenberg
ACTOR
1985 - 2025
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 17
Angela White
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 18
Mario Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 19
Stromae
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 20
Stan Wawrinka
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 21
Wayne Rooney
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 22
J. Cole
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 23
Léa Seydoux
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 24
Priscilla Chan
PHYSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 25
Yulia Svyrydenko
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 26
Marina Diamandis
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 27
Nico Rosberg
RACING DRIVER
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 28

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wayne Rooney ranks 1,990 out of 9,870. Before him are Orderic Vitalis (1075), Unity Mitford (1914), David Yates (1963), John Mills (1908), Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), and Roger Williamson (1948). After him are John Muir (1838), Billy Connolly (1942), Algernon Blackwood (1869), David Byrne (1952), Andy Whitfield (1971), and Ouida (1839).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Orderic Vitalis
WRITER
1075 - 1142
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,984
Unity Mitford
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 1948
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,985
David Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,986
John Mills
ACTOR
1908 - 2005
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,987
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1857
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,988
Roger Williamson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1973
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,989
Wayne Rooney
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,990
John Muir
MOUNTAINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,991
Billy Connolly
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,992
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,993
David Byrne
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1,994
Andy Whitfield
ACTOR
1971 - 2011
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1,995
Ouida
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1,996