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Occupation

REFEREES

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With 107 biographies, Referees are the 59th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Volleyball Players, Martial Arts, and Presenters.

Pantheon has 125 people classified as referees born between 1905 and 1985. Of these 125, 114 (91.20%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living referees include Pierluigi Collina, Cüneyt Çakır, and Björn Kuipers. The most famous deceased referees include Sándor Puhl, Ivan Eklind, and Romualdo Arppi Filho. As of April 2022, 14 new referees have been added to Pantheon including Maurice Guigue, Sergio Gonella, and Nikolay Latyshev.

Living Referees

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Deceased Referees

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Newly Added Referees (2022)

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Most referees were born in United Kingdom (11), Germany (9), and Italy (8). By city, the most common birth places were Santiago (3), Turin (2), and Moscow (2).The most common death places of referees were Sweden (1), Brazil (1), and Morocco (1). By city, these were Stockholm (1), Santos, São Paulo (1), and Rabat (1).

The earliest biographies classified as referees in Pantheon are Nikolay Latyshev, Maurice Guigue, and Ivan Eklind.  The concentration of referees was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier referees are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Which Referees were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 10 most globally memorable Referees since 1700.

Referees are found within the Sports domain which also includes Soccer Players, Athletes, Basketball Players, Cyclists, and Tennis Players.