Occupation

REFEREES

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With 147 biographies, Referees are the 60th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Martial Arts, Archaeologists, and Photographers.

People

Pantheon has 147 people classified as referees born between 1905 and 1991. Of these 147, 135 (91.84%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living referees include Pierluigi Collina, Damir Skomina, and Michel Vautrot. The most famous deceased referees include Romualdo Arppi Filho, Ivan Eklind, and Sándor Puhl. As of April 2024, 22 new referees have been added to Pantheon including Michel Vautrot, Ma Ning, and István Kovács.

Living Referees

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Deceased Referees

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Newly Added Referees (2024)

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Places

Most referees were born in United Kingdom (14), Italy (9), and Germany (9). By city, the most common birth places were Sydney (3), Turin (2), and Tashkent (2).The most common death places of referees were Italy (2), Brazil (1), and Sweden (1). By city, these were Santos, São Paulo (1), Stockholm (1), and Germany (1).

Places Over Time

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.

Lifespans

Which Referees were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 11 most globally memorable Referees since 1700.