SOCCER PLAYER
Émile Mpenza
1978 - Today
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Émile Mpenza
Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza (born 4 July 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Émile Mpenza has received more than 342,061 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Émile Mpenza is the 4,253rd most popular soccer player (down from 3,397th in 2019), the 743rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 648th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
45.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
5.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Émile Mpenza ranks 4,253 out of 21,273. Before him are Hubert Kostka, Eiji Kawashima, Fábio, Marco Etcheverry, Mustapha Choukri, and Ivan Mariz. After him are Heinz Hornig, Morton Betts, Mohamed Latif, Rui Barros, Paolo Conti, and Christian Streich.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHubert Kostka
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 4,247
Eiji Kawashima
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 4,248
Fábio
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 4,249
Marco Etcheverry
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 4,250
Mustapha Choukri
1947 - 1980
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 4,251
Ivan Mariz
1910 - 1982
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 4,252
Émile Mpenza
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 4,253
Heinz Hornig
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 4,254
Morton Betts
1847 - 1914
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 4,255
Mohamed Latif
1909 - 1990
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 4,256
Rui Barros
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 4,257
Paolo Conti
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 4,258
Christian Streich
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 4,259
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Émile Mpenza ranks 150. Before him are Christian Coulson, Topher Grace, Lauren Ridloff, Alireza Faghani, Liu Yang, and Jeremy Strong. After him are Sarit Hadad, Owain Yeoman, Carmen Kass, Joshua Jackson, Jorge Andrade, and Danijel Ljuboja.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsChristian Coulson
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 144
Topher Grace
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 145
Lauren Ridloff
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 146
Alireza Faghani
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 147
Liu Yang
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 148
Jeremy Strong
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 149
Émile Mpenza
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 150
Sarit Hadad
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 151
Owain Yeoman
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 152
Carmen Kass
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 153
Joshua Jackson
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 154
Jorge Andrade
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 155
Danijel Ljuboja
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 156
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Émile Mpenza ranks 743 out of 1,190. Before him are Karel van de Woestijne (1878), August Hellemans (1907), Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), Robert Lamoot (1911), Hans Eworth (1520), and Aloys Van de Vyvere (1871). After him are Jules Vandenpeereboom (1843), Michel De Wolf (1958), Jules Pappaert (1905), Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), Jules d'Anethan (1803), and Gérard Cooreman (1852).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsKarel van de Woestijne
WRITER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 737
August Hellemans
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1992
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 738
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1874
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 739
Robert Lamoot
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 740
Hans Eworth
PAINTER
1520 - 1574
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 741
Aloys Van de Vyvere
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1961
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 742
Émile Mpenza
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 743
Jules Vandenpeereboom
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1917
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 744
Michel De Wolf
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 745
Jules Pappaert
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 746
Frank Vandenbroucke
CYCLIST
1974 - 2009
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 747
Jules d'Anethan
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1888
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 748
Gérard Cooreman
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 749
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Émile Mpenza ranks 89. Before him are François Devries (1913), Maurice Martens (1947), André Saeys (1911), Alexis Chantraine (1901), August Hellemans (1907), and Robert Lamoot (1911). After him are Michel De Wolf (1958), Jules Pappaert (1905), Simon Mignolet (1988), Albert Heremans (1906), Vital Borkelmans (1963), and Filip De Wilde (1964).
François Devries
1913 - 1972
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 83
Maurice Martens
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 84
André Saeys
1911 - 1988
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 85
Alexis Chantraine
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 86
August Hellemans
1907 - 1992
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 87
Robert Lamoot
1911 - 1996
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 88
Émile Mpenza
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 89
Michel De Wolf
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 90
Jules Pappaert
1905 - 1945
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 91
Simon Mignolet
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 92
Albert Heremans
1906 - 1997
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 93
Vital Borkelmans
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 94
Filip De Wilde
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 95