SOCCER PLAYER
Abedi Pele
1964 - Today
Abedi Pele
Abedi Ayew ( ə-BAY-dee ə-YOO; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He played for several European clubs and found his fame in the French Ligue 1 with Lille and Marseille, the latter where he won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, among other titles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abedi Pele has received more than 1,757,324 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Abedi Pele is the 330th most popular soccer player (down from 231st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
59.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
8.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Abedi Pele ranks 330 out of 21,273. Before him are Pepe, Wim Jansen, Claudio Caniggia, Obdulio Varela, Gyula Lóránt, and Dettmar Cramer. After him are Jari Litmanen, Olivier Giroud, Leonel Sánchez, Hernán Crespo, Santillana, and Quini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPepe
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 324
Wim Jansen
1946 - 2022
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 325
Claudio Caniggia
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 326
Obdulio Varela
1917 - 1996
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 327
Gyula Lóránt
1923 - 1981
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 328
Dettmar Cramer
1925 - 2015
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 329
Abedi Pele
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 330
Jari Litmanen
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 331
Olivier Giroud
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 332
Leonel Sánchez
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 333
Hernán Crespo
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 334
Santillana
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 335
Quini
1949 - 2018
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 336
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Abedi Pele ranks 48. Before him are Lady Sarah Chatto, Giuseppe Conte, Salvatore Schillaci, Chris Cornell, C. C. Catch, and Miguel Induráin. After him are Uday Hussein, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Djimon Hounsou, Paul Landers, Petr Fiala, and Mats Wilander.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsLady Sarah Chatto
NOBLEMAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 42
Giuseppe Conte
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 43
Salvatore Schillaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 44
Chris Cornell
SINGER
1964 - 2017
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 45
C. C. Catch
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 46
Miguel Induráin
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 47
Abedi Pele
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 48
Uday Hussein
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2003
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 49
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
NOBLEMAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 50
Djimon Hounsou
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 51
Paul Landers
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 52
Petr Fiala
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 53
Mats Wilander
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 54
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Abedi Pele ranks 5 out of 162. Before him are Kofi Annan (1938), Kwame Nkrumah (1909), Marcel Desailly (1968), and Nana Akufo-Addo (1944). After him are Sylvanus Olympio (1902), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Michael Essien (1982), John Atta Mills (1944), Peter Turkson (1948), and Peter Mensah (1959).
Others born in Ghana
Go to all RankingsKofi Annan
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2018
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 1
Kwame Nkrumah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 2
Marcel Desailly
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 3
Nana Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 4
Abedi Pele
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 5
Sylvanus Olympio
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 6
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 7
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8
Michael Essien
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 9
John Atta Mills
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 10
Peter Turkson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 11
Peter Mensah
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 12
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana
Among soccer players born in Ghana, Abedi Pele ranks 2. Before him are Marcel Desailly (1968). After him are Michael Essien (1982), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Sulley Muntari (1984), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Gerald Asamoah (1978), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Alphonso Davies (2000), Stephen Appiah (1980), Tony Yeboah (1966), and Kwadwo Asamoah (1988).
Marcel Desailly
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1
Abedi Pele
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 2
Michael Essien
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 3
Samuel Kuffour
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 4
Sulley Muntari
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 5
Asamoah Gyan
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 6
Gerald Asamoah
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 7
Ibrahim Sunday
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 8
Alphonso Davies
2000 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 9
Stephen Appiah
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 10
Tony Yeboah
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 11
Kwadwo Asamoah
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 12