SOCCER PLAYER
Ahmed Faras
1946 - Today
Ahmed Faras
Ahmed Faras (Arabic: أحمد فرس; born 7 December 1946) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally. Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmed Faras has received more than 217,736 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ahmed Faras is the 439th most popular soccer player (up from 557th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 41st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Moroccan Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
58.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ahmed Faras ranks 439 out of 21,273. Before him are Fernando Peyroteo, Robinho, Thomas N'Kono, Roque Máspoli, Herbert Wimmer, and Milan Galić. After him are Felice Borel, Daniele Massaro, Nereo Rocco, Jan Ceulemans, Adolf Scherer, and Dejan Savićević.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFernando Peyroteo
1918 - 1978
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 433
Robinho
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 434
Thomas N'Kono
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 435
Roque Máspoli
1917 - 2004
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 436
Herbert Wimmer
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 437
Milan Galić
1938 - 2014
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 438
Ahmed Faras
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 439
Felice Borel
1914 - 1993
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 440
Daniele Massaro
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 441
Nereo Rocco
1912 - 1979
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 442
Jan Ceulemans
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 443
Adolf Scherer
1938 - 2023
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 444
Dejan Savićević
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 445
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Ahmed Faras ranks 134. Before him are Brenda Blethyn, Ruth Fuchs, Kabir Bedi, Rodrigo Lara, Lars Vilks, and Peter Green. After him are Raël, George Young, Nicole Garcia, François Bozizé, Rebiya Kadeer, and Paul Schrader.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsBrenda Blethyn
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 128
Ruth Fuchs
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 129
Kabir Bedi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 130
Rodrigo Lara
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1984
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 131
Lars Vilks
SCULPTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 132
Peter Green
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 133
Ahmed Faras
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 134
Raël
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 135
George Young
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2017
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 136
Nicole Garcia
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 137
François Bozizé
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 138
Rebiya Kadeer
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 139
Paul Schrader
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 140
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Ahmed Faras ranks 37 out of 264. Before him are Larbi Benbarek (1914), Abd al-Rahman of Morocco (1779), Abd al-Hafid of Morocco (1875), Al-Shadhili (1197), Amir Peretz (1952), and Aziz Akhannouch (1961). After him are Dominique de Villepin (1953), Muhammad IV of Morocco (1803), Sayyida al Hurra (1485), Mohammed ben Abdallah (1710), Anne-Marie David (1952), and Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi (1541).
Others born in Morocco
Go to all RankingsLarbi Benbarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1992
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 31
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 32
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 33
Al-Shadhili
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1197 - 1258
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 34
Amir Peretz
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 35
Aziz Akhannouch
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 36
Ahmed Faras
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 37
Dominique de Villepin
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 38
Muhammad IV of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1873
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 39
Sayyida al Hurra
POLITICIAN
1485 - 1542
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 40
Mohammed ben Abdallah
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 41
Anne-Marie David
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 42
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi
POLITICIAN
1541 - 1578
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 43
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Morocco
Among soccer players born in Morocco, Ahmed Faras ranks 3. Before him are Just Fontaine (1933), and Larbi Benbarek (1914). After him are Ezzaki Badou (1959), Mustapha Hadji (1971), Noureddine Naybet (1970), Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929), Abdelmajid Dolmy (1953), Mohamed Timoumi (1960), Driss Bamous (1942), Allal Benkassou (1941), and Abdelkrim Merry (1955).
Just Fontaine
1933 - 2023
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 1
Larbi Benbarek
1914 - 1992
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 2
Ahmed Faras
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3
Ezzaki Badou
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 4
Mustapha Hadji
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 5
Noureddine Naybet
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 6
Abderrahmane Mahjoub
1929 - 2011
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 7
Abdelmajid Dolmy
1953 - 2017
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 8
Mohamed Timoumi
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 9
Driss Bamous
1942 - 2015
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 10
Allal Benkassou
1941 - 2013
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 11
Abdelkrim Merry
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 12