Soccer Player
Alan Ball Jr.
1945 - 2007
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Alan Ball Jr.
His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Alan Ball Jr. is the 67th most popular soccer player (up from 2,070th in 2024), the 487th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,948th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Alan Ball Jr. ranks 67 out of 21,273. Before him are Mario Kempes, David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, Flórián Albert, Francesco Totti, and Silvio Piola. After him are Uwe Seeler, Béla Guttmann, Gianni Rivera, Billy Wright, Nílton Santos, and Giacinto Facchetti.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Mario Kempes
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 64
David Beckham
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 65
Oliver Kahn
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 66
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 67
Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 68
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 69
Alan Ball Jr.
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 70
Uwe Seeler
1936 - 2022
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 71
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 72
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 73
Billy Wright
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 74
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 75
Giacinto Facchetti
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 76
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Alan Ball Jr. ranks 49. Before him are Anselm Kiefer, Mia Farrow, Adly Mansour, Goldie Hawn, Dési Bouterse, and James Avery. After him are Douglas Osheroff, George Smoot, Keith Jarrett, Vinko Puljić, Jean Nouvel, and Michael J. Smith. Among people deceased in 2007, Alan Ball Jr. ranks 17. Before him are Mstislav Rostropovich, Carlo Ponti, Ernst Otto Fischer, Kai Siegbahn, Maurice Béjart, and Marcel Marceau. After him are Benazir Bhutto, Sidney Sheldon, Aden Adde, Albert Ellis, Paul Cohen, and Theodore Maiman.
Others Born in 1945
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Anselm Kiefer
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 43
Mia Farrow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 44
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 45
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 46
Dési Bouterse
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 47
James Avery
ACTOR
1945 - 2013
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 48
Alan Ball Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 49
Douglas Osheroff
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 50
George Smoot
PHYSICIST
1945 - 2025
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 51
Keith Jarrett
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 52
Vinko Puljić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 53
Jean Nouvel
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 54
Michael J. Smith
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 1986
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 2007
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Mstislav Rostropovich
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2007
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 11
Carlo Ponti
PRODUCER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 12
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 13
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 14
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 15
Marcel Marceau
ACTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 16
Alan Ball Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 17
Benazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 18
Sidney Sheldon
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 19
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 20
Albert Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 21
Paul Cohen
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - 2007
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 22
Theodore Maiman
INVENTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 23
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Ball Jr. ranks 487 out of NaN. Before him are Robbie Coltrane (1950), David Niven (1910), William Baffin (1584), Enid Blyton (1897), Martin Ryle (1918), and Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849). After him are Keir Starmer (1962), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), John Wallis (1616), Emma Thompson (1959), Offa of Mercia (800), and Martin Rees (1942).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 481
David Niven
ACTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 482
William Baffin
EXPLORER
1584 - 1622
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 483
Enid Blyton
WRITER
1897 - 1968
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 484
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 485
Frances Hodgson Burnett
WRITER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 486
Alan Ball Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 487
Keir Starmer
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 488
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 489
John Wallis
MATHEMATICIAN
1616 - 1703
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 490
Emma Thompson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 491
Offa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
800 - 796
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 492
Martin Rees
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 493
Among Soccer Players In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Alan Ball Jr. ranks 4. Before him are Bobby Charlton (1937), George Best (1946), and David Beckham (1975). After him are Billy Wright (1924), Bobby Moore (1941), Stanley Matthews (1915), George Graham (1944), Gordon Banks (1937), Tony Adams (1966), Colin Bell (1946), and Andy Cole (1971).
Bobby Charlton
1937 - 2023
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 1
George Best
1946 - 2005
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 2
David Beckham
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 3
Alan Ball Jr.
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 4
Billy Wright
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 5
Bobby Moore
1941 - 1993
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 6
Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 7
George Graham
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 8
Gordon Banks
1937 - 2019
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 9
Tony Adams
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 10
Colin Bell
1946 - 2021
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 11
Andy Cole
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 12
