SOCCER PLAYER
Alan Hansen
1955 - Today
Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen (born 13 June 1955) is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders and also one of the greatest Scottish players of all time, he played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, for the successful Liverpool team of the late 1970s and 1980s, and for the Scotland national team. Following his retirement from playing, Hansen became a football pundit, most notably on Match of the Day from 1992 to 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Hansen has received more than 1,916,886 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Alan Hansen is the 5,119th most popular soccer player (up from 5,208th in 2019), the 5,025th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,253rd in 2019) and the 238th most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
50.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
2.12
Effective Languages (L*)
4.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Alan Hansen ranks 5,119 out of 21,273. Before him are Jan Urban, Francisco Uría, Masahiro Fukuda, Ramón Calderé, Yasser Al-Qahtani, and Fabrizio Miccoli. After him are Boško Balaban, Pablo Gabriel García, Jimmy Murray, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Matthias Ginter, and Giuseppe Sabadini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Urban
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,113
Francisco Uría
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,114
Masahiro Fukuda
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,115
Ramón Calderé
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,116
Yasser Al-Qahtani
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,117
Fabrizio Miccoli
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,118
Alan Hansen
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,119
Boško Balaban
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,120
Pablo Gabriel García
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,121
Jimmy Murray
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,122
Jean-Marc Ferreri
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,123
Matthias Ginter
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,124
Giuseppe Sabadini
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Alan Hansen ranks 463. Before him are Jack Lew, Eddie Jobson, Armin Rohde, Smita Patil, Sam Bottoms, and Julio Llamazares. After him are John O. Brennan, Patricia Barber, Joanna Hoffman, Rita Verdonk, Ewine van Dishoeck, and Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsJack Lew
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 457
Eddie Jobson
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 458
Armin Rohde
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 459
Smita Patil
ACTOR
1955 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 460
Sam Bottoms
ACTOR
1955 - 2008
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 461
Julio Llamazares
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 462
Alan Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 463
John O. Brennan
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 464
Patricia Barber
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 465
Joanna Hoffman
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 466
Rita Verdonk
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 467
Ewine van Dishoeck
ASTRONOMER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 468
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 469
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Hansen ranks 5,025 out of 8,785. Before him are Anne Dudley (1956), Wendy Barrie (1912), Peter Lord (1953), Samuel Plimsoll (1824), Peter Cook (1937), and Gertrude Lawrence (1898). After him are Jimmy Murray (1933), Valerie Hobson (1917), Harry Ryan (1893), Davey Boy Smith (1962), Tulisa (1988), and Arthur Scargill (1938).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAnne Dudley
COMPOSER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 5,019
Wendy Barrie
ACTOR
1912 - 1978
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 5,020
Peter Lord
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 5,021
Samuel Plimsoll
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1898
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 5,022
Peter Cook
ACTOR
1937 - 1995
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,023
Gertrude Lawrence
ACTOR
1898 - 1952
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5,024
Alan Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,025
Jimmy Murray
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,026
Valerie Hobson
ACTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5,027
Harry Ryan
CYCLIST
1893 - 1961
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 5,028
Davey Boy Smith
WRESTLER
1962 - 2002
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 5,029
Tulisa
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 5,030
Arthur Scargill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 5,031
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Alan Hansen ranks 238. Before him are Terry Paine (1939), Jimmy Murphy (1910), Claude Buckenham (1876), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Gil Merrick (1922), and Steve Archibald (1956). After him are Jimmy Murray (1933), Neville Southall (1958), James Jones (1873), Pat Crerand (1939), John Connelly (1938), and Noni Madueke (2002).
Terry Paine
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 232
Jimmy Murphy
1910 - 1989
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 233
Claude Buckenham
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 234
Daniel Sturridge
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 235
Gil Merrick
1922 - 2010
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 236
Steve Archibald
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 237
Alan Hansen
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 238
Jimmy Murray
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 239
Neville Southall
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 240
James Jones
1873 - 1955
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 241
Pat Crerand
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 242
John Connelly
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 243
Noni Madueke
2002 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 244