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Alan Smith

1962 - Today

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Alan Martin Smith (born 21 November 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Smith played for Leicester City and Arsenal in a career that spanned over a decade. Smith was Arsenal’s top scorer for four consecutive seasons, and scored the first goal in Arsenal's 2–0 victory at Anfield 26 May 1989 which saw them lift that season's league championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Smith has received more than 123,007 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Alan Smith is the 7,691st most popular soccer player (down from 6,567th in 2019), the 6,052nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,345th in 2019) and the 428th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alan Smith ranks 7,691 out of 16,880. Before him are Eddie Clamp, Akihiro Endō, Jasmin Kurtić, Sergi Gómez, Morgan Amalfitano, and Kristof Van Hout. After him are Karina Maruyama, Jérémie Boga, Claudinho, Souleymane Youla, Erkan Zengin, and Sandy Turnbull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Alan Smith ranks 670. Before him are Harland Williams, Kurt Meier, Trajko Veljanovski, Natalya Bochina, Olga Charvátová, and Vladimer Aptsiauri. After him are Kossi Efoui, Gregory Chamitoff, Joe Quesada, Phedon Papamichael, Jeff Cronenweth, and Jan Bartram.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Smith ranks 6,052 out of 7,765. Before him are Nigel Bond (1965), Danny Ings (1992), Matt Ryan (1981), Eddie Clamp (1934), Paul Banks (1978), and Terry Nation (1930). After him are Heidi Range (1983), Rory McIlroy (1989), Joe Anderson (1982), Sandy Turnbull (1884), Cal Crutchlow (1985), and Alex James (1968).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Alan Smith ranks 428. Before him are Malcolm Macdonald (1950), Bryan Douglas (1934), Joe Corrigan (1948), Kieran Gibbs (1989), Danny Ings (1992), and Eddie Clamp (1934). After him are Sandy Turnbull (1884), Jackie Henderson (1932), Mark Bowen (1963), Lou Macari (1949), Tom Cleverley (1989), and Nick Pope (1992).

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