SOCCER PLAYER
Alex Stepney
1942 - Today
Alex Stepney
Alexander Cyril Stepney (born 18 September 1942) is an English former footballer who was Manchester United's goalkeeper when they became the first English club to win the European Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Stepney has received more than 428,100 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Alex Stepney is the 5,338th most popular soccer player (down from 4,054th in 2019), the 5,144th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,593rd in 2019) and the 254th most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
42.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
1.90
Effective Languages (L*)
4.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Alex Stepney ranks 5,338 out of 21,273. Before him are Libor Radimec, Josip Weber, Jimmy Gallagher, Isidoro San José, Omari Tetradze, and Günter Hermann. After him are Jean-François Larios, Lukáš Hrádecký, Erwin Sánchez, Jaime Belmonte, Blaise Nkufo, and Yohan Cabaye.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLibor Radimec
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,332
Josip Weber
1964 - 2017
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,333
Jimmy Gallagher
1901 - 1971
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,334
Isidoro San José
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,335
Omari Tetradze
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,336
Günter Hermann
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,337
Alex Stepney
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5,338
Jean-François Larios
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5,339
Lukáš Hrádecký
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,340
Erwin Sánchez
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,341
Jaime Belmonte
1934 - 2009
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,342
Blaise Nkufo
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,343
Yohan Cabaye
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,344
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Alex Stepney ranks 632. Before him are Ann Packer, Barry Diller, Tom Mankiewicz, Héctor Pulido, Shirley Stobs, and Mario Savio. After him are Custódio Pinto, Pedro Araya Toro, Jürgen Kissner, Eugène Camara, Seiji Aochi, and Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsAnn Packer
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 626
Barry Diller
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 627
Tom Mankiewicz
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 2010
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 628
Héctor Pulido
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2022
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 629
Shirley Stobs
SWIMMER
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 630
Mario Savio
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1996
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 631
Alex Stepney
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 632
Custódio Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2004
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 633
Pedro Araya Toro
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 634
Jürgen Kissner
CYCLIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 635
Eugène Camara
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 636
Seiji Aochi
SKIER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 637
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 638
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Stepney ranks 5,144 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard A. Proctor (1837), Sonya Walger (1974), Philip Massinger (1583), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Paul Scott (1920), and Jimmy Gallagher (1901). After him are George Cornet (1877), Michael Drayton (1563), James Larkin (1876), Harold Whitlock (1903), Jet Harris (1939), and Pip Torrens (1960).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard A. Proctor
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1888
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 5,138
Sonya Walger
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 5,139
Philip Massinger
WRITER
1583 - 1640
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 5,140
Frederick E. Morgan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1967
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 5,141
Paul Scott
WRITER
1920 - 1978
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 5,142
Jimmy Gallagher
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1971
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 5,143
Alex Stepney
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5,144
George Cornet
ATHLETE
1877 - 1952
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5,145
Michael Drayton
WRITER
1563 - 1631
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5,146
James Larkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1947
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,147
Harold Whitlock
ATHLETE
1903 - 1985
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 5,148
Jet Harris
SINGER
1939 - 2011
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 5,149
Pip Torrens
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 5,150
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Alex Stepney ranks 254. Before him are Viv Anderson (1956), Mark Jones (1933), Brian Kidd (1949), Harvey Barnes (1997), Michael Robinson (1958), and Jimmy Gallagher (1901). After him are Jack Wilshere (1992), John Aston Sr. (1921), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (1996), Dennis Wise (1966), Trevor Ford (1923), and Andrew Robertson (1994).
Viv Anderson
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 248
Mark Jones
1933 - 1958
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 249
Brian Kidd
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 250
Harvey Barnes
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 251
Michael Robinson
1958 - 2020
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 252
Jimmy Gallagher
1901 - 1971
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 253
Alex Stepney
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 254
Jack Wilshere
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 255
John Aston Sr.
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 256
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 257
Dennis Wise
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 258
Trevor Ford
1923 - 2003
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 259
Andrew Robertson
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 260