SOCCER PLAYER
Ali Karimi
1978 - Today
Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi (Persian: محمدعلی کریمی Persian: [ɑli kæriˈmi] ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Karimi has received more than 658,645 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ali Karimi is the 4,003rd most popular soccer player (down from 3,981st in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Iran (down from 365th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
660k
Page Views (PV)
52.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
2.77
Effective Languages (L*)
4.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ali Karimi ranks 4,003 out of 21,273. Before him are Pedro Benítez, Franco Tancredi, Temur Ketsbaia, Carlos Campos, Liam Brady, and Maurice Martens. After him are Carlos Squeo, Jaroslav Plašil, Jürgen Sundermann, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Gerald Asamoah, and Gustavo Dezotti.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPedro Benítez
1901 - 1974
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3,997
Franco Tancredi
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3,998
Temur Ketsbaia
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3,999
Carlos Campos
1937 - 2020
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,000
Liam Brady
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,001
Maurice Martens
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,002
Ali Karimi
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,003
Carlos Squeo
1948 - 2019
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,004
Jaroslav Plašil
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,005
Jürgen Sundermann
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4,006
Francisco Pagazaurtundúa
1894 - 1976
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 4,007
Gerald Asamoah
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 4,008
Gustavo Dezotti
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 4,009
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Ali Karimi ranks 134. Before him are January Jones, Emerson Sheik, Ben McKenzie, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Justin Bartha, and Bogdan Lobonț. After him are Gerald Asamoah, James Corden, Daisuke Ono, Malin Åkerman, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and Céline Sciamma.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsJanuary Jones
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 128
Emerson Sheik
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 129
Ben McKenzie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 130
Pieter van den Hoogenband
SWIMMER
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 131
Justin Bartha
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 132
Bogdan Lobonț
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 133
Ali Karimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 134
Gerald Asamoah
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 135
James Corden
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 136
Daisuke Ono
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 137
Malin Åkerman
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 138
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 139
Céline Sciamma
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 140
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ali Karimi ranks 410 out of 631. Before him are Andy (1958), Amir Ghalenoei (1963), Yusuf Adil Shah (1459), Firishta (1560), Hossein Alizadeh (1951), and Harold Nicolson (1886). After him are Masih Alinejad (1976), Hossein Shahabi (1967), Mina Ahadi (1956), Alireza Faghani (1978), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), and Razi Mousavi (1962).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAndy
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 404
Amir Ghalenoei
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 405
Yusuf Adil Shah
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1510
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 406
Firishta
HISTORIAN
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 407
Hossein Alizadeh
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 408
Harold Nicolson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1968
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 409
Ali Karimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 410
Masih Alinejad
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 411
Hossein Shahabi
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - 2023
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 412
Mina Ahadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 413
Alireza Faghani
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 414
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 415
Razi Mousavi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - 2023
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 416
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran
Among soccer players born in Iran, Ali Karimi ranks 8. Before him are Sardar Azmoun (1995), Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Mehdi Taremi (1992), Ali Parvin (1946), Nasser Hejazi (1949), and Amir Ghalenoei (1963). After him are Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977), Karim Bagheri (1974), Yahya Golmohammadi (1971), Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Hassan Rowshan (1955), and Javad Nekounam (1980).
Sardar Azmoun
1995 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 2
Andranik Eskandarian
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 3
Mehdi Taremi
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4
Ali Parvin
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5
Nasser Hejazi
1949 - 2011
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 6
Amir Ghalenoei
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 7
Ali Karimi
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 8
Mehdi Mahdavikia
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 9
Karim Bagheri
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 10
Yahya Golmohammadi
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 11
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12
Hassan Rowshan
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 13
Javad Nekounam
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 14