SOCCER PLAYER
Andrés Escobar
1967 - 1994
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Andrés Escobar
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes eskoˈβaɾ saldaˈrjaɣa]; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a center-back. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrés Escobar has received more than 5,203,727 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrés Escobar is the 557th most popular soccer player (down from 529th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Colombian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
5.2M
Page Views (PV)
57.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
5.84
Effective Languages (L*)
4.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Andrés Escobar ranks 557 out of 21,273. Before him are Marcos Alonso, Mário Coluna, Hisao Kami, Paul Scholes, Kiyoo Kanda, and Alessandro Altobelli. After him are Héctor Rial, Giorgio Chinaglia, Ilija Petković, Javier Mascherano, Geoff Hurst, and Masao Nozawa.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcos Alonso
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 551
Mário Coluna
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 552
Hisao Kami
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 553
Paul Scholes
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 554
Kiyoo Kanda
1900 - 1970
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 555
Alessandro Altobelli
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 556
Andrés Escobar
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 557
Héctor Rial
1928 - 1991
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 558
Giorgio Chinaglia
1947 - 2012
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 559
Ilija Petković
1945 - 2020
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 560
Javier Mascherano
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 561
Geoff Hurst
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 562
Masao Nozawa
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 563
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Andrés Escobar ranks 38. Before him are Massimiliano Allegri, Richard Z. Kruspe, Carrie-Anne Moss, Denis Villeneuve, Yingluck Shinawatra, and Laura Dern. After him are Guy Pearce, David Ginola, Paul Gascoigne, François Ozon, Rhys Ifans, and Will Ferrell. Among people deceased in 1994, Andrés Escobar ranks 92. Before him are Luis Ocaña, Nikolai Ogarkov, Jack Unterweger, Max Morlock, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, and James Clavell. After him are Howard Martin Temin, Baruch Goldstein, Juan Carlos Onetti, Wilma Rudolph, Marcel Bich, and Manos Hatzidakis.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsMassimiliano Allegri
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 32
Richard Z. Kruspe
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 33
Carrie-Anne Moss
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 34
Denis Villeneuve
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 35
Yingluck Shinawatra
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 36
Laura Dern
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 37
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 38
Guy Pearce
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 39
David Ginola
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 40
Paul Gascoigne
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 41
François Ozon
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 42
Rhys Ifans
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 43
Will Ferrell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsLuis Ocaña
CYCLIST
1945 - 1994
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 86
Nikolai Ogarkov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 87
Jack Unterweger
EXTREMIST
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 88
Max Morlock
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 89
Innokenty Smoktunovsky
ACTOR
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 90
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 91
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 92
Howard Martin Temin
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 93
Baruch Goldstein
EXTREMIST
1956 - 1994
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 94
Juan Carlos Onetti
WRITER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 95
Wilma Rudolph
ATHLETE
1940 - 1994
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 96
Marcel Bich
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1994
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 97
Manos Hatzidakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 98
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Andrés Escobar ranks 24 out of 356. Before him are John Leguizamo (1964), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), James Rodríguez (1991), and Íngrid Betancourt (1961). After him are Belisario Betancur (1923), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Ernesto Samper (1950), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Manuel Marulanda (1930), and Radamel Falcao (1986).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsJohn Leguizamo
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 18
Luis Carlos Galán
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1989
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 19
Álvaro Uribe
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 20
Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 21
James Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 22
Íngrid Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 23
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 24
Belisario Betancur
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 25
Francisco de Paula Santander
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 26
Ernesto Samper
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 27
Rafael Orozco Maestre
SINGER
1954 - 1992
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 28
Manuel Marulanda
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2008
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 29
Radamel Falcao
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 30
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Colombia
Among soccer players born in Colombia, Andrés Escobar ranks 4. Before him are René Higuita (1966), Carlos Valderrama (1961), and James Rodríguez (1991). After him are Radamel Falcao (1986), Faustino Asprilla (1969), Iván Córdoba (1976), Juan Cuadrado (1988), Faryd Mondragón (1971), Juan Carlos Osorio (1961), Freddy Rincón (1966), and David Ospina (1988).
René Higuita
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
Carlos Valderrama
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2
James Rodríguez
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 3
Andrés Escobar
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4
Radamel Falcao
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 5
Faustino Asprilla
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 6
Iván Córdoba
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 7
Juan Cuadrado
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 8
Faryd Mondragón
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 9
Juan Carlos Osorio
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 10
Freddy Rincón
1966 - 2022
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 11
David Ospina
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 12