SOCCER PLAYER
Archie Thompson
1978 - Today
Archie Thompson
Archie Gerald Thompson (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also currently serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC. Born in New Zealand, Thompson played youth football at the New South Wales Institute of Sport before going on to play numerous seasons in the National Soccer League and A-League. After eleven seasons with Melbourne Victory, he moved on to play for Heidelberg United in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archie Thompson has received more than 758,621 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Archie Thompson is the 6,697th most popular soccer player (up from 7,441st in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 140th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
760k
Page Views (PV)
40.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
4.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Archie Thompson ranks 6,697 out of 21,273. Before him are Karim Ansarifard, Mauricio Pinilla, Vieirinha, Antonio Guzmán, Danilo D'Ambrosio, and Bebé. After him are Peter Kjær, Adrián López, Ben Foster, Andrzej Kubica, Katsuyoshi Shinto, and Santiago Ostolaza.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarim Ansarifard
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 6,691
Mauricio Pinilla
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 6,692
Vieirinha
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 6,693
Antonio Guzmán
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 6,694
Danilo D'Ambrosio
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 6,695
Bebé
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 6,696
Archie Thompson
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 6,697
Peter Kjær
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 6,698
Adrián López
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 6,699
Ben Foster
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 6,700
Andrzej Kubica
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 6,701
Katsuyoshi Shinto
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 6,702
Santiago Ostolaza
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 6,703
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Archie Thompson ranks 356. Before him are Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Simon Webbe, Charlie Weber, Berat Albayrak, Carolina Dieckmann, and Ebru Özkan. After him are Quinton Jackson, Omar Benson Miller, Nick Zano, Igor Rakočević, Mariano Puerta, and Nicolas Kiesa.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsLisa Brennan-Jobs
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 350
Simon Webbe
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 351
Charlie Weber
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 352
Berat Albayrak
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 353
Carolina Dieckmann
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 354
Ebru Özkan
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 355
Archie Thompson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 356
Quinton Jackson
MARTIAL ARTS
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 357
Omar Benson Miller
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 358
Nick Zano
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 359
Igor Rakočević
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 360
Mariano Puerta
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 361
Nicolas Kiesa
RACING DRIVER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 362
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Archie Thompson ranks 123 out of 303. Before him are Walter Buller (1838), Andrew Dominik (1967), John Walker (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), Mike Thackwell (1961), and Simon Dickie (1951). After him are Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Robert Muldoon (1921), Dean O'Gorman (1976), Warren Cole (1940), Chris Rankin (1983), and Lisa Chappell (1968).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsWalter Buller
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1906
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 117
Andrew Dominik
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 118
John Walker
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 119
Dudley Storey
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 120
Mike Thackwell
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 121
Simon Dickie
ATHLETE
1951 - 2017
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 122
Archie Thompson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 123
Geoffrey Palmer
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 124
Robert Muldoon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 125
Dean O'Gorman
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 126
Warren Cole
ATHLETE
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 127
Chris Rankin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 128
Lisa Chappell
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 129
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In New Zealand
Among soccer players born in New Zealand, Archie Thompson ranks 2. Before him are Wynton Rufer (1962). After him are Ricki Herbert (1961), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Mark Paston (1976), Chris Wood (1991), Simon Elliott (1974), Kayne Vincent (1988), Winston Reid (1988), Michael Fitzgerald (1988), Ryan Nelsen (1977), and Jeremy Christie (1983).
Wynton Rufer
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1
Archie Thompson
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 2
Ricki Herbert
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 3
Ivan Vicelich
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 4
Mark Paston
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 5
Chris Wood
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 6
Simon Elliott
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 7
Kayne Vincent
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 8
Winston Reid
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 9
Michael Fitzgerald
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.90
Rank: 10
Ryan Nelsen
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 11
Jeremy Christie
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 12