Soccer Player
Billy Wright
English footballer
1924 - 1994
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Billy Wright
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Billy Wright is the 75th most popular soccer player (up from 966th in 2024), the 500th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,897th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
88k
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72.03
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
#5 / 1,651
Billy Wright ranks #5 of 1,651 Soccer Players born in United Kingdom, inside the top 1% of that cohort.
+23k
Billy Wright climbed 23,309 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #29,811 to #6,507.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Billy Wright ranks 72 out of 24,321. Before him are Francesco Totti, Silvio Piola, Alan Ball Jr., Uwe Seeler, Béla Guttmann, and Gianni Rivera. After him are Nílton Santos, Giacinto Facchetti, Arthur Friedenreich, Fritz Walter, Franco Baresi, and George Weah.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 69
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 70
Alan Ball Jr.
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 71
Uwe Seeler
1936 - 2022
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 72
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 73
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 74
Billy Wright
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 75
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 76
Giacinto Facchetti
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 77
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 78
Fritz Walter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 79
Franco Baresi
1960 - 2026
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 80
George Weah
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Billy Wright ranks 28. Before him are Roger Guillemin, Jacques Le Goff, Sergei Parajanov, Paul Feyerabend, Lys Assia, and S. R. Nathan. After him are Jovanka Broz, Ramiz Alia, Mário Soares, Kōbō Abe, J. D. Tippit, and Sidney Lumet. Among people deceased in 1994, Billy Wright ranks 30. Before him are André Michel Lwoff, Léon Degrelle, John Wayne Gacy, Paul Feyerabend, Mas Oyama, and Domenico Modugno. After him are Roland Ratzenberger, Niels Kaj Jerne, George Peppard, Telly Savalas, Guy Debord, and Bassel al-Assad.
Others Born in 1924
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Roger Guillemin
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2024
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 22
Jacques Le Goff
HISTORIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 23
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 24
Paul Feyerabend
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 25
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 26
S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 27
Billy Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 28
Jovanka Broz
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 29
Ramiz Alia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 30
Mário Soares
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 31
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 32
J. D. Tippit
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1963
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 33
Sidney Lumet
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1994
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André Michel Lwoff
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 24
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 25
John Wayne Gacy
EXTREMIST
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 26
Paul Feyerabend
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 27
Mas Oyama
MARTIAL ARTS
1923 - 1994
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 28
Domenico Modugno
SINGER
1928 - 1994
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 29
Billy Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 30
Roland Ratzenberger
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 31
Niels Kaj Jerne
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 32
George Peppard
ACTOR
1928 - 1994
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 33
Telly Savalas
ACTOR
1922 - 1994
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 34
Guy Debord
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1994
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 35
Bassel al-Assad
ENGINEER
1962 - 1994
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 36
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Wright ranks 500 out of 9,870. Before him are Bonnie Tyler (1951), Tony Scott (1944), Ralph Fiennes (1962), Angela Lansbury (1925), George Reid (1845), and Malcolm McDowell (1943). After him are Michael Houghton (1949), Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), Jackie Stewart (1939), Richard Wright (1943), and Arthur Eddington (1882).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Bonnie Tyler
SINGER
1951 - 2026
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 494
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 495
Ralph Fiennes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 496
Angela Lansbury
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 497
George Reid
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 498
Malcolm McDowell
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 499
Billy Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 500
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 501
Anthony Burgess
WRITER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 502
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 503
Jackie Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 504
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 505
Arthur Eddington
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 506
Among Soccer Players In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Billy Wright ranks 5. Before him are Bobby Charlton (1937), George Best (1946), David Beckham (1975), and Alan Ball Jr. (1945). After him are Bobby Moore (1941), Stanley Matthews (1915), George Graham (1944), Gordon Banks (1937), Tony Adams (1966), Colin Bell (1946), and Andy Cole (1971).
Bobby Charlton
1937 - 2023
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 1
George Best
1946 - 2005
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 2
David Beckham
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 3
Alan Ball Jr.
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 4
Billy Wright
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 5
Bobby Moore
1941 - 1993
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 6
Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 7
George Graham
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 8
Gordon Banks
1937 - 2019
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 9
Tony Adams
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 10
Colin Bell
1946 - 2021
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 11
Andy Cole
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 12
