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Björn Kuipers

1973 - Today

Björn Kuipers

Björn Kuipers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbjʏrəŋ ˈkœypərs; ˈbjʏrn -]; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Kuipers has received more than 640,551 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Björn Kuipers is the 12th most popular referee (down from 5th in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 540th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Referee.

Memorability Metrics

640k
Page Views (PV)
50.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
10.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Björn Kuipers by language

Over the past year Björn Kuipers has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 23,522 views, followed by Dutch (11,463), and Italian (7,573). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Mingrelian (47.65%), Asturian (42.71%), and Estonian (42.16%)

Among REFEREES

Among referees, Björn Kuipers ranks 12 out of 147. Before him are Michel Vautrot, Markus Merk, Horacio Elizondo, Rudi Glöckner, Nicolae Rainea, and Jack Taylor. After him are Howard Webb, Roberto Rosetti, Nicola Rizzoli, Said Belqola, Gamal Al-Ghandour, and Viktor Kassai.

Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia

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Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 6
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 7
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 8
Rudi Glöckner
1929 - 1999
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 9
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 12
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 13
Roberto Rosetti
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 14
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 15
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 16
Gamal Al-Ghandour
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 17
Viktor Kassai
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 18

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Björn Kuipers ranks 111. Before him are Tim Kang, Michael Reiziger, Roselyn Sánchez, Igor Matovič, Darko Kovačević, and Ioan Gruffudd. After him are Asia Carrera, Paulo Fonseca, Nacho Vidal, Cassandra Clare, Mariza, and Valentina Lisitsa.

Others Born in 1973

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Tim Kang
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 105
Michael Reiziger
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 106
Roselyn Sánchez
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 107
Igor Matovič
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 108
Darko Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 109
Ioan Gruffudd
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 110
Björn Kuipers
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 111
Asia Carrera
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 112
Paulo Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 113
Nacho Vidal
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 114
Cassandra Clare
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 115
Mariza
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 116
Valentina Lisitsa
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 117

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Björn Kuipers ranks 606 out of 1,646. Before him are Adriaan van Maanen (1884), C. George Boeree (1952), Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), Memphis Depay (1994), Evert van Aelst (1602), and Pim Doesburg (1943). After him are Wim Eijk (1953), Coen Moulijn (1937), Willeke Alberti (1945), Johannes Burman (1707), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), and Johannes Meursius (1579).

Others born in Netherlands

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Adriaan van Maanen
ASTRONOMER
1884 - 1946
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 600
C. George Boeree
PSYCHOLOGIST
1952 - 2021
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 601
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1741
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 602
Memphis Depay
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 603
Evert van Aelst
PAINTER
1602 - 1657
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 604
Pim Doesburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 605
Björn Kuipers
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 606
Wim Eijk
PHYSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 607
Coen Moulijn
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 608
Willeke Alberti
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 609
Johannes Burman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1779
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 610
Willem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 611
Johannes Meursius
HISTORIAN
1579 - 1639
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 612