SOCCER PLAYER
Bob Crompton
1879 - 1941
Bob Crompton
Robert Crompton (26 September 1879 – 16 March 1941) was an English professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Crompton has received more than 70,303 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Crompton is the 5,007th most popular soccer player (down from 4,458th in 2019), the 4,955th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,828th in 2019) and the 229th most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
70k
Page Views (PV)
43.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Bob Crompton ranks 5,007 out of 21,273. Before him are Frode Grodås, Asparuh Nikodimov, Eijun Kiyokumo, Archil Arveladze, Sabino Bilbao, and Bruno Guimarães. After him are Adílson Batista, Oscar Zubía, Gerard Deulofeu, Kevin Volland, Guillermo Díaz, and Juan Pedevilla.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrode Grodås
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,001
Asparuh Nikodimov
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,002
Eijun Kiyokumo
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,003
Archil Arveladze
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,004
Sabino Bilbao
1897 - 1983
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,005
Bruno Guimarães
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,006
Bob Crompton
1879 - 1941
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,007
Adílson Batista
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,008
Oscar Zubía
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5,009
Gerard Deulofeu
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5,010
Kevin Volland
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5,011
Guillermo Díaz
1930 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5,012
Juan Pedevilla
1909 - 2005
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5,013
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Bob Crompton ranks 240. Before him are Otto Fickeisen, Øistein Schirmer, Waldemar Tietgens, Frank Odberg, Andrey Arkhangelsky, and Aimée Antoinette Camus. After him are Harry A. Pollard, Wesley Coe, Frank Greer, Robert Daniel Carmichael, Benjamin Bradshaw, and Sid Grauman. Among people deceased in 1941, Bob Crompton ranks 203. Before him are Noël Liétaer, Alexander Afinogenov, Victor Schertzinger, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, Herbert Adamski, and Frank Waller. After him are Blind Boy Fuller, Kei Okami, Kalle Jalkanen, Martti Nieminen, Leonid Leonidov, and Helmut Hamann.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsOtto Fickeisen
ATHLETE
1879 - 1963
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 234
Øistein Schirmer
GYMNAST
1879 - 1947
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 235
Waldemar Tietgens
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 236
Frank Odberg
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 237
Andrey Arkhangelsky
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1940
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 238
Aimée Antoinette Camus
BIOLOGIST
1879 - 1965
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 239
Bob Crompton
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 240
Harry A. Pollard
ACTOR
1879 - 1934
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 241
Wesley Coe
ATHLETE
1879 - 1926
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 242
Frank Greer
ATHLETE
1879 - 1943
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 243
Robert Daniel Carmichael
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1967
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 244
Benjamin Bradshaw
ATHLETE
1879 - 1960
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 245
Sid Grauman
ACTOR
1879 - 1950
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 246
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsNoël Liétaer
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1941
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 197
Alexander Afinogenov
WRITER
1904 - 1941
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 198
Victor Schertzinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1941
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 199
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1941
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 200
Herbert Adamski
ATHLETE
1910 - 1941
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 201
Frank Waller
ATHLETE
1884 - 1941
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 202
Bob Crompton
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 203
Blind Boy Fuller
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1941
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 204
Kei Okami
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 205
Kalle Jalkanen
ATHLETE
1907 - 1941
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 206
Martti Nieminen
WRESTLER
1891 - 1941
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 207
Leonid Leonidov
ACTOR
1873 - 1941
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 208
Helmut Hamann
ATHLETE
1912 - 1941
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 209
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bob Crompton ranks 4,955 out of 8,785. Before him are Laura Fraser (1976), John Braine (1922), Herbert Morrison (1888), Ronald Pope (1920), Mackenzie Crook (1971), and Frank Bruno (1961). After him are Tommy Flowers (1905), Sheila Lerwill (1928), David Bedford (1937), James Cleverly (1969), Denise Levertov (1923), and Harry Ricardo (1885).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLaura Fraser
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 4,949
John Braine
WRITER
1922 - 1986
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 4,950
Herbert Morrison
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 4,951
Ronald Pope
SCULPTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,952
Mackenzie Crook
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,953
Frank Bruno
BOXER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,954
Bob Crompton
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,955
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,956
Sheila Lerwill
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,957
David Bedford
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2011
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,958
James Cleverly
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,959
Denise Levertov
WRITER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,960
Harry Ricardo
ENGINEER
1885 - 1974
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,961
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Bob Crompton ranks 229. Before him are Derek Kevan (1935), Danny Ward (1993), Bobby Smith (1933), Alan Hodgkinson (1936), Billy Liddell (1922), and Gary McAllister (1964). After him are Nicky Butt (1975), John Aldridge (1958), Terry Paine (1939), Jimmy Murphy (1910), Claude Buckenham (1876), and Daniel Sturridge (1989).
Derek Kevan
1935 - 2013
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 223
Danny Ward
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 224
Bobby Smith
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 225
Alan Hodgkinson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 226
Billy Liddell
1922 - 2001
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 227
Gary McAllister
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 228
Bob Crompton
1879 - 1941
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 229
Nicky Butt
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 230
John Aldridge
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 231
Terry Paine
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 232
Jimmy Murphy
1910 - 1989
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 233
Claude Buckenham
1876 - 1937
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 234
Daniel Sturridge
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 235