1937 - Today
Sir Robert Charlton (born 11 October 1937) is an English former footballer who played either as a midfielder or a forward. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, his passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot, as well as his fitness and stamina. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Charlton has received more than 4,855,949 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Bobby Charlton is the 42nd most popular soccer player (down from 14th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 169th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Soccer Player.
Bobby Charlton is most famous for being a member of the Manchester United team that won the European Cup in 1968. He also played for England and captained the team.
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Among soccer players, Bobby Charlton ranks 42 out of 16,923. Before him are Lothar Matthäus, Josef Masopust, Ruud Gullit, Ricardo Zamora, Paolo Maldini, and Uwe Seeler. After him are Ronaldinho, Antonín Panenka, Nílton Santos, Béla Guttmann, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Djalma Santos.
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 36
1931 - 2015
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 37
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 38
1901 - 1978
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 39
1968 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 40
1936 - Present
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 41
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 42
1980 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 43
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 44
1925 - 2013
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 45
1899 - 1981
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 46
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 47
1929 - 2013
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 48
Among people born in 1937, Bobby Charlton ranks 22. Before him are Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Jared Diamond, Ahmed Yassin, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Warren Beatty, and Bruce McLaren. After him are Philip Glass, Egon Krenz, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bill Cosby, Alain Badiou, and Madeleine Albright.
1937 - Present
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 16
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 17
1937 - 2004
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 18
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 19
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 20
1937 - 1970
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 21
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 22
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 23
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 24
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 25
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 26
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 27
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 28
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bobby Charlton ranks 390 out of 6,924. Before him are Bartholomew Roberts (1682), Richard Owen (1804), Thomas Young (1773), Arthur Harden (1865), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), and Æthelred the Unready (968). After him are Richard Wright (1943), William Laud (1573), Philip Larkin (1922), Henry Hudson (1570), Francis William Aston (1877), and Rudolf Abel (1903).
1682 - 1722
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 384
1804 - 1892
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 385
1773 - 1829
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 386
1865 - 1940
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 387
1868 - 1912
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 388
968 - 1016
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 389
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 390
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 391
1573 - 1645
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 392
1922 - 1985
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 393
1570 - 1611
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 394
1877 - 1945
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 395
1903 - 1971
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 396
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Bobby Charlton ranks 2. Before him are George Best (1946). After him are David Beckham (1975), Stanley Matthews (1915), Gordon Banks (1937), Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Bobby Moore (1941), Duncan Edwards (1936), Peter Shilton (1949), and Kevin Keegan (1951).
1946 - 2005
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 3
1915 - 2000
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 4
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
1933 - 2009
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 8
1941 - 1993
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 9
1936 - 1958
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 12