SOCCER PLAYER

Bobby Charlton

1937 - Today

Bobby Charlton

Sir Robert Charlton (born 11 October 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and 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 3,041,259 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 14th most popular soccer player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

In the news

Daily Mail
Jack Charlton - who has died at 85 - and his brother Bobby didn't speak for years in toxic feud
While the late Jack Charlton and Bobby Charlton won the World Cup together on the field, the brothers had a strained relation off it, with Jack and their mother Cissie criticising Bobby's wife.
person By Leo Mckinstry For The Daily Mail
calendar Sunday, July 12, 2020
Daily Mail
Jack Charlton and his younger brother Bobby embraced as they did at Wembley
The extraordinary image of brotherhood masked a complex relationship between two very different personalities who at times clashed off the pitch while complementing each other on it.
person By Mark Hookham For The Mail On Sunday
calendar Saturday, July 11, 2020

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bobby Charlton ranks 14 out of 13,233. Before him are Franz Beckenbauer, Diego Maradona, Gerd Müller, Giuseppe Meazza, George Best, and Zinedine Zidane. After him are Michel Platini, Cesare Maldini, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didi, and Just Fontaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Bobby Charlton ranks 11. Before him are Harald V of Norway, Valentina Tereshkova, Dustin Hoffman, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ridley Scott, and Jane Fonda. After him are Queen Sonja of Norway, Boris Spassky, Renzo Piano, Vanessa Redgrave, Martti Ahtisaari, and Madeleine Albright.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bobby Charlton ranks 169 out of 5,347. Before him are Roald Dahl (1916), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759), Phil Collins (1951), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Henry V of England (1386), and William Gilbert (1544). After him are Bon Scott (1946), Ada Lovelace (1815), Mick Jagger (1943), William Ramsay (1852), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), and Rosalind Franklin (1920).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Bobby Charlton ranks 2. Before him are George Best (1946). After him are Gordon Banks (1937), Bobby Moore (1941), Stanley Matthews (1915), David Beckham (1975), Bobby Robson (1933), Denis Law (1940), Duncan Edwards (1936), Brian Clough (1935), Kevin Keegan (1951), and Bob Paisley (1919).

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