SOCCER PLAYER
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English football player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich Town. Robson's professional playing career as an inside forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs: Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, and, briefly, Vancouver Royals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Robson has received more than 3,682,468 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Bobby Robson is the 164th most popular soccer player (down from 119th in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 700th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Soccer Player.
Bobby Robson is most famous for being the manager of the England national football team for 8 years. He was also manager of Ipswich Town, Fulham, and Newcastle United.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
62.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
5.13
Effective Languages (L*)
4.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Bobby Robson ranks 164 out of 21,273. Before him are Andrés Iniesta, Didier Drogba, Héctor Scarone, Davor Šuker, Dennis Bergkamp, and Iker Casillas. After him are Kevin Keegan, Laurent Blanc, Oldřich Nejedlý, Gianluca Vialli, Luis Monti, and Kazuyoshi Miura.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrés Iniesta
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 158
Didier Drogba
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 159
Héctor Scarone
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 160
Davor Šuker
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 161
Dennis Bergkamp
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 162
Iker Casillas
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 163
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 164
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 165
Laurent Blanc
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 166
Oldřich Nejedlý
1909 - 1990
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 167
Gianluca Vialli
1964 - 2023
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 168
Luis Monti
1901 - 1983
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 169
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 170
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Bobby Robson ranks 54. Before him are Joan Collins, Charles K. Kao, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Stanley Milgram, Edward de Bono, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After him are Wilbur Smith, Ilia II of Georgia, Cormac McCarthy, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, John Gurdon, and Tomislav Ivić. Among people deceased in 2009, Bobby Robson ranks 26. Before him are Robert McNamara, Milorad Pavić, Ted Kennedy, Vivian Maier, Vitaly Ginzburg, and Ralf Dahrendorf. After him are Jean Dausset, Maurice Druon, Jack Kemp, Robert F. Furchgott, Günther Rall, and João Bernardo Vieira.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsJoan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 48
Charles K. Kao
INVENTOR
1933 - 2018
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 49
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 50
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 51
Edward de Bono
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 52
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
JUDGE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 53
Bobby Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 54
Wilbur Smith
WRITER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 55
Ilia II of Georgia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 56
Cormac McCarthy
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 57
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 58
John Gurdon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 59
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsRobert McNamara
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 20
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 21
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 22
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 23
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 24
Ralf Dahrendorf
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 25
Bobby Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 26
Jean Dausset
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 27
Maurice Druon
WRITER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 28
Jack Kemp
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 29
Robert F. Furchgott
CHEMIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 30
Günther Rall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2009
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 31
João Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 32
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bobby Robson ranks 648 out of 8,785. Before him are James Hargreaves (1720), Philippa of England (1394), James Paul Moody (1887), James Dewar (1842), George Martin (1926), and John Kendrew (1917). After him are John Flamsteed (1646), Kevin Keegan (1951), Brian Eno (1948), Colin Maclaurin (1698), Richard Arkwright (1732), and Frederick Forsyth (1938).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJames Hargreaves
INVENTOR
1720 - 1778
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 642
Philippa of England
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1430
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 643
James Paul Moody
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 644
James Dewar
CHEMIST
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 645
George Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 646
John Kendrew
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1997
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 647
Bobby Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 648
John Flamsteed
ASTRONOMER
1646 - 1719
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 649
Kevin Keegan
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 650
Brian Eno
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 651
Colin Maclaurin
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 652
Richard Arkwright
INVENTOR
1732 - 1792
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 653
Frederick Forsyth
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 654
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Bobby Robson ranks 8. Before him are George Best (1946), Stanley Matthews (1915), David Beckham (1975), Gordon Banks (1937), Bobby Moore (1941), and Denis Law (1940). After him are Kevin Keegan (1951), Peter Shilton (1949), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Gary Lineker (1960), Duncan Edwards (1936), and Brian Clough (1935).
George Best
1946 - 2005
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 2
Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 3
David Beckham
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 4
Gordon Banks
1937 - 2019
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 5
Bobby Moore
1941 - 1993
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 6
Denis Law
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 7
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 8
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Peter Shilton
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 10
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 11
Gary Lineker
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 12
Duncan Edwards
1936 - 1958
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 13
Brian Clough
1935 - 2004
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 14