SOCCER PLAYER
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Today
Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé Sinda (born 18 February 1973) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He last managed Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in English football, especially during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season, where he played a key role in helping Chelsea win the title with 95 points. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Makélélé has received more than 3,340,479 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Claude Makélélé is the 837th most popular soccer player (down from 739th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.3M
Page Views (PV)
55.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
5.81
Effective Languages (L*)
4.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Claude Makélélé ranks 837 out of 21,273. Before him are Mauro Camoranesi, Mário Jardel, Kenzo Ohashi, Ferenc Plattkó, Djalminha, and Alberto Festa. After him are Lucien Muller, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Pepe Reina, Trifon Ivanov, Yoshinobu Ishii, and Jørgen Juve.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMauro Camoranesi
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 831
Mário Jardel
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 832
Kenzo Ohashi
1934 - 2015
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 833
Ferenc Plattkó
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 834
Djalminha
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 835
Alberto Festa
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 836
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 837
Lucien Muller
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 838
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 839
Pepe Reina
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 840
Trifon Ivanov
1965 - 2016
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 841
Yoshinobu Ishii
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 842
Jørgen Juve
1906 - 1983
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 843
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Claude Makélélé ranks 48. Before him are Andrew Lincoln, Rogério Ceni, Patrick Wilson, Neil Patrick Harris, Xavier Bettel, and Mário Jardel. After him are Akon, Marc Overmars, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Roberto Ayala, Juliette Lewis, and Guillaume Canet.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsAndrew Lincoln
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 42
Rogério Ceni
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 43
Patrick Wilson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 44
Neil Patrick Harris
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 45
Xavier Bettel
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 46
Mário Jardel
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 47
Claude Makélélé
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 48
Akon
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 49
Marc Overmars
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 50
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 51
Roberto Ayala
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 52
Juliette Lewis
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 53
Guillaume Canet
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 54
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Claude Makélélé ranks 9 out of 107. Before him are Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Denis Mukwege (1955), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971). After him are Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Simon Kimbangu (1887), Papa Wemba (1949), Ota Benga (1883), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), and Ndaye Mulamba (1948).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Go to all RankingsLaurent-Désiré Kabila
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2001
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 3
Moïse Tshombe
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 4
Denis Mukwege
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 5
Félix Tshisekedi
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 6
Antoine Gizenga
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 7
Joseph Kabila
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 8
Claude Makélélé
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
Étienne Tshisekedi
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 10
Simon Kimbangu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1951
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 11
Papa Wemba
SINGER
1949 - 2016
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 12
Ota Benga
CELEBRITY
1883 - 1916
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 13
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2021
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 14
Ndaye Mulamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2019
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 15
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among soccer players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Claude Makélélé ranks 1. After him are Ndaye Mulamba (1948), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Steve Mandanda (1985), Mwepu Ilunga (1949), José Bosingwa (1982), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), Mwanza Mukombo (1945), Mavuba Mafuila (1949), Kakoko Etepé (1950), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), and Kibonge Mafu (1945).
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 1
Ndaye Mulamba
1948 - 2019
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 2
Kembo Uba Kembo
1947 - 2007
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 3
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 4
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 5
José Bosingwa
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 6
Kazadi Mwamba
1947 - 1996
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 7
Mwanza Mukombo
1945 - 2001
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 9
Kakoko Etepé
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 10
Tubilandu Ndimbi
1948 - 2021
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 11
Kibonge Mafu
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 12