SOCCER PLAYER

Craig Shakespeare

1963 - 2024

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Craig Robert Shakespeare (26 October 1963 – 1 August 2024) was an English professional footballer and coach. A midfielder, Shakespeare began his playing career with Walsall, where he made over 350 appearances. After a brief spell with Sheffield Wednesday, he also made over 100 appearances for both West Bromwich Albion and Grimsby Town. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craig Shakespeare has received more than 1,090,914 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Craig Shakespeare is the 9,986th most popular soccer player (down from 8,393rd in 2019), the 6,833rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,170th in 2019) and the 537th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Craig Shakespeare ranks 9,986 out of 21,273. Before him are Issa Ba, Toni Kuivasto, Ray Houghton, Tyrell Malacia, Pape Gueye, and Michal Ďuriš. After him are Niki Mäenpää, Roberto Baronio, David Villabona, Cristiano Lupatelli, Norihiro Nishi, and Johan Venegas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Craig Shakespeare ranks 872. Before him are Detlef Hofmann, John Dye, Martin O'Malley, Theresia Kiesl, Kevin Shields, and Theo Snelders. After him are Jörg Hoffmann, Christine Cavanaugh, Susanne Gunnarsson, Vera Pauw, S. Shankar, and Cecilia Rouse. Among people deceased in 2024, Craig Shakespeare ranks 459. Before him are Terry Medwin, Iliya Valov, Søren Pape Poulsen, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sol Bamba, and Chris Gauthier. After him are Jodi Rell, David Pryor, Tomonobu Yokoyama, Abdelaziz Barrada, Rohini Godbole, and Rashid Khan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Craig Shakespeare ranks 6,833 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Lawther (1995), FKA Twigs (1988), Ella Purnell (1996), Justin Hawkins (1975), Edward Shearmur (1966), and Ray Houghton (1962). After him are Mike Tindall (1978), Gregg Sulkin (1992), Paul McGuigan (1971), Miles Kane (1986), James Blake (1988), and Ray Parlour (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Craig Shakespeare ranks 537. Before him are Barry Ferguson (1978), Tom Huddlestone (1986), Tony Mowbray (1963), Kieron Dyer (1978), Brian McDermott (1961), and Ray Houghton (1962). After him are Ray Parlour (1973), Richard Wright (1977), Darren Anderton (1972), Kevin Beattie (1953), Steve Wooddin (1955), and Lewis Dunk (1991).

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