SOCCER PLAYER
Daniel Amokachi
1972 - Today
Daniel Amokachi
Daniel Owefin Amokachi (; born 30 December 1972) is a Nigerian football manager and former professional player. As a player he was a forward who notably played in the Premier League for Everton and was part of their 1995 FA Cup winning team, he also played top flight football in both Belgium and Turkey with extended spells at Club Brugge and Beşiktaş. Whilst with Brugge in 1992 he scored the club's first goal in the UEFA Champions League. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Amokachi has received more than 689,056 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Daniel Amokachi is the 2,884th most popular soccer player (up from 3,450th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
54.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Daniel Amokachi ranks 2,884 out of 21,273. Before him are Doca, Aleksandr Ponomarev, Mauro Bellugi, Birgit Prinz, Mariusz Lewandowski, and Arturo Torres Carrasco. After him are Marcos Llorente, Kurt Axelsson, Martín Cáceres, Alex Telles, Carlo Annovazzi, and Viktor Kolotov.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDoca
1903 - 1956
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,878
Aleksandr Ponomarev
1918 - 1973
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,879
Mauro Bellugi
1950 - 2021
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,880
Birgit Prinz
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,881
Mariusz Lewandowski
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,882
Arturo Torres Carrasco
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,883
Daniel Amokachi
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,884
Marcos Llorente
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,885
Kurt Axelsson
1941 - 1984
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,886
Martín Cáceres
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,887
Alex Telles
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,888
Carlo Annovazzi
1925 - 1980
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,889
Viktor Kolotov
1949 - 2000
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,890
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Daniel Amokachi ranks 159. Before him are Henrique Capriles, Catherine McCormack, Facundo Arana, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Big Show, and Maria Mutola. After him are Leslie Mann, Sam Houser, Nek, Ebbe Sand, Junichi Suwabe, and Drea de Matteo.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsHenrique Capriles
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 153
Catherine McCormack
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 154
Facundo Arana
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 155
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 156
Big Show
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 157
Maria Mutola
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 158
Daniel Amokachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 159
Leslie Mann
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 160
Sam Houser
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 161
Nek
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 162
Ebbe Sand
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 163
Junichi Suwabe
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 164
Drea de Matteo
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 165
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Daniel Amokachi ranks 41 out of 309. Before him are Taribo West (1974), Aliko Dangote (1957), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), and John Onaiyekan (1944). After him are Obafemi Martins (1984), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Dick Tiger (1929), Abubakar Shekau (1974), and Finidi George (1971).
Others born in Nigeria
Go to all RankingsTaribo West
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 35
Aliko Dangote
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 36
Emmanuel Amunike
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 37
Ibrahim Zakzaky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 38
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 39
John Onaiyekan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 40
Daniel Amokachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 41
Obafemi Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 42
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 43
Kelechi Iheanacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 44
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 45
Abubakar Shekau
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2021
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 46
Finidi George
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 47
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Daniel Amokachi ranks 8. Before him are Rashidi Yekini (1963), Victor Osimhen (1998), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Tijani Babangida (1973), Taribo West (1974), and Emmanuel Amunike (1970). After him are Obafemi Martins (1984), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Finidi George (1971), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Sunday Oliseh (1974), and Uche Okechukwu (1967).
Rashidi Yekini
1963 - 2012
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 2
Victor Osimhen
1998 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3
Nwankwo Kanu
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4
Tijani Babangida
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 5
Taribo West
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 6
Emmanuel Amunike
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 7
Daniel Amokachi
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8
Obafemi Martins
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 9
Kelechi Iheanacho
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 10
Finidi George
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 11
Victor Ikpeba
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 12
Sunday Oliseh
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 13
Uche Okechukwu
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 14