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David Beckham

1975 - Today

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David Robert Joseph Beckham ( BEK-əm; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability, and bending free-kicks as a right winger, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most recognisable midfielders of his generation, as well as one of the best set-piece specialists of all time. Due to his talent and achievements for both club and country, Beckham is lauded as one of the greatest Manchester United footballers of all time, as well as one of the best English players in the history of the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Beckham has received more than 39,640,797 page views. His biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2019). David Beckham is the 53rd most popular soccer player (up from 54th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 443rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Soccer Player.

David Beckham is a retired English footballer who played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 109

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Beckham ranks 53 out of 16,880. Before him are Ruud Gullit, Omar Sívori, Ricardo Zamora, Romário, Roger Milla, and Roberto Carlos. After him are Djalma Santos, Jairzinho, George Weah, Béla Guttmann, Paolo Rossi, and Giacinto Facchetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, David Beckham ranks 4. Before him are Angelina Jolie, 50 Cent, and Bradley Cooper. After him are Enrique Iglesias, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, Tobey Maguire, Milla Jovovich, Marion Cotillard, Charles Michel, and Sia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Beckham ranks 428 out of 7,765. Before him are Edward the Martyr (962), Graham Hill (1929), A. A. Milne (1882), Angus Young (1955), Deborah Kerr (1921), and Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882). After him are Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Tony Blair (1953), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Saint Walpurga (710), and Robert Edwards (1925).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David Beckham ranks 4. Before him are George Best (1946), Bobby Charlton (1937), and Stanley Matthews (1915). After him are Bobby Moore (1941), Gordon Banks (1937), Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Kevin Keegan (1951), Duncan Edwards (1936), and Peter Shilton (1949).

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