SOCCER PLAYER

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 president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Primarily a right winger and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and free-kick taking, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most recognisable midfielders of his generation, as well as one of the best free-kick takers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Beckham has received more than 45,986,949 page views. His biography is available in 110 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 109 in 2019). David Beckham is the 62nd most popular soccer player (down from 53rd in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 428th 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

  • 46M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 110

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Beckham ranks 62 out of 21,273. Before him are Flórián Albert, Roberto Carlos, Francisco Gento, Roberto Mancini, Uwe Seeler, and Luis Suárez. After him are Roger Milla, Nílton Santos, Oliver Kahn, Luigi Riva, Gheorghe Hagi, and George Weah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, David Beckham ranks 5. Before him are 50 Cent, Angelina Jolie, Liz Truss, and Sia. After him are Enrique Iglesias, Kate Winslet, Bradley Cooper, Charlize Theron, Milla Jovovich, Marion Cotillard, and Tobey Maguire.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Beckham ranks 343 out of 8,785. Before him are Margaret Tudor (1489), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Ian McShane (1942), William Baffin (1584), Benjamin Britten (1913), and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650). After him are Malcolm McDowell (1943), Chaim Herzog (1918), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828), William Henry Bragg (1862), G. K. Chesterton (1874), and Angela Lansbury (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 Bobby Charlton (1937), George Best (1946), and Stanley Matthews (1915). After him are Gordon Banks (1937), Bobby Moore (1941), Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), Kevin Keegan (1951), Peter Shilton (1949), Kenny Dalglish (1951), and Gary Lineker (1960).

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