SOCCER PLAYER

David Beckham

1975 - Today

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David Robert Joseph Beckham (UK: ; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president & co-owner of Inter Miami CF 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. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Beckham has received more than 25,473,158 page views. His biography is available in 104 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 103 in 2019). David Beckham is the 54th most popular soccer player (down from 49th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 400th in 2019) and the 3rd 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

  • 25M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 104

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Beckham ranks 54 out of 16,923. Before him are Djalma Santos, Omar Sívori, Romário, Jairzinho, Arthur Friedenreich, and Roberto Baggio. After him are Flórián Albert, Stanley Matthews, Mircea Lucescu, Giacinto Facchetti, Paolo Rossi, and Mario Kempes.

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Contemporaries

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

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Beckham ranks 443 out of 6,924. Before him are Edgar the Peaceful (943), Erasmus Darwin (1731), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Sid Vicious (1957), Oliver Sacks (1933), and William Adams (1564). After him are Gary Moore (1952), Edward the Martyr (962), Charlie Watts (1941), Henry Every (1659), Robert Brown (1773), and Stirling Moss (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David Beckham ranks 3. Before him are George Best (1946) and Bobby Charlton (1937). After him are Stanley Matthews (1915), Gordon Banks (1937), Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Bobby Moore (1941), Duncan Edwards (1936), Peter Shilton (1949), and Kevin Keegan (1951).

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