SOCCER PLAYER
David Ginola
1967 - Today
David Ginola
David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer who has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit. A forward, Ginola played for ten seasons in France with Toulon, RC Paris, Brest and Paris Saint-Germain before moving to Newcastle United in the English Premier League in July 1995. He subsequently played for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton before retiring in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Ginola has received more than 3,932,703 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). David Ginola is the 578th most popular soccer player (up from 1,849th in 2019), the 2,055th most popular biography from France (up from 3,808th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
62.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, David Ginola ranks 578 out of 21,273. Before him are Branko Zebec, Arawa Kimura, José Manuel Moreno, Santiago Cañizares, Guido Buchwald, and Shumpei Inoue. After him are Alejandro Sabella, Christian Vieri, José Ángel Iribar, Américo Lopes, David de Gea, and Jorge Campos.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBranko Zebec
1929 - 1988
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 572
Arawa Kimura
1931 - 2007
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 573
José Manuel Moreno
1916 - 1978
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 574
Santiago Cañizares
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 575
Guido Buchwald
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 576
Shumpei Inoue
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 577
David Ginola
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 578
Alejandro Sabella
1954 - 2020
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 579
Christian Vieri
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 580
José Ángel Iribar
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 581
Américo Lopes
1933 - 2023
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 582
David de Gea
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 583
Jorge Campos
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 584
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, David Ginola ranks 40. Before him are Carrie-Anne Moss, Denis Villeneuve, Yingluck Shinawatra, Laura Dern, Andrés Escobar, and Guy Pearce. After him are Paul Gascoigne, François Ozon, Rhys Ifans, Will Ferrell, Ken Block, and Serj Tankian.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsCarrie-Anne Moss
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 34
Denis Villeneuve
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 35
Yingluck Shinawatra
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 36
Laura Dern
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 37
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 38
Guy Pearce
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 39
David Ginola
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 40
Paul Gascoigne
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 41
François Ozon
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 42
Rhys Ifans
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 43
Will Ferrell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 44
Ken Block
RACING DRIVER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 45
Serj Tankian
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 46
In France
Among people born in France, David Ginola ranks 2,055 out of 6,770. Before him are Aldegonde (639), Guillaume Cale (1350), Florent Schmitt (1870), Paul Gavarni (1804), Albert Gleizes (1881), and Otto, Duke of Burgundy (945). After him are Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Luigi Federico Menabrea (1809), Amédée Ozenfant (1886), Eugène Carrière (1849), Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740), and Paul Virilio (1932).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAldegonde
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
639 - 684
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,049
Guillaume Cale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1350 - 1358
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,050
Florent Schmitt
COMPOSER
1870 - 1958
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,051
Paul Gavarni
PAINTER
1804 - 1866
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,052
Albert Gleizes
WRITER
1881 - 1953
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,053
Otto, Duke of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
945 - 965
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,054
David Ginola
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,055
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,056
Luigi Federico Menabrea
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1809 - 1896
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,057
Amédée Ozenfant
PAINTER
1886 - 1966
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,058
Eugène Carrière
PAINTER
1849 - 1906
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 2,059
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 2,060
Paul Virilio
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 2,061
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, David Ginola ranks 33. Before him are Nicolas Anelka (1979), Guy Roux (1938), Michel Hidalgo (1933), Jean Djorkaeff (1939), Hervé Renard (1968), and Robert Pires (1973). After him are Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Hugo Lloris (1986), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Paul Pogba (1993), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1989), and Eric Abidal (1979).
Nicolas Anelka
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 27
Guy Roux
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 28
Michel Hidalgo
1933 - 2020
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 29
Jean Djorkaeff
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 30
Hervé Renard
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 31
Robert Pires
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 32
David Ginola
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 33
Gonzalo Higuaín
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 34
Hugo Lloris
1986 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 35
Gabriel Hanot
1889 - 1968
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 36
Paul Pogba
1993 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 37
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 38
Eric Abidal
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 39