SOCCER PLAYER
Dejan Savićević
1966 - Today
Dejan Savićević
Dejan Savićević (Cyrillic: Дејан Савићевић, pronounced [dějan saʋǐːtɕeʋitɕ]; born 15 September 1966) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Since 2001, he has been the president of the Montenegrin Football Association (FSCG), currently in his fifth term at the post. Savićević was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1990s, and is regarded as one of the greatest Yugoslav footballers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dejan Savićević has received more than 943,117 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Dejan Savićević is the 445th most popular soccer player (up from 544th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Montenegro (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Montenegrin Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
940k
Page Views (PV)
63.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
9.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dejan Savićević ranks 445 out of 21,273. Before him are Ahmed Faras, Felice Borel, Daniele Massaro, Nereo Rocco, Jan Ceulemans, and Adolf Scherer. After him are Noritaka Hidaka, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Thibaut Courtois, Ally McCoist, Miloš Milutinović, and Hans-Peter Briegel.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAhmed Faras
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 439
Felice Borel
1914 - 1993
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 440
Daniele Massaro
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 441
Nereo Rocco
1912 - 1979
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 442
Jan Ceulemans
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 443
Adolf Scherer
1938 - 2023
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 444
Dejan Savićević
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 445
Noritaka Hidaka
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 446
Miguel Ángel González Suárez
1947 - 2024
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 447
Thibaut Courtois
1992 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 448
Ally McCoist
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 449
Miloš Milutinović
1933 - 2003
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 450
Hans-Peter Briegel
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 451
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Dejan Savićević ranks 38. Before him are Kiefer Sutherland, Gianfranco Zola, Emmanuelle Seigner, Yoshihiro Togashi, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. After him are Jan Železný, Cecilia Bartoli, Stefan Edberg, Oleksii Reznikov, John Cusack, and Christian Lorenz.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsKiefer Sutherland
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 32
Gianfranco Zola
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 33
Emmanuelle Seigner
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 34
Yoshihiro Togashi
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 35
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 36
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 37
Dejan Savićević
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 38
Jan Železný
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 39
Cecilia Bartoli
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 40
Stefan Edberg
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 41
Oleksii Reznikov
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 42
John Cusack
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 43
Christian Lorenz
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 44
In Montenegro
Among people born in Montenegro, Dejan Savićević ranks 19 out of 142. Before him are Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro (1826), Leopold Mandić (1866), Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1868), Milo Đukanović (1962), Princess Helen of Serbia (1884), and Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1748). After him are George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887), Radola Gajda (1892), Predrag Mijatović (1969), Veljko Bulajić (1928), Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1670), and Princess Anna of Montenegro (1874).
Others born in Montenegro
Go to all RankingsDanilo I, Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1860
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 13
Leopold Mandić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1942
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 14
Princess Anastasia of Montenegro
COMPANION
1868 - 1935
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 15
Milo Đukanović
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 16
Princess Helen of Serbia
COMPANION
1884 - 1962
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 17
Petar I Petrović-Njegoš
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1748 - 1830
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 18
Dejan Savićević
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 19
George, Crown Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1972
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 20
Radola Gajda
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 21
Predrag Mijatović
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 22
Veljko Bulajić
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2024
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 23
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1670 - 1735
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 24
Princess Anna of Montenegro
COMPANION
1874 - 1971
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 25
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Montenegro
Among soccer players born in Montenegro, Dejan Savićević ranks 1. After him are Predrag Mijatović (1969), Željko Petrović (1965), Tomislav Crnković (1929), Milovan Jakšić (1909), Zoran Filipović (1953), Stevan Jovetić (1989), Mirko Vučinić (1983), Stefan Savić (1991), Anto Drobnjak (1968), Zoran Simović (1954), and Budimir Vujačić (1964).
Dejan Savićević
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 1
Predrag Mijatović
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2
Željko Petrović
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 3
Tomislav Crnković
1929 - 2009
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4
Milovan Jakšić
1909 - 1953
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 5
Zoran Filipović
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 6
Stevan Jovetić
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 7
Mirko Vučinić
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Stefan Savić
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 9
Anto Drobnjak
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 10
Zoran Simović
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 11
Budimir Vujačić
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 12