1935 - 2013
Derek Tennyson Kevan (6 March 1935 – 4 January 2013) was an English footballer. He spent the majority of his club career playing as a centre-forward for West Bromwich Albion, where he earned the nickname "The Tank". In 1961–62 he was joint leading scorer in Division One – alongside Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town – with 33 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Kevan has received more than 56,942 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Derek Kevan is the 4,182nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,210th in 2019), the 4,509th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,675th in 2019) and the 199th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Derek Kevan ranks 4,182 out of 16,923. Before him are Luigi De Canio, Ciprian Tătărușanu, Salah Assad, Jean-François Domergue, Anthony Réveillère, and Viktor Matviyenko. After him are Dele Alli, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Manuel Fernandes, Niclas Alexandersson, Aleix Vidal, and John Aston Sr..
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,176
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,177
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,178
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,179
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,180
1948 - 2018
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,181
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,182
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,183
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,184
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,185
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,186
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,187
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,188
Among people born in 1935, Derek Kevan ranks 368. Before him are Dorothy Provine, Sylvia Robinson, Mary Oliver, Bob Denver, Egon Franke, and Prem Chopra. After him are Laurent Robuschi, Usha Mangeshkar, Trevor Blokdyk, Bobby Bare, Ronnie Hawkins, and Alex Karras. Among people deceased in 2013, Derek Kevan ranks 374. Before him are Henry Taylor, Viktor Zinger, Bryan Forbes, Costică Ștefănescu, Chokri Belaid, and John Kerr. After him are Dale Robertson, Harold Camping, Gene Mako, Robin Sachs, Milo O'Shea, and Noel Harrison.
1935 - 2010
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 362
1935 - 2011
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 363
1935 - 2019
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 364
1935 - 2005
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 365
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 366
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 367
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 368
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 369
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 370
1935 - 1995
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 371
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 372
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 373
1935 - 2012
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 374
1932 - 2013
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 368
1941 - 2013
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 369
1926 - 2013
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 370
1951 - 2013
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 371
1964 - 2013
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 372
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 373
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 374
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 375
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 376
1916 - 2013
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 377
1951 - 2013
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 378
1926 - 2013
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 379
1934 - 2013
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 380
Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Kevan ranks 4,509 out of 6,924. Before him are Howard Jacobson (1942), Susanna Clarke (1959), George MacKay (1992), Andrea Arnold (1961), Anne Fine (1947), and Harry Johnston (1858). After him are Arthur Owen (1915), Dele Alli (1996), Tony Wilson (1950), John Aston Sr. (1921), C. J. Sansom (1952), and Justin Hayward (1946).
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 4,503
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,504
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,505
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,506
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,507
1858 - 1927
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,508
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,509
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,510
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,511
1950 - 2007
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,512
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,513
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,514
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,515
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Derek Kevan ranks 199. Before him are Jermain Defoe (1982), Alex Miller (1949), Graham Taylor (1944), Andrew Robertson (1994), Joe Spence (1898), and Francis Lee (1944). After him are Dele Alli (1996), John Aston Sr. (1921), Wes Brown (1979), Ron Greenwood (1921), Adam Lallana (1988), and John Connelly (1938).
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 193
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 194
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 195
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 196
1898 - 1966
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 197
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 198
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 199
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 200
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 201
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 202
1921 - 2006
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 203
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 204
1938 - 2012
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 205