SOCCER PLAYER
Didier Drogba
1978 - Today
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje iv dʁɔɡba tebili]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is known for his career at Chelsea, where he is the club’s top goalscorer as a foreign player and is currently the club's fourth highest goalscorer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Didier Drogba has received more than 12,801,533 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Didier Drogba is the 159th most popular soccer player (down from 127th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Ivorian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
63.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
9.44
Effective Languages (L*)
3.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Didier Drogba ranks 159 out of 21,273. Before him are Grzegorz Lato, Pavel Nedvěd, Karim Benzema, Thierry Henry, Ademir de Menezes, and Andrés Iniesta. After him are Héctor Scarone, Davor Šuker, Dennis Bergkamp, Iker Casillas, Bobby Robson, and Kevin Keegan.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGrzegorz Lato
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 153
Pavel Nedvěd
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 154
Karim Benzema
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 155
Thierry Henry
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 156
Ademir de Menezes
1922 - 1996
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 157
Andrés Iniesta
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 158
Didier Drogba
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 159
Héctor Scarone
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 160
Davor Šuker
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 161
Dennis Bergkamp
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 162
Iker Casillas
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 163
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 164
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 165
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Didier Drogba ranks 5. Before him are Volodymyr Zelensky, Gianluigi Buffon, Miroslav Klose, and Kobe Bryant. After him are Carles Puyol, Omar Sy, Gennaro Gattuso, Michelle Rodriguez, Ian Somerhalder, Juan Román Riquelme, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsVolodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 1
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 2
Miroslav Klose
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 3
Kobe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 4
Didier Drogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 5
Carles Puyol
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 6
Omar Sy
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 7
Gennaro Gattuso
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 8
Michelle Rodriguez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 9
Ian Somerhalder
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 10
Juan Román Riquelme
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 11
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 12
In Côte d'Ivoire
Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba ranks 3 out of 140. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942), and Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905). After him are Laurent Gbagbo (1945), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Alpha Blondy (1953), Yaya Touré (1983), Robert Guéï (1941), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Ahmadou Kourouma (1927), Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945), and Charles Konan Banny (1942).
Others born in Côte d'Ivoire
Go to all RankingsAlassane Ouattara
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 1
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2
Didier Drogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 3
Laurent Gbagbo
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 4
Henri Konan Bédié
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 5
Alpha Blondy
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 6
Yaya Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 7
Robert Guéï
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2002
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 8
Sangoulé Lamizana
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 9
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10
Jean-Pierre Kutwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 11
Charles Konan Banny
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 12
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Côte d'Ivoire
Among soccer players born in Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba ranks 1. After him are Yaya Touré (1983), Kolo Touré (1981), Basile Boli (1967), Laurent Pokou (1947), Gervinho (1987), Salomon Kalou (1985), Franck Kessié (1996), Seydou Doumbia (1987), Emmanuel Eboué (1983), Wilfried Zaha (1992), and Didier Zokora (1980).
Didier Drogba
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1
Yaya Touré
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2
Kolo Touré
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 3
Basile Boli
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 4
Laurent Pokou
1947 - 2016
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 5
Gervinho
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 6
Salomon Kalou
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 7
Franck Kessié
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 8
Seydou Doumbia
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 9
Emmanuel Eboué
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 10
Wilfried Zaha
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 11
Didier Zokora
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 12