Soccer Player
Diego Maradona
Argentine football player and manager
1960 - 2020
EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)
Diego Maradona
His biography is available in 142 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 141 in 2024). Diego Maradona is the 6th most popular soccer player, the 4th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.
Diego Maradona is most famous for his goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.
Memorability Metrics
5.2M
Page Views
Past 12 months
82.55
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Diego Maradona by language
Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Diego Maradona ranks 6 out of 21,273. Before him are Pelé, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Ferenc Puskás. After him are Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, and Santiago Bernabéu Yeste.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings
Pelé
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 1
Johan Cruyff
1947 - 2016
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 2
Franz Beckenbauer
1945 - 2024
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 3
Gerd Müller
1945 - 2021
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 4
Ferenc Puskás
1927 - 2006
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 5
Diego Maradona
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 6
Lev Yashin
1929 - 1990
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 7
Alfredo Di Stéfano
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 8
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 9
Garrincha
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 10
Giuseppe Meazza
1910 - 1979
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 11
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
1895 - 1978
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Diego Maradona ranks 2. Before him is Ayrton Senna. After him are Naruhito, Yoon Suk Yeol, Philippe of Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Jeffrey Dahmer. Among people deceased in 2020, Diego Maradona ranks 1. After him are Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, Sean Connery, Philip Warren Anderson, Kirk Douglas, Betty Williams, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Pierre Cardin, and Max von Sydow.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all Rankings
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 1
Diego Maradona
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 2
Naruhito
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 3
Yoon Suk Yeol
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 4
Philippe of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 5
Jean-Claude Van Damme
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 6
Tim Cook
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 7
Yulia Tymoshenko
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
John F. Kennedy Jr.
LAWYER
1960 - 1999
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Rafael Benítez
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 10
Miguel Díaz-Canel
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 11
Jeffrey Dahmer
EXTREMIST
1960 - 1994
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsDiego Maradona
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 1
Hosni Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 2
Ennio Morricone
COMPOSER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 3
Sean Connery
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 4
Philip Warren Anderson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 5
Kirk Douglas
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 6
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 7
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 8
Qaboos bin Said al Said
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 9
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2020
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 10
Pierre Cardin
FASHION DESIGNER
1922 - 2020
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 11
Max von Sydow
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 12
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Diego Maradona ranks 4 out of NaN. Before him are Pope Francis (1936), Che Guevara (1928), and Jorge Luis Borges (1899). After him are Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and José de San Martín (1778).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all Rankings
Pope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 97.04
Rank: 1
Che Guevara
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1967
HPI: 93.09
Rank: 2
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 3
Diego Maradona
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 4
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 5
Eva Perón
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1952
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 6
Juan Perón
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 7
Juan Manuel Fangio
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 8
Astor Piazzolla
COMPOSER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 9
Jorge Rafael Videla
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 10
Isabel Martínez de Perón
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 11
José de San Martín
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 12
Among Soccer Players In Argentina
Among soccer players born in Argentina, Diego Maradona ranks 1. After him are Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Lionel Messi (1987), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Helenio Herrera (1910), Guillermo Stábile (1905), César Luis Menotti (1938), Daniel Passarella (1953), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Luis Monti (1901).
Diego Maradona
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 1
Alfredo Di Stéfano
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 2
Lionel Messi
1987 - Present
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 3
Omar Sívori
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 4
Mario Kempes
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 5
Gabriel Batistuta
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 6
Helenio Herrera
1910 - 1997
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 7
Guillermo Stábile
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
César Luis Menotti
1938 - 2024
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 9
Daniel Passarella
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 10
Hernán Crespo
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 11
Luis Monti
1901 - 1983
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 12
