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Eric Cantona

French footballer and actor (born 1966)

1966 - today

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His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2024). Eric Cantona is the 101st most popular soccer player (up from 102nd in 2024), the 799th most popular biography from France (down from 771st in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Soccer Player.

Eric Cantona is most famous for his performance in the 1995 FA Cup Final, in which he scored two goals and captained Manchester United to a 4-0 victory over Chelsea.

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#4 / 1,114

Eric Cantona ranks #4 of 1,114 Soccer Players born in France, inside the top 1% of that cohort.

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Eric Cantona's biography appears in 66 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Eric Cantona ranks 98 out of 24,321. Before him are Xabi Alonso, Hristo Stoichkov, Lilian Thuram, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Oleg Blokhin, and Luis Suárez. After him are Rob Rensenbrink, George Graham, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Mancini, Neymar, and Luka Modrić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Eric Cantona ranks 10. Before him are Mike Tyson, Sophie Marceau, George Weah, Salma Hayek, Grigori Perelman, and Hristo Stoichkov. After him are Tony Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Cassel, A. R. Rahman, James Gunn, and Adam Sandler.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eric Cantona ranks 799 out of 7,658. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Margaret of Provence (1221), Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758), and Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489). After him are Bernard Gui (1261), Isabella of Angoulême (1188), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Jacques Audiard (1952), Alexandre Cabanel (1823), and Jean Meslier (1664).

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Among Soccer Players In France

Among soccer players born in France, Eric Cantona ranks 4. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Michel Platini (1955), and Raymond Kopa (1931). After him are Lucien Laurent (1907), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), Antoine Griezmann (1991), and Fabien Barthez (1971).

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