SOCCER PLAYER
Ernst Wilimowski
1916 - 1997
Ernst Wilimowski
Ernest Otton Wilimowski (German: Ernst Otto Wilimowski, born Ernst Otto Prandella; 23 June 1916 – 30 August 1997), nicknamed "Ezi", was a footballer who played as a forward. He ranks among the best goalscorers in the history of both the Poland national team and Polish club football. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Wilimowski has received more than 144,603 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Wilimowski is the 403rd most popular soccer player (down from 339th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Poland (down from 320th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Polish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
64.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
5.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ernst Wilimowski ranks 403 out of 21,273. Before him are Edinson Cavani, Pedro Petrone, Wim Suurbier, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Yoshio Furukawa, and Bob Paisley. After him are Ottmar Walter, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Eden Hazard, Gyula Zsengellér, Petar Zhekov, and Branko Oblak.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdinson Cavani
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 397
Pedro Petrone
1905 - 1964
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 398
Wim Suurbier
1945 - 2020
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 399
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
1945 - 2013
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 400
Yoshio Furukawa
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 401
Bob Paisley
1919 - 1996
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 402
Ernst Wilimowski
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 403
Ottmar Walter
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 404
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
1892 - 1922
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 405
Eden Hazard
1991 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 406
Gyula Zsengellér
1915 - 1999
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 407
Petar Zhekov
1944 - 2023
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 408
Branko Oblak
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 409
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Ernst Wilimowski ranks 67. Before him are Richard Fleischer, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Georg Henrik von Wright, Michael Gough, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, and Sterling Hayden. After him are Léo Ferré, Luis Corvalán, Bernard Blier, Betty Grable, Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, and Giorgio Bassani. Among people deceased in 1997, Ernst Wilimowski ranks 74. Before him are Mate Boban, Maria Prymachenko, Miguel Najdorf, André Franquin, Fela Kuti, and Uzi Narkiss. After him are Hugo Gunckel Lüer, Alparslan Türkeş, Gunpei Yokoi, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Héctor Yazalde, and Teiichi Matsumaru.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsRichard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 61
Carl Johan Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 62
Georg Henrik von Wright
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 63
Michael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 64
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 65
Sterling Hayden
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 66
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 67
Léo Ferré
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1993
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 68
Luis Corvalán
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 69
Bernard Blier
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 70
Betty Grable
ACTOR
1916 - 1973
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 71
Zein Al-Sharaf Talal
COMPANION
1916 - 1994
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 72
Giorgio Bassani
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsMate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 68
Maria Prymachenko
PAINTER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 69
Miguel Najdorf
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 70
André Franquin
COMIC ARTIST
1924 - 1997
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 71
Fela Kuti
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1997
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 72
Uzi Narkiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1997
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 73
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 74
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1997
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 75
Alparslan Türkeş
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1997
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 76
Gunpei Yokoi
GAME DESIGNER
1941 - 1997
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 77
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
MAFIOSO
1956 - 1997
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 78
Héctor Yazalde
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 79
Teiichi Matsumaru
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 80
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Ernst Wilimowski ranks 326 out of 1,694. Before him are Stefan Wyszyński (1901), Heinz Reinefarth (1903), Bolesław IV the Curly (1120), Lestek (870), Jerzy Stuhr (1947), and Mieszko III the Old (1126). After him are Walther Nehring (1892), Kurt Tank (1898), Ewald Georg von Kleist (1700), Kurt Schumacher (1895), Mieczysław Weinberg (1919), and Eberhard von Mackensen (1889).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsStefan Wyszyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 320
Heinz Reinefarth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1979
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 321
Bolesław IV the Curly
POLITICIAN
1120 - 1173
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 322
Lestek
POLITICIAN
870 - 930
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 323
Jerzy Stuhr
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 324
Mieszko III the Old
POLITICIAN
1126 - 1202
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 325
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 326
Walther Nehring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1983
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 327
Kurt Tank
ENGINEER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 328
Ewald Georg von Kleist
LAWYER
1700 - 1748
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 329
Kurt Schumacher
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 330
Mieczysław Weinberg
COMPOSER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 331
Eberhard von Mackensen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1969
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 332
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Poland
Among soccer players born in Poland, Ernst Wilimowski ranks 7. Before him are Miroslav Klose (1978), Robert Lewandowski (1988), Grzegorz Lato (1950), Zbigniew Boniek (1956), Udo Lattek (1935), and Kazimierz Deyna (1947). After him are Lukas Podolski (1985), Włodzimierz Lubański (1947), Włodzimierz Smolarek (1957), Jerzy Dudek (1973), Andrzej Szarmach (1950), and Wolfgang Weber (1944).
Miroslav Klose
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 1
Robert Lewandowski
1988 - Present
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 2
Grzegorz Lato
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3
Zbigniew Boniek
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 4
Udo Lattek
1935 - 2015
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5
Kazimierz Deyna
1947 - 1989
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 6
Ernst Wilimowski
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 7
Lukas Podolski
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 8
Włodzimierz Lubański
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 9
Włodzimierz Smolarek
1957 - 2012
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 10
Jerzy Dudek
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 11
Andrzej Szarmach
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 12
Wolfgang Weber
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 13