SOCCER PLAYER
Eudy Simelane
1977 - 2008
Eudy Simelane
Eudy Simelane (11 March 1977 – 28 April 2008) was a South African footballer who played for the South African national team and was an LGBT rights activist. She was one of the first lesbian women to live openly in KwaThema, Springs, Gauteng. Because of this, she was murdered on April 28, 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eudy Simelane has received more than 249,748 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Eudy Simelane is the 9,443rd most popular soccer player (down from 9,358th in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 260th in 2019) and the 20th most popular South African Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
35.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Eudy Simelane ranks 9,443 out of 21,273. Before her are Ró-Ró, René Marsiglia, José Luis Palomino, Felipe Jorge Loureiro, Kasper Bøgelund, and Gunnar Nielsen. After her are Dario Knežević, José Luis Carranza, Bakaye Traoré, Marko Grujić, Kim Yong-dae, and Ladislav Krejčí.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRó-Ró
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 9,437
René Marsiglia
1959 - 2016
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 9,438
José Luis Palomino
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 9,439
Felipe Jorge Loureiro
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 9,440
Kasper Bøgelund
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,441
Gunnar Nielsen
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,442
Eudy Simelane
1977 - 2008
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,443
Dario Knežević
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,444
José Luis Carranza
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,445
Bakaye Traoré
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,446
Marko Grujić
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,447
Kim Yong-dae
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,448
Ladislav Krejčí
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 9,449
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Eudy Simelane ranks 595. Before her are Randy Harrison, Marguerite Moreau, Makoto Sunakawa, Steve Francis, Nicolas Cazalé, and Felipe Jorge Loureiro. After her are Maria Cioncan, Yaki Kadafi, Tobias Lindholm, Haruko Momoi, Alexandra Holden, and Rinaldo Nocentini. Among people deceased in 2008, Eudy Simelane ranks 396. Before her are Alexey Prokurorov, Larry Norman, Hrvoje Ćustić, Karen Asrian, François Sterchele, and Malalai Kakar. After her are G. David Low, Es'kia Mphahlele, Tim Russert, György Kolonics, Bill Brown, and Jacob Lekgetho.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsRandy Harrison
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 589
Marguerite Moreau
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 590
Makoto Sunakawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 591
Steve Francis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 592
Nicolas Cazalé
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 593
Felipe Jorge Loureiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 594
Eudy Simelane
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 595
Maria Cioncan
ATHLETE
1977 - 2007
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 596
Yaki Kadafi
SINGER
1977 - 1996
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 597
Tobias Lindholm
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 598
Haruko Momoi
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 599
Alexandra Holden
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 600
Rinaldo Nocentini
CYCLIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 601
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsAlexey Prokurorov
SKIER
1964 - 2008
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 390
Larry Norman
SINGER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 391
Hrvoje Ćustić
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2008
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 392
Karen Asrian
CHESS PLAYER
1980 - 2008
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 393
François Sterchele
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2008
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 394
Malalai Kakar
POLITICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 395
Eudy Simelane
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 396
G. David Low
ASTRONAUT
1956 - 2008
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 397
Es'kia Mphahlele
WRITER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 34.20
Rank: 398
Tim Russert
JOURNALIST
1950 - 2008
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 399
György Kolonics
ATHLETE
1972 - 2008
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 400
Bill Brown
CRICKETER
1912 - 2008
HPI: 31.57
Rank: 401
Jacob Lekgetho
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - 2008
HPI: 31.42
Rank: 402
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Eudy Simelane ranks 292 out of 454. Before her are Kandyse McClure (1980), Shaun Bartlett (1972), Josia Thugwane (1971), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Jonathan Liebesman (1976), and Eben Etzebeth (1991). After her are Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Ernie Els (1969), Zozibini Tunzi (1993), Neil Turok (1958), Hector Pieterson (1963), and Frantz Kruger (1975).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsKandyse McClure
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 286
Shaun Bartlett
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.55
Rank: 287
Josia Thugwane
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 288
Kumi Naidoo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 289
Jonathan Liebesman
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 290
Eben Etzebeth
RUGBY PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 291
Eudy Simelane
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 292
Kelsey-Lee Barber
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 293
Ernie Els
GOLFER
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 294
Zozibini Tunzi
CELEBRITY
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 295
Neil Turok
PHYSICIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 296
Hector Pieterson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - 1976
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 297
Frantz Kruger
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 298
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa
Among soccer players born in South Africa, Eudy Simelane ranks 20. Before her are Pierre Issa (1975), John Moshoeu (1965), Anele Ngcongca (1987), Matthew Booth (1977), Doctor Khumalo (1967), and Shaun Bartlett (1972). After her are Sibusiso Zuma (1975), Delron Buckley (1977), Mark Fish (1974), Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977), Percy Tau (1994), and Jacob Lekgetho (1974).
Pierre Issa
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 14
John Moshoeu
1965 - 2015
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 15
Anele Ngcongca
1987 - 2020
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 16
Matthew Booth
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 17
Doctor Khumalo
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 18
Shaun Bartlett
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.55
Rank: 19
Eudy Simelane
1977 - 2008
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 20
Sibusiso Zuma
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 21
Delron Buckley
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 22
Mark Fish
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 23
Siyabonga Nomvethe
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 24
Percy Tau
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.81
Rank: 25
Jacob Lekgetho
1974 - 2008
HPI: 31.42
Rank: 26