SOCCER PLAYER
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
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Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsilvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time as well as Benfica's best player ever. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eusébio has received more than 3,726,652 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia. Eusébio is the 11th most popular soccer player (down from 8th in 2019), the most popular biography from Mozambique and the most popular Mozambican Soccer Player.
Eusébio was a Portuguese football player who is most famous for being the first person to score one hundred goals in the European Cup.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
76.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
12.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Eusébio ranks 11 out of 21,273. Before him are Lev Yashin, Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Garrincha, and Gerd Müller. After him are Mário Zagallo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Zico, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, and Bobby Charlton.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLev Yashin
1929 - 1990
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 5
Diego Maradona
1960 - 2020
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 6
Cristiano Ronaldo
1985 - Present
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 7
Alfredo Di Stéfano
1926 - 2014
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 8
Garrincha
1933 - 1983
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 9
Gerd Müller
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 10
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 11
Mário Zagallo
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 12
Zinedine Zidane
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 13
Ronaldo
1976 - Present
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 14
Zico
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 15
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
1895 - 1978
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 16
Bobby Charlton
1937 - 2023
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Eusébio ranks 9. Before him are Martin Scorsese, Muammar Gaddafi, Joe Biden, Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, and Amitabh Bachchan. After him are Hu Jintao, Harrison Ford, Jimi Hendrix, Ratko Mladić, Scatman John, and Ehud Barak. Among people deceased in 2014, Eusébio ranks 4. Before him are Ariel Sharon, Gabriel García Márquez, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. After him are Robin Williams, Eduard Shevardnadze, Claudio Abbado, Luis Aragonés, Joe Cocker, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Eli Wallach, and Gough Whitlam.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsMartin Scorsese
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 3
Muammar Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 4
Joe Biden
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 5
Stephen Hawking
PHYSICIST
1942 - 2018
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 6
Aretha Franklin
SINGER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
Amitabh Bachchan
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 8
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 9
Hu Jintao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 10
Harrison Ford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 11
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 12
Ratko Mladić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 13
Scatman John
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1999
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 14
Ehud Barak
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsAriel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 1
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 2
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 4
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 5
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 6
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 7
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 8
Joe Cocker
SINGER
1944 - 2014
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 9
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 10
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 12
In Mozambique
Among people born in Mozambique, Eusébio ranks 1 out of 38. After him are Yasuke (1530), Carlos Queiroz (1953), Samora Machel (1933), Graça Machel (1945), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Armando Guebuza (1943), Mário Coluna (1935), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), and Eduardo Mondlane (1920).
Others born in Mozambique
Go to all RankingsEusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 1
Yasuke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2
Carlos Queiroz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 3
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
Graça Machel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 5
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 6
Armando Guebuza
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 7
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 8
Filipe Nyusi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 9
Afric Simone
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 11
Eduardo Mondlane
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1969
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 12
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mozambique
Among soccer players born in Mozambique, Eusébio ranks 1. After him are Carlos Queiroz (1953), Mário Coluna (1935), Paulo Fonseca (1973), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Costa Pereira (1929), Abel Xavier (1972), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Jorge Cadete (1968), Armando Sá (1975), and Simão Mate Junior (1988).
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 1
Carlos Queiroz
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2
Mário Coluna
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 3
Paulo Fonseca
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 4
Vicente Lucas
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 5
Hilário
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6
Costa Pereira
1929 - 1990
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 7
Abel Xavier
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 8
Reinildo Mandava
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 9
Jorge Cadete
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 10
Armando Sá
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 11
Simão Mate Junior
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 12