SOCCER PLAYER
Ferenc Bene
1944 - 2006
Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene (17 December 1944 – 27 February 2006) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for Újpesti Dózsa and Hungary. He was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, in which he was the top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals in just 5 matches. He is the sixth most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1425 goals scored in over 1480 matches, which results in a goal-per-match ratio of almost one. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferenc Bene has received more than 155,130 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ferenc Bene is the 368th most popular soccer player (down from 326th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
58.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
8.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ferenc Bene ranks 368 out of 21,273. Before him are Takashi Takabayashi, Yasuo Suzuki, Kim Yong-sik, Tamotsu Asakura, Hisataka Okamoto, and Simone Inzaghi. After him are Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Mario Balotelli, Bixente Lizarazu, Jorge Solari, Ko Takamoro, and Emmanuel Adebayor.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakashi Takabayashi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 362
Yasuo Suzuki
1913 - 2000
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 363
Kim Yong-sik
1910 - 1985
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 364
Tamotsu Asakura
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 365
Hisataka Okamoto
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 366
Simone Inzaghi
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 367
Ferenc Bene
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 368
Moacir Barbosa Nascimento
1921 - 2000
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 369
Mario Balotelli
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 370
Bixente Lizarazu
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 371
Jorge Solari
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 372
Ko Takamoro
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 373
Emmanuel Adebayor
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 374
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Ferenc Bene ranks 126. Before him are Marie-Christine Barrault, Jürgen Grabowski, Andris Bērziņš, Frank Oz, John Densmore, and Ian Wilmut. After him are Jane Hawking, Chris Patten, Roger Scruton, Agnes Baltsa, Robert C. Merton, and Petar Zhekov. Among people deceased in 2006, Ferenc Bene ranks 69. Before him are Glenn Ford, Angelica Rozeanu, Joachim Fest, Telê Santana, Aaron Spelling, and Richard Fleischer. After him are Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Allen Carr, Sven Nykvist, and Shin Sang-ok.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsMarie-Christine Barrault
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 120
Jürgen Grabowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 121
Andris Bērziņš
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 122
Frank Oz
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 123
John Densmore
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 124
Ian Wilmut
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 125
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 126
Jane Hawking
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 127
Chris Patten
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 128
Roger Scruton
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 129
Agnes Baltsa
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 130
Robert C. Merton
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 131
Petar Zhekov
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsGlenn Ford
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 63
Angelica Rozeanu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 64
Joachim Fest
WRITER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 65
Telê Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 66
Aaron Spelling
PRODUCER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 67
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 68
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 69
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 70
Reinhart Koselleck
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 71
Floyd Patterson
BOXER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 72
Allen Carr
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 73
Sven Nykvist
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 74
Shin Sang-ok
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 75
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Bene ranks 154 out of 1,077. Before him are Nikolaus Lenau (1802), Ágnes Keleti (1921), Gusztáv Jány (1883), Ferenc Mádl (1931), Magda Szabó (1917), and Béla Balázs (1884). After him are Gyula Gömbös (1886), László Papp (1926), Edgar Ætheling (1051), Lajos Tichy (1935), Miklós Zrínyi (1620), and Árpád Göncz (1922).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsNikolaus Lenau
WRITER
1802 - 1850
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 148
Ágnes Keleti
GYMNAST
1921 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 149
Gusztáv Jány
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1947
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 150
Ferenc Mádl
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 151
Magda Szabó
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 152
Béla Balázs
WRITER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 153
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 154
Gyula Gömbös
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1936
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 155
László Papp
BOXER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 156
Edgar Ætheling
NOBLEMAN
1051 - 1200
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 157
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 158
Miklós Zrínyi
WRITER
1620 - 1664
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 159
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 160
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary
Among soccer players born in Hungary, Ferenc Bene ranks 13. Before him are Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), György Sárosi (1912), and Gyula Lóránt (1923). After him are Lajos Tichy (1935), Gyula Zsengellér (1915), Ferenc Deák (1922), Jenő Buzánszky (1925), Miklós Fehér (1979), and Mihály Lantos (1928).
Zoltán Czibor
1929 - 1997
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 7
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
Gyula Grosics
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 9
Gusztáv Sebes
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
György Sárosi
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Gyula Lóránt
1923 - 1981
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 12
Ferenc Bene
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 13
Lajos Tichy
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 14
Gyula Zsengellér
1915 - 1999
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 15
Ferenc Deák
1922 - 1998
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 16
Jenő Buzánszky
1925 - 2015
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 17
Miklós Fehér
1979 - 2004
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 18
Mihály Lantos
1928 - 1989
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 19