1927 - 2006
Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ], UK: FERR-ents PUUSH-kəsh, PUUSH-kash; né Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward and an attacking midfielder, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and later played four international matches for Spain as well. He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the 1954 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferenc Puskás has received more than 4,485,233 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Ferenc Puskás is the 3rd most popular soccer player, the 2nd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.
Ferenc Puskás is most famous for his football career. He was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Hungary national team and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 club matches.
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Among soccer players, Ferenc Puskás ranks 3 out of 16,880. Before him are Pelé and Johan Cruyff. After him are Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, Eusébio, Garrincha, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Zinedine Zidane, and Giuseppe Meazza.
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 2
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 3
1960 - 2020
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 4
1929 - 1990
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 5
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 6
1945 - 2024
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 7
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 8
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 9
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 10
1972 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 11
1910 - 1979
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1927, Ferenc Puskás ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI and Gabriel García Márquez. After him are Olof Palme, Roger Moore, Gina Lollobrigida, Günter Grass, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Sidney Poitier, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Falk, and Vladimir Komarov. Among people deceased in 2006, Ferenc Puskás ranks 3. Before him are Saddam Hussein and Augusto Pinochet. After him are Slobodan Milošević, Milton Friedman, Gerald Ford, Naguib Mahfouz, Stanisław Lem, Saparmurat Niyazov, James Brown, Desmond Doss, and Heinrich Harrer.
1927 - 2022
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 1
1927 - 2014
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 2
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 3
1927 - 1986
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 4
1927 - 2017
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 5
1927 - 2023
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 6
1927 - 2015
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 7
1927 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 8
1927 - 2022
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 9
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 10
1927 - 2011
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 12
1937 - 2006
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 2
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 3
1941 - 2006
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 4
1912 - 2006
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 5
1913 - 2006
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 6
1911 - 2006
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 7
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 8
1940 - 2006
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 9
1933 - 2006
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 10
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 11
1912 - 2006
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 12
Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Puskás ranks 2 out of 866. Before him are Martin of Tours (316). After him are Elizabeth Báthory (1560), John von Neumann (1903), Rudolf Steiner (1861), Theodor Herzl (1860), Matthias Corvinus (1443), George Soros (1930), Harry Houdini (1874), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Stephen I of Hungary (975), and Miklós Horthy (1868).
316 - 397
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 1
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 2
1560 - 1614
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 3
1903 - 1957
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 4
1861 - 1925
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 5
1860 - 1904
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 6
1443 - 1490
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 7
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 8
1874 - 1926
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 9
1506 - 1526
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 10
975 - 1038
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 11
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 12
Among soccer players born in Hungary, Ferenc Puskás ranks 1. After him are Sándor Kocsis (1929), László Kubala (1927), Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), Gyula Zsengellér (1915), and Ferenc Bene (1944).
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 1
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 2
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 3
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 4
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 5
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 6
1929 - 1997
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 7
1925 - 1978
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
1926 - 2014
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 9
1906 - 1986
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 10
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 11
1944 - 2006
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 12