SOCCER PLAYER
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
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Flórián Albert
Flórián György Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time. A club legend of Ferencvárosi TC, Albert joined the team as a schoolboy and spent his whole playing career at Fradi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Flórián Albert has received more than 399,961 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Flórián Albert is the 56th most popular soccer player (down from 46th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.
Flórián Albert was a Hungarian politician and the only person to have served as both Prime Minister and President of Hungary. He was also the only person to have been elected twice in row as Prime Minister, serving from 1931 to 1932 and from 1939 to 1940.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
67.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
10.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Flórián Albert ranks 56 out of 21,273. Before him are Stanley Matthews, László Kubala, Mario Kempes, Junji Nishikawa, Ricardo Zamora, and Fernando Santos. After him are Roberto Carlos, Francisco Gento, Roberto Mancini, Uwe Seeler, Luis Suárez, and David Beckham.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 50
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 51
Mario Kempes
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 52
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 53
Ricardo Zamora
1901 - 1978
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 54
Fernando Santos
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 55
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 56
Roberto Carlos
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 57
Francisco Gento
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 58
Roberto Mancini
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 59
Uwe Seeler
1936 - 2022
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 60
Luis Suárez
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 61
David Beckham
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Flórián Albert ranks 33. Before him are Julia Kristeva, Jon Lord, Tadao Ando, Jon Brower Minnoch, Laura Antonelli, and Fausto Cercignani. After him are Dick Cheney, Nick Nolte, Faye Dunaway, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Paul Simon, and Nathalie Delon. Among people deceased in 2011, Flórián Albert ranks 17. Before him are Wangari Maathai, Sócrates, Sathya Sai Baba, Joe Frazier, Annie Girardot, and Ágota Kristóf. After him are Rudolf Mössbauer, Ramiz Alia, Simon van der Meer, Willard Boyle, Dennis Ritchie, and John Barry.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsJulia Kristeva
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 27
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 28
Tadao Ando
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 29
Jon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 30
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 31
Fausto Cercignani
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 32
Flórián Albert
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 33
Dick Cheney
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 34
Nick Nolte
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 35
Faye Dunaway
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 36
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 37
Paul Simon
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 38
Nathalie Delon
ACTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsWangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 11
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 12
Sathya Sai Baba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2011
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 13
Joe Frazier
BOXER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 14
Annie Girardot
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 15
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 16
Flórián Albert
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Rudolf Mössbauer
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 18
Ramiz Alia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 19
Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 20
Willard Boyle
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 21
Dennis Ritchie
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 22
John Barry
COMPOSER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 23
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Flórián Albert ranks 48 out of 1,077. Before him are Sándor Petőfi (1823), Zoltán Kodály (1882), Ágota Kristóf (1935), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), László Kubala (1927), and Imre Lakatos (1922). After him are Lajos Kossuth (1802), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Emeric Thököly (1657), and Stephen V of Hungary (1239).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsSándor Petőfi
WRITER
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 42
Zoltán Kodály
COMPOSER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 43
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 44
Coloman, King of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1116
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 45
László Kubala
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 46
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 47
Flórián Albert
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 48
Lajos Kossuth
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1894
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 49
Béla III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1148 - 1196
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 50
Emmerich Kálmán
COMPOSER
1882 - 1953
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 51
Joseph Pulitzer
JOURNALIST
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 52
Emeric Thököly
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1705
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 53
Stephen V of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 54
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary
Among soccer players born in Hungary, Flórián Albert ranks 4. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927), Sándor Kocsis (1929), and László Kubala (1927). After him are Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), György Sárosi (1912), and Gyula Lóránt (1923).
Ferenc Puskás
1927 - 2006
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 1
Sándor Kocsis
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 2
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 3
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 5
Nándor Hidegkuti
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 6
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