SOCCER PLAYER

Francis Lee

1944 - 2023

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Francis Henry Lee (29 April 1944 – 2 October 2023), also known as Franny Lee, was an English professional footballer and businessman. He was also later the chairman and main shareholder of Manchester City, as well as briefly a racehorse trainer and amateur cricket player. A striker, he played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County and the England national team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Lee has received more than 298,871 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Francis Lee is the 2,049th most popular soccer player (up from 3,412th in 2019), the 2,936th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,197th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Francis Lee ranks 2,049 out of 21,273. Before him are Joe Jordan, Rodolfo Pini, Shunichiro Okano, Nihat Kahveci, Reece James, and Valentin Ivanov. After him are Amílcar Barbuy, Bruno Chizzo, Lassana Diarra, Ricardo Gareca, Rafael Martín Vázquez, and Carlo Biagi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Francis Lee ranks 407. Before him are Pedro de Felipe, Peter Lynch, Yoshio Kikugawa, Sandra Bem, Leonard Peltier, and Pat Martino. After him are Ulli Lommel, Gregory Hoblit, Uschi Glas, František Pospíšil, Monica Bleibtreu, and Antal Nagy. Among people deceased in 2023, Francis Lee ranks 359. Before him are Nicolae Neagoe, Russell Banks, Zdeněk Mácal, Fay Weldon, Gordon Lightfoot, and Juan Carlos Sarnari. After him are Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Charles W. Misner, Yacouba Sawadogo, Annie Wersching, Maurizio Costanzo, and Richard Moll.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Lee ranks 2,936 out of 8,785. Before him are John Walter Gregory (1864), Christopher Hogwood (1941), Joe Jordan (1951), Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812), Eric Frank Russell (1905), and Reece James (1999). After him are Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621), Ronald Neame (1911), Geoffrey Howe (1926), Teresa Ann Savoy (1955), Steven Knight (1959), and Anabella Drummond (1350).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Francis Lee ranks 92. Before him are Don Revie (1927), Chris Waddle (1960), Billy Bremner (1942), Nat Lofthouse (1925), Joe Jordan (1951), and Reece James (1999). After him are Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Jimmy McGrory (1904), Andy Cole (1971), Pat Jennings (1945), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), and Fred Pentland (1883).

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