SOCCER PLAYER
Francisco Gento
1933 - 2022
Francisco Gento
Francisco "Paco" Gento López (21 October 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left. A fast runner, Gento was referred to as the "Gale of the Cantabrian Sea" (Spanish: La Galerna del Cantábrico) in reference to his speed down the wing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Gento has received more than 861,896 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Francisco Gento is the 58th most popular soccer player (down from 21st in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Spain (down from 71st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
860k
Page Views (PV)
67.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
7.60
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Francisco Gento ranks 58 out of 21,273. Before him are Mario Kempes, Junji Nishikawa, Ricardo Zamora, Fernando Santos, Flórián Albert, and Roberto Carlos. After him are Roberto Mancini, Uwe Seeler, Luis Suárez, David Beckham, Roger Milla, and Nílton Santos.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMario 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
Roger Milla
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 63
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Francisco Gento ranks 24. Before him are Amartya Sen, Heinrich Rohrer, Philip Roth, Susan Sontag, Mako, and Elinor Ostrom. After him are Arno Allan Penzias, Jayne Mansfield, Krzysztof Penderecki, Paul Biya, Paul J. Crutzen, and Abolhassan Banisadr. Among people deceased in 2022, Francisco Gento ranks 23. Before him are Monica Vitti, Ben Roy Mottelson, Vivienne Westwood, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Robbie Coltrane, and José Eduardo dos Santos. After him are Uwe Seeler, Kane Tanaka, Sidney Poitier, Dietrich Mateschitz, Thích Nhất Hạnh, and Angela Lansbury.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsAmartya Sen
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 18
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 19
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 20
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 21
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 22
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 23
Francisco Gento
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 24
Arno Allan Penzias
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 25
Jayne Mansfield
ACTOR
1933 - 1967
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 26
Krzysztof Penderecki
COMPOSER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 27
Paul Biya
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 28
Paul J. Crutzen
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 29
Abolhassan Banisadr
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2021
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsMonica Vitti
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 17
Ben Roy Mottelson
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 18
Vivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 19
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 20
Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 21
José Eduardo dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 22
Francisco Gento
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 23
Uwe Seeler
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 24
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 25
Sidney Poitier
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 26
Dietrich Mateschitz
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2022
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 27
Thích Nhất Hạnh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 28
Angela Lansbury
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 29
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Francisco Gento ranks 129 out of 3,355. Before him are Paco de Lucía (1947), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Ricardo Zamora (1901), and Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870). After him are Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Almanzor (930), Ibn Hazm (994), Pep Guardiola (1971), Vincent Ferrer (1350), and Martial (40).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsPaco de Lucía
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 123
Francisco de Orellana
EXPLORER
1511 - 1546
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 124
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 125
Ferdinand III of Castile
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1252
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 126
Ricardo Zamora
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1978
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 127
Miguel Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 128
Francisco Gento
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 129
Princess Isabella of Parma
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1763
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 130
Almanzor
POLITICIAN
930 - 1002
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 131
Ibn Hazm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
994 - 1064
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 132
Pep Guardiola
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 133
Vincent Ferrer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1419
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 134
Martial
WRITER
40 - 104
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 135
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain
Among soccer players born in Spain, Francisco Gento ranks 3. Before him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), and Ricardo Zamora (1901). After him are Luis Suárez (1935), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Luis Enrique (1970), Sergio Ramos (1986), Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Iker Casillas (1981), and Carles Puyol (1978).
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
1895 - 1978
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 1
Ricardo Zamora
1901 - 1978
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 2
Francisco Gento
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 3
Luis Suárez
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 4
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 5
Luis Enrique
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Sergio Ramos
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7
Xavi
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 8
Xabi Alonso
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 9
Andrés Iniesta
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 10
Iker Casillas
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 11
Carles Puyol
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 12