SOCCER PLAYER
Frank Stapleton
1956 - Today
Frank Stapleton
Francis Anthony Stapleton (born 10 July 1956) is an Irish former professional football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time at Arsenal, Manchester United and as a pivotal player for the Republic of Ireland national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Stapleton has received more than 583,923 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Frank Stapleton is the 7,026th most popular soccer player (down from 6,852nd in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 384th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Irish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
580k
Page Views (PV)
47.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Frank Stapleton ranks 7,026 out of 21,273. Before him are Yasuharu Sorimachi, Mitchell Langerak, Jean-François Gillet, Klemen Lavrič, Hugo Pérez, and Éric Deflandre. After him are Fodil Megharia, Mick Mills, Gary Bailey, Umut Bulut, Gordon McQueen, and Søren Larsen.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYasuharu Sorimachi
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 7,020
Mitchell Langerak
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 7,021
Jean-François Gillet
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 7,022
Klemen Lavrič
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 7,023
Hugo Pérez
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 7,024
Éric Deflandre
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 7,025
Frank Stapleton
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 7,026
Fodil Megharia
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 7,027
Mick Mills
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 7,028
Gary Bailey
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 7,029
Umut Bulut
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 7,030
Gordon McQueen
1952 - 2023
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 7,031
Søren Larsen
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 7,032
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Frank Stapleton ranks 625. Before him are Erhard Wunderlich, David Sedaris, Curtis Brown, Patricia Kalember, Alfredo Tena, and Lubomír Zaorálek. After him are Bernard King, John Kapelos, Vera Zozulya, Sharon Jones, Fernando Clavijo, and Luigi Negri.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsErhard Wunderlich
ATHLETE
1956 - 2012
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 619
David Sedaris
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 620
Curtis Brown
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 621
Patricia Kalember
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 622
Alfredo Tena
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 623
Lubomír Zaorálek
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 624
Frank Stapleton
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 625
Bernard King
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 626
John Kapelos
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 627
Vera Zozulya
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 628
Sharon Jones
SINGER
1956 - 2016
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 629
Fernando Clavijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 630
Luigi Negri
ARCHITECT
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 631
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Frank Stapleton ranks 371 out of 549. Before him are Kerry Condon (1983), Shay Given (1976), James Mason (1849), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Phil Hogan (1960), and Finn Bálor (1981). After him are Kian Egan (1980), Henry Grattan (1746), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), Ken Doherty (1969), and Joe Kinnear (1946).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsKerry Condon
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 365
Shay Given
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 366
James Mason
WRITER
1849 - 1905
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 367
Mary Lou McDonald
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 368
Phil Hogan
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 369
Finn Bálor
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 370
Frank Stapleton
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 371
Kian Egan
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 372
Henry Grattan
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1820
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 373
Thomas Fitzsimons
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1811
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 374
Éamonn Ceannt
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1916
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 375
Ken Doherty
SNOOKER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 376
Joe Kinnear
COACH
1946 - 2024
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 377
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland
Among soccer players born in Ireland, Frank Stapleton ranks 18. Before him are John McKenna (1855), Frank O'Farrell (1927), Johnny Giles (1940), Damien Duff (1979), Johnny Carey (1919), and Shay Given (1976). After him are Steve Heighway (1947), Packie Bonner (1960), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Steve Finnan (1976), Stephen Hunt (1981), and Niall Quinn (1966).
John McKenna
1855 - 1936
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 12
Frank O'Farrell
1927 - 2022
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 13
Johnny Giles
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 14
Damien Duff
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 15
Johnny Carey
1919 - 1995
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 16
Shay Given
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 17
Frank Stapleton
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 18
Steve Heighway
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 19
Packie Bonner
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 20
Ronnie Whelan
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 21
Steve Finnan
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 22
Stephen Hunt
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 23
Niall Quinn
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 24