Soccer Player
Frans Janssens
Belgian footballer
1945 - 2024
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Frans Janssens
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Frans Janssens is the 1,519th most popular soccer player (down from 761st in 2024), the 481st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 304th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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#1,519 / 24k
Frans Janssens ranks #1,519 of 24,321 Soccer Players worldwide, placing them among the top 7% of the profession.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Frans Janssens ranks 1,516 out of 24,321. Before him are Vladica Kovačević, Blagoje Marjanović, Pat Crerand, Marco Verratti, Zlatko Zahovič, and Roland Sandberg. After him are Juan Zambudio Velasco, Goran Jurić, Luciano Re Cecconi, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, and Hannes Löhr.
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Vladica Kovačević
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,513
Blagoje Marjanović
1907 - 1984
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,514
Pat Crerand
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,515
Marco Verratti
1992 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,516
Zlatko Zahovič
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,517
Roland Sandberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,518
Frans Janssens
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,519
Juan Zambudio Velasco
1921 - 2004
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,520
Goran Jurić
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,521
Luciano Re Cecconi
1948 - 1977
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,522
Gianluigi Donnarumma
1999 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,523
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
1989 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,524
Hannes Löhr
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,525
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Frans Janssens ranks 289. Before him are Lisa Kreuzer, Noel Redding, Roger Spottiswoode, Ali Akbar Velayati, Rita Coolidge, and Faina Melnik. After him are Carrie Snodgress, Yuri Antonov, Michel Vautrot, Rüdiger Safranski, John Carlos, and Mick Jones. Among people deceased in 2024, Frans Janssens ranks 243. Before him are Yukio Kasaya, William Calley, Mircea Diaconu, Wu Bangguo, Vyacheslav Ivanov, and Roland Dumas. After him are Galina Zybina, Michel Blanc, Paul Josef Cordes, Alan Rees, Willie Mays, and Silvio Santos.
Others Born in 1945
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Lisa Kreuzer
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 283
Noel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 284
Roger Spottiswoode
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 285
Ali Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 286
Rita Coolidge
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 287
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 288
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 289
Carrie Snodgress
ACTOR
1945 - 2004
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 290
Yuri Antonov
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 291
Michel Vautrot
REFEREE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 292
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 293
John Carlos
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 294
Mick Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 295
Others Deceased in 2024
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Yukio Kasaya
SKIER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 237
William Calley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - 2024
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 238
Mircea Diaconu
ACTOR
1949 - 2024
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 239
Wu Bangguo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 240
Vyacheslav Ivanov
ATHLETE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 241
Roland Dumas
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2024
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 242
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 243
Galina Zybina
ATHLETE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 244
Michel Blanc
ACTOR
1952 - 2024
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 245
Paul Josef Cordes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2024
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 246
Alan Rees
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 247
Willie Mays
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 248
Silvio Santos
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2024
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 249
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Frans Janssens ranks 481 out of 1,454. Before him are Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), Dirk Frimout (1941), Prosper Bruggeman (1873), Jules Renkin (1862), Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662), and Annie Cordy (1928). After him are Marcel Kint (1914), Mark Eyskens (1933), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Georges Nagelmackers (1845), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), and Émile Grumiaux (1861).
Others born in Belgium
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Sigiswald Kuijken
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 475
Dirk Frimout
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 476
Prosper Bruggeman
ATHLETE
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 477
Jules Renkin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 478
Jan Frans van Bloemen
PAINTER
1662 - 1749
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 479
Annie Cordy
ACTOR
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 480
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 481
Marcel Kint
CYCLIST
1914 - 2002
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 482
Mark Eyskens
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 483
Charles de Tornaco
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1953
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 484
Georges Nagelmackers
BUSINESSPERSON
1845 - 1905
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 485
Caspar Barlaeus
WRITER
1584 - 1648
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 486
Émile Grumiaux
ATHLETE
1861 - 1932
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 487
Among Soccer Players In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Frans Janssens ranks 25. Before him are Dries Mertens (1987), Raoul Lambert (1944), Raymond Braine (1907), Jacques Moeschal (1900), André Vandewyer (1909), and Radja Nainggolan (1988). After him are Louis Van Hege (1889), Léon Semmeling (1940), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Mousa Dembélé (1987), Joseph Mermans (1922), and Jean de Bie (1892).
Dries Mertens
1987 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 19
Raoul Lambert
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 20
Raymond Braine
1907 - 1978
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 21
Jacques Moeschal
1900 - 1956
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 22
André Vandewyer
1909 - 1992
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 23
Radja Nainggolan
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 24
Frans Janssens
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 25
Louis Van Hege
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 26
Léon Semmeling
1940 - 2024
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 27
Erwin Vandenbergh
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 28
Mousa Dembélé
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 29
Joseph Mermans
1922 - 1996
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 30
Jean de Bie
1892 - 1961
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 31
