SOCCER PLAYER
Franz Beckenbauer
1945 - 2024
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [fʁants ˈʔantoːn ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ] ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player, manager, and official. Nicknamed der Kaiser ("the Emperor"), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and is one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Champions Cup, and the Ballon d'Or. Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a central defender. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Beckenbauer has received more than 5,966,085 page views. His biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Franz Beckenbauer is the 2nd most popular soccer player (up from 7th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 73rd in 2019) and the most popular German Soccer Player.
Franz Beckenbauer is most famous for being a German footballer who played as a sweeper. He is also the only person to win the World Cup as captain and coach.
Memorability Metrics
6.0M
Page Views (PV)
80.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
92
Languages Editions (L)
8.20
Effective Languages (L*)
4.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Franz Beckenbauer ranks 2 out of 21,273. Before him are Pelé. After him are Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskás, Lev Yashin, Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Garrincha, Gerd Müller, Eusébio, and Mário Zagallo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPelé
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 1
Franz Beckenbauer
1945 - 2024
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 2
Johan Cruyff
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 3
Ferenc Puskás
1927 - 2006
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 4
Lev Yashin
1929 - 1990
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 5
Diego Maradona
1960 - 2020
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 6
Cristiano Ronaldo
1985 - Present
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 7
Alfredo Di Stéfano
1926 - 2014
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 8
Garrincha
1933 - 1983
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 9
Gerd Müller
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 10
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 11
Mário Zagallo
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Franz Beckenbauer ranks 2. Before him is Bob Marley. After him are Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Gerd Müller, Rodrigo Duterte, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vince McMahon, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Aung San Suu Kyi, Wim Wenders, Radovan Karadžić, and Tom Selleck. Among people deceased in 2024, Franz Beckenbauer ranks 1. After him are Mário Zagallo, Daniel Kahneman, Donald Sutherland, Peter Higgs, Paul Auster, Anouk Aimée, Alice Munro, Ismail Kadare, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, O. J. Simpson, and Arno Allan Penzias.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsBob Marley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 1
Franz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 2
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 3
Gerd Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 4
Rodrigo Duterte
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 5
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 6
Vince McMahon
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 7
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 8
Aung San Suu Kyi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 9
Wim Wenders
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 10
Radovan Karadžić
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 11
Tom Selleck
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsFranz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 1
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 2
Daniel Kahneman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 3
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 4
Peter Higgs
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2024
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 5
Paul Auster
WRITER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 6
Anouk Aimée
ACTOR
1932 - 2024
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 7
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 8
Ismail Kadare
WRITER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 9
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 10
O. J. Simpson
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 11
Arno Allan Penzias
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Beckenbauer ranks 33 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Brahms (1833), Karl Dönitz (1891), Anne Frank (1929), Friedrich Schiller (1759), Martin Heidegger (1889), and Hermann Hesse (1877). After him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Angela Merkel (1954), Thomas Mann (1875), Erwin Rommel (1891), and Robert Koch (1843).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 27
Karl Dönitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 28
Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 29
Friedrich Schiller
WRITER
1759 - 1805
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 30
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 31
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 32
Franz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 33
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 34
Heinrich Himmler
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 35
Angela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 36
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 37
Erwin Rommel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 38
Robert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 39
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Franz Beckenbauer ranks 1. After him are Gerd Müller (1945), Lothar Matthäus (1961), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Uwe Seeler (1936), Oliver Kahn (1969), Paul Breitner (1951), Rudi Völler (1960), Andreas Brehme (1960), Fritz Walter (1920), and Bert Trautmann (1923).
Franz Beckenbauer
1945 - 2024
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 1
Gerd Müller
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 2
Lothar Matthäus
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 3
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1955 - Present
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 4
Jürgen Klinsmann
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 5
Uwe Seeler
1936 - 2022
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 6
Oliver Kahn
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 7
Paul Breitner
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 8
Rudi Völler
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 9
Andreas Brehme
1960 - 2024
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 10
Fritz Walter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 11
Bert Trautmann
1923 - 2013
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12