SOCCER PLAYER
Fritz Walter
1920 - 2002
Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fʁɪts ˈvaltɐ] ; 31 October 1920 – 17 June 2002) was a German footballer who spent his entire senior career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fritz Walter has received more than 359,296 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Fritz Walter is the 93rd most popular soccer player (up from 97th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Germany (up from 735th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Soccer Player.
Fritz Walter is most famous for being the captain of the West German team that won the 1954 World Cup.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
65.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
6.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Fritz Walter ranks 93 out of 21,273. Before him are Hristo Stoichkov, Peter Schmeichel, Gabriel Batistuta, Guillermo Stábile, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, and Andreas Brehme. After him are Oleg Blokhin, Dragan Džajić, Denis Law, Daniel Passarella, Helenio Herrera, and José Altafini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHristo Stoichkov
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 87
Peter Schmeichel
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 88
Gabriel Batistuta
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 89
Guillermo Stábile
1905 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 90
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
1930 - 2013
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 91
Andreas Brehme
1960 - 2024
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 92
Fritz Walter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 93
Oleg Blokhin
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 94
Dragan Džajić
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 95
Denis Law
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 96
Daniel Passarella
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 97
Helenio Herrera
1910 - 1997
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 98
José Altafini
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Fritz Walter ranks 30. Before him are Juan Antonio Samaranch, Helmut Newton, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, François Jacob, and Zecharia Sitchin. After him are Clarice Lispector, Montgomery Clift, Walter Matthau, Douglass North, Sergei Bondarchuk, and John Demjanjuk. Among people deceased in 2002, Fritz Walter ranks 23. Before him are Chuck Jones, James Coburn, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Illich, Linda Lovelace, and Edsger W. Dijkstra. After him are Abu Nidal, Alexander Prokhorov, Camilo José Cela, Nándor Hidegkuti, Archer Martin, and Robert Nozick.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsJuan Antonio Samaranch
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2010
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 24
Helmut Newton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 25
Nicolaas Bloembergen
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2017
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 26
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 27
François Jacob
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2013
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 28
Zecharia Sitchin
WRITER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 29
Fritz Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 30
Clarice Lispector
WRITER
1920 - 1977
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 31
Montgomery Clift
ACTOR
1920 - 1966
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 32
Walter Matthau
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 33
Douglass North
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 34
Sergei Bondarchuk
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 35
John Demjanjuk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2012
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsChuck Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2002
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 17
James Coburn
ACTOR
1928 - 2002
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 18
Niki de Saint Phalle
PAINTER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 19
Ivan Illich
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 20
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 21
Edsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 22
Fritz Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 23
Abu Nidal
EXTREMIST
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 24
Alexander Prokhorov
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2002
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 25
Camilo José Cela
WRITER
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 26
Nándor Hidegkuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 27
Archer Martin
CHEMIST
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 28
Robert Nozick
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - 2002
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 29
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Fritz Walter ranks 598 out of 7,253. Before him are Ludwig Tieck (1773), August Bebel (1840), Heinrich Brüning (1885), Karl Gebhardt (1897), August Horch (1868), and Willy Messerschmitt (1898). After him are Bruno Bauer (1809), Polykarp Kusch (1911), Felix Hoffmann (1868), Hans-Dieter Flick (1965), Sandra (1962), and Rudolf von Jhering (1818).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLudwig Tieck
WRITER
1773 - 1853
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 592
August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 593
Heinrich Brüning
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 594
Karl Gebhardt
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1948
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 595
August Horch
ENGINEER
1868 - 1951
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 596
Willy Messerschmitt
ENGINEER
1898 - 1978
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 597
Fritz Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 598
Bruno Bauer
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1882
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 599
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 600
Felix Hoffmann
CHEMIST
1868 - 1946
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 601
Hans-Dieter Flick
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 602
Sandra
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 603
Rudolf von Jhering
LAWYER
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 604
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Fritz Walter ranks 11. Before him are Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Uwe Seeler (1936), Oliver Kahn (1969), Paul Breitner (1951), Rudi Völler (1960), and Andreas Brehme (1960). After him are Bert Trautmann (1923), Berti Vogts (1946), Helmut Rahn (1929), Harald Schumacher (1954), Felix Magath (1953), and Günter Netzer (1944).
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
Berti Vogts
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 13
Helmut Rahn
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 14
Harald Schumacher
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 15
Felix Magath
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 16
Günter Netzer
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 17