SOCCER PLAYER
Gary Lineker
1960 - Today
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Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker ( LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Lineker has received more than 13,017,224 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Gary Lineker is the 264th most popular soccer player (up from 362nd in 2019), the 901st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,249th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
60.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
69
Languages Editions (L)
4.69
Effective Languages (L*)
5.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gary Lineker ranks 264 out of 21,273. Before him are Michel Preud'homme, Raymond Domenech, Patrick Vieira, Lorenzo Buffon, Helmut Haller, and Osvaldo Ardiles. After him are Quique Setién, František Plánička, Kazimierz Deyna, Abe Lenstra, Fabien Barthez, and Ruud Geels.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Preud'homme
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 258
Raymond Domenech
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 259
Patrick Vieira
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 260
Lorenzo Buffon
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 261
Helmut Haller
1939 - 2012
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 262
Osvaldo Ardiles
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 263
Gary Lineker
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 264
Quique Setién
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 265
František Plánička
1904 - 1996
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 266
Kazimierz Deyna
1947 - 1989
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 267
Abe Lenstra
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 268
Fabien Barthez
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 269
Ruud Geels
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 270
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Gary Lineker ranks 42. Before him are Pierre Littbarski, James Spader, John F. Kennedy Jr., Khaled, Anne Parillaud, and David Duchovny. After him are Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mohamed Bazoum, Jorge Sampaoli, Nena, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Gustavo Petro.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsPierre Littbarski
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 36
James Spader
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 37
John F. Kennedy Jr.
LAWYER
1960 - 1999
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 38
Khaled
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 39
Anne Parillaud
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 40
David Duchovny
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 41
Gary Lineker
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 42
Jean-Michel Basquiat
ARTIST
1960 - 1988
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 43
Mohamed Bazoum
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 44
Jorge Sampaoli
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 45
Nena
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 46
Hiroyuki Sanada
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 47
Gustavo Petro
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 48
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Lineker ranks 901 out of 8,785. Before him are Mike Newell (1942), Herbert C. Brown (1912), Petula Clark (1932), Eadgyth (910), George Vancouver (1757), and Robert III of Scotland (1330). After him are Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Danny Boyle (1956), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), Van Morrison (1945), and Sarah, Duchess of York (1959).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMike Newell
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 895
Herbert C. Brown
CHEMIST
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 896
Petula Clark
SINGER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 897
Eadgyth
COMPANION
910 - 946
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 898
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 899
Robert III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1406
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 900
Gary Lineker
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 901
Edward Burne-Jones
ARTIST
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 902
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1713
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 903
Danny Boyle
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 904
Duncan I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1040
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 905
Van Morrison
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 906
Sarah, Duchess of York
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 907
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gary Lineker ranks 12. Before him are Bobby Moore (1941), Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), Kevin Keegan (1951), Peter Shilton (1949), and Kenny Dalglish (1951). After him are Duncan Edwards (1936), Brian Clough (1935), Phil Neville (1977), Ryan Giggs (1973), Ian Rush (1961), and Bob Paisley (1919).
Bobby Moore
1941 - 1993
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 6
Denis Law
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 7
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 8
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Peter Shilton
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 10
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 11
Gary Lineker
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 12
Duncan Edwards
1936 - 1958
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 13
Brian Clough
1935 - 2004
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 14
Phil Neville
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 15
Ryan Giggs
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 16
Ian Rush
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 17
Bob Paisley
1919 - 1996
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 18