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SOCCER PLAYER

Geoff Hurst

1941 - Today

Geoff Hurst

Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst (born 8 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first player to ever score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. He scored that hat-trick when England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoff Hurst has received more than 2,398,862 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Geoff Hurst is the 647th most popular soccer player (down from 624th in 2019), the 1,716th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,604th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

2.4M
Page Views (PV)
54.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
2.99
Effective Languages (L*)
4.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Geoff Hurst ranks 647 out of 16,880. Before him are Cesc Fàbregas, Hideo Shinojima, Jay-Jay Okocha, Ferenc Plattkó, Sami Khedira, and Phil Jones. After him are Santos Iriarte, Amadeo Carrizo, Brian Laudrup, Hans Schäfer, Dixie Dean, and Marco Reus.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Cesc Fàbregas
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 641
Hideo Shinojima
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 642
Jay-Jay Okocha
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 643
Ferenc Plattkó
1898 - 1983
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 644
Sami Khedira
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 645
Phil Jones
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 646
Geoff Hurst
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 647
Santos Iriarte
1902 - 1968
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 648
Amadeo Carrizo
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 649
Brian Laudrup
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 650
Hans Schäfer
1927 - 2017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 651
Dixie Dean
1907 - 1980
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 652
Marco Reus
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 653

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Geoff Hurst ranks 178. Before him are Kenji Tochio, Élisabeth Depardieu, Myron Scholes, Beniamino Stella, Denys Arcand, and Yoshiyuki Tomino. After him are Théoneste Bagosora, Eric Braeden, Hagen Kleinert, Edmund Stoiber, Ignazio Giunti, and Umberto Bossi.

Others Born in 1941

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Kenji Tochio
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 172
Élisabeth Depardieu
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 173
Myron Scholes
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 174
Beniamino Stella
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 175
Denys Arcand
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 176
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 177
Geoff Hurst
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 178
Théoneste Bagosora
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 179
Eric Braeden
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 180
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 181
Edmund Stoiber
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 182
Ignazio Giunti
1941 - 1971
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 183
Umberto Bossi
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 184

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoff Hurst ranks 1,716 out of 7,765. Before him are Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936), Eystein II of Norway (1125), William Murdoch (1754), John Kemp Starley (1854), Miranda Richardson (1958), and Phil Jones (1992). After him are James Finlayson (1887), Richard Aldington (1892), Peter Vaughan (1923), Marie Stopes (1880), Robert Morrison (1782), and J. Lee Thompson (1914).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,710
Eystein II of Norway
1125 - 1157
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,711
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,712
John Kemp Starley
1854 - 1901
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,713
Miranda Richardson
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,714
Phil Jones
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,715
Geoff Hurst
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,716
James Finlayson
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,717
Richard Aldington
1892 - 1962
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,718
Peter Vaughan
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,719
Marie Stopes
1880 - 1958
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,720
Robert Morrison
1782 - 1834
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,721
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,722