SOCCER PLAYER
George Knobel
1922 - 2012
George Knobel
George Knobel (10 December 1922 – 5 May 2012) was a Dutch football manager. Knobel was born and died in Roosendaal. He was the coach of the Netherlands national team for 15 matches (9 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses) from 1974 to 1976. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Knobel has received more than 42,486 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). George Knobel is the 985th most popular soccer player (up from 1,423rd in 2019), the 419th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 544th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
54.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
8.89
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, George Knobel ranks 985 out of 21,273. Before him are Tadao Kobayashi, Esteban Cambiasso, Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, Anton Ondruš, Willi Schulz, and Aleksandar Tirnanić. After him are Mario Götze, Paulo Cézar Caju, Milan Baroš, Motoo Tatsuhara, Marco Verratti, and Karl Koller.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTadao Kobayashi
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 979
Esteban Cambiasso
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 980
Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 981
Anton Ondruš
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 982
Willi Schulz
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 983
Aleksandar Tirnanić
1910 - 1992
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 984
George Knobel
1922 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 985
Mario Götze
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 986
Paulo Cézar Caju
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 987
Milan Baroš
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 988
Motoo Tatsuhara
1913 - 1984
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 989
Marco Verratti
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 990
Karl Koller
1929 - 2009
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 991
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, George Knobel ranks 174. Before him are Maila Nurmi, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Manshuk Mametova, Otl Aicher, John Edward Williams, and Esther Brand. After him are Raymond Franz, Hammer DeRoburt, Jean Malaurie, Hilarion Capucci, Michel Henry, and Khiuaz Dospanova. Among people deceased in 2012, George Knobel ranks 137. Before him are Gae Aulenti, Thomas Szasz, Sally Ride, Georgi Lozanov, Iajuddin Ahmed, and Lakshmi Sahgal. After him are Pavel Grachev, Georges Mathieu, John Atta Mills, Lisa Della Casa, Besse Cooper, and Josef Škvorecký.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsMaila Nurmi
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 168
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 169
Manshuk Mametova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1943
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 170
Otl Aicher
DESIGNER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 171
John Edward Williams
WRITER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 172
Esther Brand
ATHLETE
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 173
George Knobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 174
Raymond Franz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 175
Hammer DeRoburt
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1992
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 176
Jean Malaurie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1922 - 2024
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 177
Hilarion Capucci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 178
Michel Henry
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 179
Khiuaz Dospanova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2008
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 180
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsGae Aulenti
ARCHITECT
1927 - 2012
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 131
Thomas Szasz
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 132
Sally Ride
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 133
Georgi Lozanov
PSYCHOLOGIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 134
Iajuddin Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2012
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 135
Lakshmi Sahgal
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2012
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 136
George Knobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 137
Pavel Grachev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2012
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 138
Georges Mathieu
PAINTER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 139
John Atta Mills
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 140
Lisa Della Casa
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 141
Besse Cooper
POLITICIAN
1896 - 2012
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 142
Josef Škvorecký
WRITER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 143
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, George Knobel ranks 419 out of 1,646. Before him are Ronald de Boer (1970), Caspar van Wittel (1653), Adriaen van de Venne (1589), Jordi Cruyff (1974), Jan Janssonius (1588), and Co Adriaanse (1947). After him are Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Frits Bolkestein (1933), Matthias Stom (1600), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Barend Biesheuvel (1920), and Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsRonald de Boer
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 413
Caspar van Wittel
PAINTER
1653 - 1736
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 414
Adriaen van de Venne
PAINTER
1589 - 1662
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 415
Jordi Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 416
Jan Janssonius
GEOGRAPHER
1588 - 1664
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 417
Co Adriaanse
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 418
George Knobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 419
Adriaan Blaauw
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 420
Frits Bolkestein
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 421
Matthias Stom
PAINTER
1600 - 1660
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 422
Johannes Willebrands
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2006
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 423
Barend Biesheuvel
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 424
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
PAINTER
1594 - 1667
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 425
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, George Knobel ranks 48. Before him are Sjaak Swart (1938), Faas Wilkes (1923), Theo de Jong (1947), Hakim Ziyech (1993), Ronald de Boer (1970), and Jordi Cruyff (1974). After him are Virgil van Dijk (1991), Rinus Israël (1942), Dick Nanninga (1949), Jaap Eden (1873), Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), and Dick van Dijk (1946).
Sjaak Swart
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 42
Faas Wilkes
1923 - 2006
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 43
Theo de Jong
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 44
Hakim Ziyech
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 45
Ronald de Boer
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 46
Jordi Cruyff
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 47
George Knobel
1922 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 48
Virgil van Dijk
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 49
Rinus Israël
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 50
Dick Nanninga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 51
Jaap Eden
1873 - 1925
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 52
Pierre van Hooijdonk
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 53
Dick van Dijk
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 54