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George Raynor

1907 - 1985

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George Sidney Raynor (13 January 1907 – 24 November 1985) was an English professional footballer and one of the most successful international football managers ever. One of his greatest achievements was taking the Sweden national football team to a World Cup final, and he also managed them to an Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Raynor has received more than 118,536 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Raynor is the 163rd most popular coach (up from 170th in 2019), the 2,636th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,083rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Coach.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Raynors by language

Over the past year George Raynor has had the most page views in the with 14,480 views, followed by Swedish (8,025), and Italian (2,114). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (189.61%), Finnish (136.24%), and Egyptian Arabic (75.36%)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, George Raynor ranks 163 out of 471Before him are Dan Petrescu, Albert Shesternyov, Roberto Sensini, Juan Manuel Lillo, Robert Waseige, and Alfred Riedl. After him are Mirko Novosel, Walid Regragui, Martin Jol, José Faria, Sabino Barinaga, and Ramón Encinas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, George Raynor ranks 197Before him are Volmari Iso-Hollo, Jack Albertson, Günter Eich, Peggy Ashcroft, Martti Miettunen, and Kenneth Nichols. After him are František Junek, James A. Michener, Georges Speicher, John G. Trump, Edmond Delfour, and Luigi Beccali. Among people deceased in 1985, George Raynor ranks 127Before him are Sanjeev Kumar, Margaret Hamilton, Penn Nouth, Helene Engelmann, Gaston Rébuffat, and Vladimir Kokkinaki. After him are Harald Cramér, Brian Horrocks, John G. Trump, Benjamin Markarian, Alexander Mikulin, and Ana Mendieta.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Raynor ranks 2,636 out of 8,785Before him are Diana Mosley (1910), William Gregor (1761), Gertrude Jekyll (1843), Kelly Reilly (1977), Lesley-Anne Down (1954), and Sam Allardyce (1954). After him are Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), Nancy Mitford (1904), A. J. P. Taylor (1906), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), Thomas Gage (1719), and Ian Wright (1963).

Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, George Raynor ranks 8Before him are Roy Hodgson (1947), Matt Busby (1909), Bill Shankly (1913), David Moyes (1963), Harry Redknapp (1947), and Gareth Southgate (1970). After him are Brendan Rodgers (1973), Stuart Baxter (1953), Bob Houghton (1947), Steve McClaren (1961), Martin O'Neill (1952), and Ernest Mangnall (1866).