SOCCER PLAYER
George Weah
1966 - Today
George Weah
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as Senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Weah has received more than 9,907,630 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). George Weah is the 68th most popular soccer player (down from 56th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Liberia and the most popular Liberian Soccer Player.
George Weah is most famous for being the only African player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Memorability Metrics
9.9M
Page Views (PV)
66.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
83
Languages Editions (L)
8.86
Effective Languages (L*)
4.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, George Weah ranks 68 out of 21,273. Before him are David Beckham, Roger Milla, Nílton Santos, Oliver Kahn, Luigi Riva, and Gheorghe Hagi. After him are Franco Baresi, Gianni Rivera, Silvio Piola, Francesco Totti, Gianluigi Buffon, and Miguel Muñoz.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Beckham
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 62
Roger Milla
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 63
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 64
Oliver Kahn
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 65
Luigi Riva
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 66
Gheorghe Hagi
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 67
George Weah
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 68
Franco Baresi
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 69
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 70
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 71
Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 72
Gianluigi Buffon
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 73
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, George Weah ranks 6. Before him are Adam Sandler, Mike Tyson, Jimmy Wales, Romário, and Sophie Marceau. After him are Salma Hayek, Roman Abramovich, Hristo Stoichkov, Grigori Perelman, Helena Bonham Carter, and Eric Cantona.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsAdam Sandler
COMEDIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 1
Mike Tyson
BOXER
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 2
Jimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 3
Romário
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 4
Sophie Marceau
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 5
George Weah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 7
Roman Abramovich
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 8
Hristo Stoichkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 9
Grigori Perelman
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 10
Helena Bonham Carter
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 11
Eric Cantona
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 12
In Liberia
Among people born in Liberia, George Weah ranks 2 out of 20. Before him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938). After him are Charles Taylor (1948), Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), Leymah Gbowee (1972), Charles D. B. King (1875), Joseph Boakai (1944), William Tubman (1895), Gyude Bryant (1949), Moses Blah (1947), and Ziad Fazah (1954).
Others born in Liberia
Go to all RankingsEllen Johnson Sirleaf
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 1
George Weah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 2
Charles Taylor
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 3
Samuel Doe
POLITICIAN
1951 - 1990
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 4
William Tolbert
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1980
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5
Leymah Gbowee
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 6
Charles D. B. King
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 7
Joseph Boakai
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 8
William Tubman
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 9
Gyude Bryant
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 10
Moses Blah
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2013
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 11
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 12
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Liberia
Among soccer players born in Liberia, George Weah ranks 1. After him are Ola John (1992), Sekou Oliseh (1990), Collins John (1985), Alex Nimely (1991), and Darlington Nagbe (1990).
George Weah
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1
Ola John
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 2
Sekou Oliseh
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.48
Rank: 3
Collins John
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.88
Rank: 4
Alex Nimely
1991 - Present
HPI: 22.27
Rank: 5
Darlington Nagbe
1990 - Present
HPI: 19.19
Rank: 6