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Gerd Müller

1945 - 2021

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Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁt ˈmʏlɐ]; 3 November 1945 – 15 August 2021) was a German professional footballer. A prolific striker, especially in and around the six-yard box, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerd Müller has received more than 4,747,891 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Gerd Müller is the 6th most popular soccer player (up from 8th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Germany (up from 83rd in 2019) and the most popular German Soccer Player.

Gerd Müller is most famous for being the all-time leading goalscorer for the German national team. He scored 68 goals in 62 games for his country.

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  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 80

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gerd Müller ranks 6 out of 16,880. Before him are Pelé, Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, and Lev Yashin. After him are Franz Beckenbauer, Eusébio, Garrincha, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Zinedine Zidane, and Giuseppe Meazza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Gerd Müller ranks 3. Before him are Bob Marley and Rodrigo Duterte. After him are Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Franz Beckenbauer, Aung San Suu Kyi, Vince McMahon, Radovan Karadžić, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Eric Clapton, Tom Selleck, and Daniel Ortega. Among people deceased in 2021, Gerd Müller ranks 4. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Michael Collins. After him are Mikis Theodorakis, Albert Bandura, Charlie Watts, Chun Doo-hwan, Jacques Rogge, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Desmond Tutu, and Christopher Plummer.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gerd Müller ranks 61 out of 6,142. Before him are Hildegard of Bingen (1098), William I, German Emperor (1797), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Klemens von Metternich (1773), Heinrich Heine (1797), and Jacques Offenbach (1819). After him are Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Martin Bormann (1900), Konrad Adenauer (1876), Erich Fromm (1900), and Erich von Manstein (1887).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Gerd Müller ranks 1. After him are Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Lothar Matthäus (1961), Oliver Kahn (1969), Fritz Walter (1920), Paul Breitner (1951), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Uwe Seeler (1936), Rudi Völler (1960), Felix Magath (1953), and Berti Vogts (1946).

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