SOCCER PLAYER
Gheorghe Popescu
1967 - Today
Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe "Gică" Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈd͡ʒikə poˈpesku]; born 9 October 1967) is a Romanian former professional football player who played as a defender. He notably played in La Liga where he is a former captain of FC Barcelona. He played for a string of European clubs in that period, including a four-year stint at PSV Eindhoven and winning the UEFA Cup with Galatasaray. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gheorghe Popescu has received more than 519,327 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Gheorghe Popescu is the 912th most popular soccer player (down from 825th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Romania (up from 180th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
54.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 912 out of 21,273. Before him are Ernst Ocwirk, Krasimir Balakov, Gaizka Mendieta, Oleh Protasov, Edmundo Suárez, and Jair da Costa. After him are Dani Carvajal, Jordi Alba, Claudio Pizarro, Theo de Jong, Franco Causio, and Juan José Nogués.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnst Ocwirk
1926 - 1980
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 906
Krasimir Balakov
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 907
Gaizka Mendieta
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 908
Oleh Protasov
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 909
Edmundo Suárez
1916 - 1978
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 910
Jair da Costa
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 911
Gheorghe Popescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 912
Dani Carvajal
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 913
Jordi Alba
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 914
Claudio Pizarro
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 915
Theo de Jong
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 916
Franco Causio
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 917
Juan José Nogués
1909 - 1998
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 918
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 67. Before him are Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Noel Gallagher, Song Kang-ho, Naoko Takeuchi, Liev Schreiber, and Lisa Bonet. After him are Mino Raiola, Suman Pokhrel, Amélie Nothomb, Jeanine Áñez, Viktor Bout, and Paul Giamatti.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsHeinz-Harald Frentzen
RACING DRIVER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 61
Noel Gallagher
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 62
Song Kang-ho
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 63
Naoko Takeuchi
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 64
Liev Schreiber
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 65
Lisa Bonet
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 66
Gheorghe Popescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 67
Mino Raiola
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - 2022
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 68
Suman Pokhrel
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 69
Amélie Nothomb
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 70
Jeanine Áñez
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 71
Viktor Bout
EXTREMIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 72
Paul Giamatti
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 73
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 169 out of 844. Before him are Regalianus (250), Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (null), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Nicolae Grigorescu (1838), and Péter Eötvös (1944). After him are Péter Pázmány (1570), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Julius Popper (1857), Adrian Mutu (1979), Brunó Ferenc Straub (1914), and Constantin Dăscălescu (1923).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsRegalianus
POLITICIAN
250 - 260
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 163
Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 164
Vasile Alecsandri
WRITER
1821 - 1890
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 165
Mihail Sebastian
WRITER
1907 - 1945
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 166
Nicolae Grigorescu
PAINTER
1838 - 1907
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 167
Péter Eötvös
COMPOSER
1944 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 168
Gheorghe Popescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 169
Péter Pázmány
PHILOSOPHER
1570 - 1637
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 170
Stephen Pongracz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1582 - 1619
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 171
Julius Popper
EXPLORER
1857 - 1893
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 172
Adrian Mutu
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 173
Brunó Ferenc Straub
CHEMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 174
Constantin Dăscălescu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 175
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 8. Before him are Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Ștefan Kovács (1920), László Bölöni (1953), Anghel Iordănescu (1950), Emerich Jenei (1937), and Dudu Georgescu (1950). After him are Adrian Mutu (1979), Alexander Vencel (1944), Elek Schwartz (1908), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), Josef Posipal (1927), and Miodrag Belodedici (1964).
Gheorghe Hagi
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 2
Ștefan Kovács
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 3
László Bölöni
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4
Anghel Iordănescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 5
Emerich Jenei
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 6
Dudu Georgescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 7
Gheorghe Popescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 8
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 9
Alexander Vencel
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 10
Elek Schwartz
1908 - 2000
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 11
Helmuth Duckadam
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 12
Josef Posipal
1927 - 1997
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 13
Miodrag Belodedici
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 14