SOCCER PLAYER
Gianfranco Zola
1966 - Today
Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko dˈdzɔːla]; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football executive, manager, and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He is currently in charge as vice-president of the Lega Pro, the Italian Serie C football league. He spent the first decade of his playing career playing in Italy, most notably with Napoli, alongside Diego Maradona and Careca, where he was able to win the Serie A title, and at Parma, where he won the Italian Super Cup and the UEFA Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gianfranco Zola has received more than 3,392,783 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Gianfranco Zola is the 412th most popular soccer player (down from 389th in 2019), the 1,610th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,695th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
58.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
6.95
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gianfranco Zola ranks 412 out of 21,273. Before him are Eden Hazard, Gyula Zsengellér, Petar Zhekov, Branko Oblak, Yoshimatsu Oyama, and Carlos Bianchi. After him are Pablo Dorado, Saizo Saito, Steven Gerrard, Patrick Kluivert, Preben Elkjær, and Seishiro Shimatani.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEden Hazard
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 406
Gyula Zsengellér
1915 - 1999
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 407
Petar Zhekov
1944 - 2023
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 408
Branko Oblak
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 409
Yoshimatsu Oyama
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 410
Carlos Bianchi
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 411
Gianfranco Zola
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 412
Pablo Dorado
1908 - 1978
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 413
Saizo Saito
1908 - 2004
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 414
Steven Gerrard
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 415
Patrick Kluivert
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 416
Preben Elkjær
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 417
Seishiro Shimatani
1938 - 2001
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 418
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Gianfranco Zola ranks 33. Before him are Sinéad O'Connor, Janet Jackson, Billy Zane, Zack Snyder, Dean Cain, and Kiefer Sutherland. After him are Emmanuelle Seigner, Yoshihiro Togashi, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Dejan Savićević, and Jan Železný.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsSinéad O'Connor
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 27
Janet Jackson
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 28
Billy Zane
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 29
Zack Snyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 30
Dean Cain
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 31
Kiefer Sutherland
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 32
Gianfranco Zola
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 33
Emmanuelle Seigner
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 34
Yoshihiro Togashi
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 35
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 36
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 37
Dejan Savićević
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 38
Jan Železný
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 39
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Gianfranco Zola ranks 1,610 out of 5,161. Before him are Silvia Federici (1942), Michele Alboreto (1956), Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (1421), Ornella Vanoni (1934), Francesco del Cossa (1436), and Pope Pontian (200). After him are Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650), Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770), Antonio Cesti (1623), Bernardino Telesio (1509), Claudio Merulo (1533), and Francesco Gasparini (1668).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsSilvia Federici
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,604
Michele Alboreto
RACING DRIVER
1956 - 2001
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1,605
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici
BUSINESSPERSON
1421 - 1463
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1,606
Ornella Vanoni
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1,607
Francesco del Cossa
PAINTER
1436 - 1477
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,608
Pope Pontian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 235
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,609
Gianfranco Zola
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,610
Giovanni Battista Bassani
COMPOSER
1650 - 1716
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,611
Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1800
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,612
Antonio Cesti
SINGER
1623 - 1669
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,613
Bernardino Telesio
PHILOSOPHER
1509 - 1588
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,614
Claudio Merulo
COMPOSER
1533 - 1604
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,615
Francesco Gasparini
COMPOSER
1668 - 1727
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,616
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy
Among soccer players born in Italy, Gianfranco Zola ranks 38. Before him are Giovanni Ferrari (1907), Gianpiero Combi (1902), Marco Materazzi (1973), Simone Inzaghi (1976), Mario Balotelli (1990), and Giuseppe Bergomi (1963). After him are Thiago Alcântara (1991), Daniele Massaro (1961), Nereo Rocco (1912), Gianluca Zambrotta (1977), Walter Mazzarri (1961), and Vincenzo Montella (1974).
Giovanni Ferrari
1907 - 1982
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 32
Gianpiero Combi
1902 - 1956
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 33
Marco Materazzi
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 34
Simone Inzaghi
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 35
Mario Balotelli
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 36
Giuseppe Bergomi
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 37
Gianfranco Zola
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 38
Thiago Alcântara
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 39
Daniele Massaro
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 40
Nereo Rocco
1912 - 1979
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 41
Gianluca Zambrotta
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 42
Walter Mazzarri
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 43
Vincenzo Montella
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 44