Soccer Player

Gianluigi Buffon

1978 - today

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Gianluigi Buffon

His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2024). Gianluigi Buffon is the 82nd most popular soccer player (down from 73rd in 2024), the 774th most popular biography from Italy (down from 684th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Gianluigi Buffon is most famous for being a goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Juventus. He is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 79 out of 21,273. Before him are Giacinto Facchetti, Arthur Friedenreich, Fritz Walter, Franco Baresi, George Weah, and Rivaldo. After him are José Leandro Andrade, Gabriel Batistuta, Paul Breitner, Bobby Moore, Gheorghe Hagi, and Stanley Matthews.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Giacinto Facchetti
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 76
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 77
Fritz Walter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 78
Franco Baresi
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 79
George Weah
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 80
Rivaldo
1972 - Present
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 81
Gianluigi Buffon
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 82
José Leandro Andrade
1901 - 1957
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 83
Gabriel Batistuta
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 84
Paul Breitner
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 85
Bobby Moore
1941 - 1993
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 86
Gheorghe Hagi
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 87
Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 88

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 2. Before him is Volodymyr Zelensky. After him are Zoe Saldaña, Miroslav Klose, Didier Drogba, Usher, Carles Puyol, Amal Clooney, Gennaro Gattuso, Kobe Bryant, Olena Zelenska, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.

Others Born in 1978

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Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 2
Zoe Saldaña
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 3
Miroslav Klose
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 4
Didier Drogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 5
Usher
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
Carles Puyol
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 7
Amal Clooney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 8
Gennaro Gattuso
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 9
Kobe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 10
Olena Zelenska
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 11
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 774 out of NaN. Before him are Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Dino Buzzati (1906), Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Angela Merici (1474), Luca Giordano (1634), and Faustina the Younger (125). After him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Aulus Gellius (123), Luca della Robbia (1399), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), and Ottorino Respighi (1879).

Others born in Italy

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Prince Napoléon Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1891
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 768
Dino Buzzati
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 769
Titus Pomponius Atticus
WRITER
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 770
Angela Merici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1540
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 771
Luca Giordano
PAINTER
1634 - 1705
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 772
Faustina the Younger
POLITICIAN
125 - 175
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 773
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 774
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
229 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 775
Aulus Gellius
WRITER
123 - 180
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 776
Luca della Robbia
SCULPTOR
1399 - 1482
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 777
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 778
Agathocles of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 779
Ottorino Respighi
COMPOSER
1879 - 1936
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 780