Soccer Player

Gianni Rivera

Italian footballer and politician

1943 - today

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Gianni Rivera

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2024). Gianni Rivera is the 74th most popular soccer player (down from 70th in 2024), the 727th most popular biography from Italy (down from 673rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Gianni Rivera is most famous for being a retired Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Italian national team and helped them win the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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230k

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Past 12 months

72.09

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#74 / 24k

Gianni Rivera ranks #74 of 24,321 Soccer Players worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.

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Gianni Rivera's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Gianni Rivera ranks 71 out of 24,321. Before him are Flórián Albert, Francesco Totti, Silvio Piola, Alan Ball Jr., Uwe Seeler, and Béla Guttmann. After him are Billy Wright, Nílton Santos, Giacinto Facchetti, Arthur Friedenreich, Fritz Walter, and Franco Baresi.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 68
Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 69
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 70
Alan Ball Jr.
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 71
Uwe Seeler
1936 - 2022
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 72
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 73
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 74
Billy Wright
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 75
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 76
Giacinto Facchetti
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 77
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 78
Fritz Walter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 79
Franco Baresi
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 80

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Gianni Rivera ranks 42. Before him are John Kerry, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Denis Sassou Nguesso, David Cronenberg, Antonio Inoki, and Eduard Limonov. After him are Malcolm McDowell, Johnny Hallyday, Richard Wright, Mario Monti, Ralph M. Steinman, and Griselda Blanco.

Others Born in 1943

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John Kerry
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 36
Carlos Alberto Parreira
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 37
Denis Sassou Nguesso
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 38
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 39
Antonio Inoki
WRESTLER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 40
Eduard Limonov
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 41
Gianni Rivera
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 42
Malcolm McDowell
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 43
Johnny Hallyday
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 44
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 45
Mario Monti
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 46
Ralph M. Steinman
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 47
Griselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 48

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianni Rivera ranks 727 out of 5,905. Before him are Charles II of Naples (1254), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), and Scipio Aemilianus (-185). After him are Domenico Modugno (1928), Oriana Fallaci (1929), Agostino Carracci (1557), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Giovanni Agnelli (1866), and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507).

Others born in Italy

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Charles II of Naples
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1309
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 721
Manfred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1232 - 1266
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 722
Gregorio Allegri
COMPOSER
1582 - 1652
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 723
Pietro da Cortona
PAINTER
1596 - 1669
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 724
Conrad of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1146 - 1192
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 725
Scipio Aemilianus
POLITICIAN
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 726
Gianni Rivera
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 727
Domenico Modugno
SINGER
1928 - 1994
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 728
Oriana Fallaci
JOURNALIST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 729
Agostino Carracci
PAINTER
1557 - 1602
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 730
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1476 - 1534
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 731
Giovanni Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 732
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
ARCHITECT
1507 - 1573
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 733