SOCCER PLAYER
Godfrey Chitalu
1947 - 1993
Godfrey Chitalu
Godfrey Chitalu (22 October 1947 – 27 April 1993), nicknamed Ucar, was a Zambian footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest Zambian player of all time as he holds his national team's goalscoring record and was voted Zambian footballer of the year five times. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Godfrey Chitalu has received more than 358,669 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Godfrey Chitalu is the 719th most popular soccer player (up from 952nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Zambia (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Zambian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
55.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
5.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Godfrey Chitalu ranks 719 out of 21,273. Before him are Koji Miyata, Lennart Skoglund, Joachim Streich, Dejan Stanković, Thiago Motta, and Lionel Scaloni. After him are Jérôme Boateng, Gabriel Hanot, Jorginho, Takashi Mizuno, Paulo Sousa, and Asim Ferhatović.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKoji Miyata
1923 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 713
Lennart Skoglund
1929 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 714
Joachim Streich
1951 - 2022
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 715
Dejan Stanković
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 716
Thiago Motta
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 717
Lionel Scaloni
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 718
Godfrey Chitalu
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 719
Jérôme Boateng
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 720
Gabriel Hanot
1889 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 721
Jorginho
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 722
Takashi Mizuno
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 723
Paulo Sousa
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 724
Asim Ferhatović
1933 - 1987
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 725
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Godfrey Chitalu ranks 181. Before him are Greg Lake, James Dyson, Sergio Badilla Castillo, Alain Connes, Malam Bacai Sanhá, and Mario Aurelio Poli. After him are Mary Simon, Ben Cross, Philippe Herreweghe, Somchai Wongsawat, Rita Lee, and Michel Sardou. Among people deceased in 1993, Godfrey Chitalu ranks 80. Before him are John Connally, Maurice Yaméogo, Ishirō Honda, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Matthew Ridgway, and Héctor Lavoe. After him are Marian Anderson, Monte Melkonian, Wolfgang Lotz, René Pleven, József Antall, and E. P. Thompson.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsGreg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 175
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 176
Sergio Badilla Castillo
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 177
Alain Connes
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 178
Malam Bacai Sanhá
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 179
Mario Aurelio Poli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 180
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 181
Mary Simon
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 182
Ben Cross
ACTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 183
Philippe Herreweghe
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 184
Somchai Wongsawat
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 185
Rita Lee
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 186
Michel Sardou
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsJohn Connally
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 74
Maurice Yaméogo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 75
Ishirō Honda
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 76
Tatiana Nikolayeva
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 77
Matthew Ridgway
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1993
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 78
Héctor Lavoe
SINGER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 79
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 80
Marian Anderson
SINGER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 81
Monte Melkonian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 1993
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 82
Wolfgang Lotz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1993
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 83
René Pleven
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1993
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 84
József Antall
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1993
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 85
E. P. Thompson
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 86
In Zambia
Among people born in Zambia, Godfrey Chitalu ranks 3 out of 41. Before him are Wilbur Smith (1933), and Kenneth Kaunda (1924). After him are Stanley Fischer (1943), Frederick Chiluba (1943), Michael Sata (1937), Levy Mwanawasa (1948), Edgar Lungu (1956), Kalusha Bwalya (1963), Peter Dickinson (1927), Hakainde Hichilema (1962), and Denise Scott Brown (1931).
Others born in Zambia
Go to all RankingsWilbur Smith
WRITER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 2
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 3
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 5
Michael Sata
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 6
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 7
Edgar Lungu
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 8
Kalusha Bwalya
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 9
Peter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 10
Hakainde Hichilema
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 11
Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 12
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Zambia
Among soccer players born in Zambia, Godfrey Chitalu ranks 1. After him are Kalusha Bwalya (1963), Patson Daka (1998), Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), Christopher Katongo (1982), Guus Til (1997), Jacob Mulenga (1984), Kennedy Mweene (1984), James Chamanga (1980), Felix Katongo (1984), Stoppila Sunzu (1989), and Emmanuel Mbola (1993).
Godfrey Chitalu
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1
Kalusha Bwalya
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 2
Patson Daka
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 3
Emmanuel Mayuka
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 4
Christopher Katongo
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 5
Guus Til
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 6
Jacob Mulenga
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 7
Kennedy Mweene
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 8
James Chamanga
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.53
Rank: 9
Felix Katongo
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 10
Stoppila Sunzu
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.92
Rank: 11
Emmanuel Mbola
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.76
Rank: 12