1937 - 2019
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory. Banks joined Chesterfield in March 1953, and played for their youth team in the 1956 FA Youth Cup final. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Banks has received more than 1,890,576 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Gordon Banks is the 71st most popular soccer player (down from 38th in 2019), the 529th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 360th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Soccer Player.
Gordon Banks is most famous for his save on Pelé in the 1970 World Cup.
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Among soccer players, Gordon Banks ranks 71 out of 16,923. Before him are Roberto Carlos, Rob Rensenbrink, Roger Milla, Paul Breitner, Oliver Kahn, and Helenio Herrera. After him are Rivaldo, Fritz Walter, Eric Cantona, Zito, Silvio Piola, and Gianni Rivera.
1973 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 65
1947 - 2020
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 66
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 67
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 68
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 69
1910 - 1997
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 70
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 71
1972 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 72
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 73
1966 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 74
1932 - 2015
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 75
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 76
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 77
Among people born in 1937, Gordon Banks ranks 33. Before him are Alain Badiou, Madeleine Albright, Claude Lelouch, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, and Colleen McCullough. After him are Juvénal Habyarimana, John Horton Conway, Robert Coleman Richardson, David Hockney, Richard Møller Nielsen, and Gennady Yanayev. Among people deceased in 2019, Gordon Banks ranks 30. Before him are Anna Karina, Kary Mullis, Beji Caid Essebsi, Murray Gell-Mann, Ratko Janev, and Li Peng. After him are Bert Hellinger, Andrea Camilleri, Marie Fredriksson, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Tony Buzan, and Mariss Jansons.
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 27
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 28
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 29
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 30
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 31
1937 - 2015
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 32
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 33
1937 - 1994
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 34
1937 - 2020
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 35
1937 - 2013
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 36
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 37
1937 - 2014
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 38
1937 - 2010
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 39
1940 - 2019
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 24
1944 - 2019
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 25
1926 - 2019
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 26
1929 - 2019
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 27
1939 - 2019
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 28
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 29
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 30
1925 - 2019
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 31
1925 - 2019
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 32
1958 - 2019
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 33
1921 - 2019
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 34
1942 - 2019
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 35
1943 - 2019
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 36
Among people born in United Kingdom, Gordon Banks ranks 529 out of 6,924. Before him are James II of Scotland (1430), John Franklin (1786), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Richard Francis Burton (1821), James Clark Ross (1800), and Nigel Mansell (1953). After him are James III of Scotland (1451), Edmund Ironside (993), A. S. Neill (1883), Bob Hoskins (1942), Alice Liddell (1852), and Tony Scott (1944).
1430 - 1460
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 523
1786 - 1847
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 524
1863 - 1950
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 525
1821 - 1890
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 526
1800 - 1862
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 527
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 528
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 529
1451 - 1488
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 530
993 - 1016
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 531
1883 - 1973
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 532
1942 - 2014
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 533
1852 - 1934
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 534
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 535
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gordon Banks ranks 5. Before him are George Best (1946), Bobby Charlton (1937), David Beckham (1975), and Stanley Matthews (1915). After him are Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Bobby Moore (1941), Duncan Edwards (1936), Peter Shilton (1949), and Kevin Keegan (1951).
1946 - 2005
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 3
1915 - 2000
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 4
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
1933 - 2009
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 8
1941 - 1993
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 9
1936 - 1958
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 12