SOCCER PLAYER
Gregory van der Wiel
1988 - Today
Gregory van der Wiel
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel (born 3 February 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Born in Amsterdam, Van der Wiel is a product of the AFC Ajax youth system. In 2010, he was awarded the Johan Cruyff Award for "Young Player of the Year" in the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory van der Wiel has received more than 1,535,098 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory van der Wiel is the 3,096th most popular soccer player (down from 2,826th in 2019), the 783rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 730th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
54.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
9.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gregory van der Wiel ranks 3,096 out of 21,273. Before him are Givi Nodia, Ditmar Jakobs, João Paulo, Hernán Gaviria, Ali Parvin, and Jaime Ramírez. After him are Cicinho, José Ufarte, Masaru Uchiyama, Egon Jönsson, Božo Broketa, and Wilfried Puis.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGivi Nodia
1948 - 2005
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 3,090
Ditmar Jakobs
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3,091
João Paulo
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3,092
Hernán Gaviria
1969 - 2002
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3,093
Ali Parvin
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3,094
Jaime Ramírez
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 3,095
Gregory van der Wiel
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3,096
Cicinho
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3,097
José Ufarte
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3,098
Masaru Uchiyama
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3,099
Egon Jönsson
1921 - 2000
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 3,100
Božo Broketa
1922 - 1985
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 3,101
Wilfried Puis
1943 - 1981
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 3,102
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Gregory van der Wiel ranks 67. Before him are Anderson, Brenda Song, Jihadi John, Anikka Albrite, Benedikt Höwedes, and Haley Joel Osment. After him are Angelique Kerber, Maya Yoshida, Grimes, Steven Nzonzi, Josip Iličić, and Justin Gaethje.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsAnderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 61
Brenda Song
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 62
Jihadi John
CELEBRITY
1988 - 2015
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 63
Anikka Albrite
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 64
Benedikt Höwedes
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 65
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 66
Gregory van der Wiel
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 67
Angelique Kerber
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 68
Maya Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 69
Grimes
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 70
Steven Nzonzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 71
Josip Iličić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 72
Justin Gaethje
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 73
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Gregory van der Wiel ranks 783 out of 1,646. Before him are Anneke van Giersbergen (1973), Karen Mulder (1970), Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876), Jo Bonfrère (1946), Charley Toorop (1891), and Doutzen Kroes (1985). After him are Adri van Male (1910), Matthijs de Ligt (1999), René Pijnen (1946), Bas Paauwe (1911), André Hazes (1951), and Nida Senff (1920).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsAnneke van Giersbergen
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 777
Karen Mulder
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 778
Jacoba van Heemskerck
PAINTER
1876 - 1923
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 779
Jo Bonfrère
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 780
Charley Toorop
PAINTER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 781
Doutzen Kroes
MODEL
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 782
Gregory van der Wiel
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 783
Adri van Male
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 784
Matthijs de Ligt
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 785
René Pijnen
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 786
Bas Paauwe
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 787
André Hazes
SINGER
1951 - 2004
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 788
Nida Senff
SWIMMER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 789
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Gregory van der Wiel ranks 102. Before him are Fred Rutten (1962), Eddy Pieters Graafland (1934), Jan van Beveren (1948), Khalid Boulahrouz (1981), Ed de Goey (1966), and Jo Bonfrère (1946). After him are Adri van Male (1910), Matthijs de Ligt (1999), Bas Paauwe (1911), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Winston Bogarde (1970), and Adrie van Kraay (1953).
Fred Rutten
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 96
Eddy Pieters Graafland
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 97
Jan van Beveren
1948 - 2011
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 98
Khalid Boulahrouz
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 99
Ed de Goey
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 100
Jo Bonfrère
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 101
Gregory van der Wiel
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 102
Adri van Male
1910 - 1990
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 103
Matthijs de Ligt
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 104
Bas Paauwe
1911 - 1989
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 105
Jasper Cillessen
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 106
Winston Bogarde
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 107
Adrie van Kraay
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 108