SOCCER PLAYER
Hao Haidong
1970 - Today
Hao Haidong
Hao Haidong (simplified Chinese: 郝海东; traditional Chinese: 郝海東; pinyin: Hǎo Hǎidōng; born 9 May 1970) is a Chinese former international footballer. He currently holds the record for being China's top goalscorer. As a player he represented Bayi Football Team, Dalian Shide and Sheffield United in a career that saw him win six league titles and two Chinese FA Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hao Haidong has received more than 355,727 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Hao Haidong is the 4,292nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,822nd in 2019), the 976th most popular biography from China (down from 883rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
52.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
1.90
Effective Languages (L*)
4.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Hao Haidong ranks 4,292 out of 21,273. Before him are Davy Klaassen, Mamadou Sakho, Friedhelm Funkel, José Nehin, Marek Heinz, and Hiroyuki Sakashita. After him are Jules Pappaert, Klaus Berggreen, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Duván Zapata, Serge Aurier, and Georg Stollenwerk.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavy Klaassen
1993 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 4,286
Mamadou Sakho
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 4,287
Friedhelm Funkel
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 4,288
José Nehin
1905 - 1957
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 4,289
Marek Heinz
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 4,290
Hiroyuki Sakashita
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 4,291
Hao Haidong
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,292
Jules Pappaert
1905 - 1945
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,293
Klaus Berggreen
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,294
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,295
Duván Zapata
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,296
Serge Aurier
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,297
Georg Stollenwerk
1930 - 2014
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4,298
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Hao Haidong ranks 239. Before him are Erik Zabel, Oleksandr Fedenko, Vladimir Grbić, Anne-Marie Duff, Marco Etcheverry, and Yuriy Nikiforov. After him are Abderrahim Ouakili, Stacy Valentine, Erick Thohir, Nick Offerman, Avishai Cohen, and José Francisco Molina.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsErik Zabel
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 233
Oleksandr Fedenko
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 234
Vladimir Grbić
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 235
Anne-Marie Duff
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 236
Marco Etcheverry
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 237
Yuriy Nikiforov
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 238
Hao Haidong
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 239
Abderrahim Ouakili
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2023
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 240
Stacy Valentine
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 241
Erick Thohir
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 242
Nick Offerman
COMEDIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 243
Avishai Cohen
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 244
José Francisco Molina
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 245
In China
Among people born in China, Hao Haidong ranks 976 out of 1,610. Before him are John Dobson (1915), Taylor Wang (1940), Ding Liren (1992), Ge You (1957), Meng Wanzhou (1972), and Cui Jian (1961). After him are Zhu Jianhua (1963), Ma Jian (1953), Da-Wen Sun (1960), Shi Zhengli (1964), Wu'erkaixi (1968), and Wu Jing (1974).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsJohn Dobson
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 970
Taylor Wang
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 971
Ding Liren
CHESS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 972
Ge You
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 973
Meng Wanzhou
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 974
Cui Jian
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 975
Hao Haidong
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 976
Zhu Jianhua
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 977
Ma Jian
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 978
Da-Wen Sun
ENGINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 979
Shi Zhengli
BIOLOGIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 980
Wu'erkaixi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 981
Wu Jing
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 982
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In China
Among soccer players born in China, Hao Haidong ranks 2. Before him are Jia Xiuquan (1963). After him are Zheng Zhi (1980), Sun Jihai (1977), Fan Zhiyi (1969), Sun Wen (1973), Li Weifeng (1978), Li Tie (1977), Dong Fangzhuo (1985), Wu Lei (1991), Ma Mingyu (1970), and Jiang Jin (1968).
Jia Xiuquan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1
Hao Haidong
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2
Zheng Zhi
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 3
Sun Jihai
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4
Fan Zhiyi
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5
Sun Wen
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 6
Li Weifeng
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 7
Li Tie
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 8
Dong Fangzhuo
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 9
Wu Lei
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 10
Ma Mingyu
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 11
Jiang Jin
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 12