REFEREE
Howard Webb
1971 - Today
Howard Webb
Howard Melton Webb MBE (born 14 July 1971) is an English former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee from 2005 to 2014. Webb is counted amongst the all-time top referees by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics and refereed a number of notable matches in England including the FA Cup final, the FA Community Shield and the final of the League Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Webb has received more than 1,271,495 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Howard Webb is the 13th most popular referee (down from 11th in 2019), the 2,796th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,880th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Referee.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
50.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
5.95
Effective Languages (L*)
4.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Howard Webb ranks 13 out of 147. Before him are Markus Merk, Horacio Elizondo, Rudi Glöckner, Nicolae Rainea, Jack Taylor, and Björn Kuipers. After him are Roberto Rosetti, Nicola Rizzoli, Said Belqola, Gamal Al-Ghandour, Viktor Kassai, and Maurice Guigue.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarkus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 7
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 8
Rudi Glöckner
1929 - 1999
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 9
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 12
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 13
Roberto Rosetti
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 14
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 15
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 16
Gamal Al-Ghandour
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 17
Viktor Kassai
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 18
Maurice Guigue
1912 - 2011
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Howard Webb ranks 107. Before him are Benedict Wong, Chris Vance, João Pinto, Michael C. Hall, Lior Raz, and Peter Sarsgaard. After him are Gary Barlow, Shireen Abu Akleh, Sergi Bruguera, Luke Wilson, Matthew Vaughn, and Nicola Rizzoli.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsBenedict Wong
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 101
Chris Vance
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 102
João Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 103
Michael C. Hall
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 104
Lior Raz
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 105
Peter Sarsgaard
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 106
Howard Webb
REFEREE
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 107
Gary Barlow
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 108
Shireen Abu Akleh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1971 - 2022
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 109
Sergi Bruguera
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 110
Luke Wilson
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 111
Matthew Vaughn
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 112
Nicola Rizzoli
REFEREE
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 113
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Webb ranks 2,796 out of 8,785. Before him are Caroline Goodall (1959), John Hick (1922), Maurice Dobb (1900), Alfred Deller (1912), Tyson Fury (1988), and Edward Turner Bennett (1797). After him are George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Amanda Tapping (1965), Jim Marshall (1923), Dawn Addams (1930), Edward Fortunatus (1565), and Jason Flemyng (1966).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCaroline Goodall
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,790
John Hick
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,791
Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,792
Alfred Deller
SINGER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,793
Tyson Fury
BOXER
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 2,794
Edward Turner Bennett
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1836
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 2,795
Howard Webb
REFEREE
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2,796
George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1834
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2,797
Amanda Tapping
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 2,798
Jim Marshall
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2012
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 2,799
Dawn Addams
ACTOR
1930 - 1985
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 2,800
Edward Fortunatus
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1600
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 2,801
Jason Flemyng
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 2,802
Among REFEREES In United Kingdom
Among referees born in United Kingdom, Howard Webb ranks 2. Before him are Jack Taylor (1930). After him are Graham Poll (1963), Anthony Taylor (1978), Michael Oliver (1985), Martin Atkinson (1971), Hugh Dallas (1957), Michaela Tabb (1967), Mike Dean (1968), Mark Clattenburg (1975), Craig Thomson (1972), and Willie Collum (1979).
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 3
Anthony Taylor
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 4
Michael Oliver
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 5
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 6
Hugh Dallas
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 7
Michaela Tabb
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 8
Mike Dean
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 9
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 10
Craig Thomson
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 11
Willie Collum
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.34
Rank: 12