1986 - Today
Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986), mononymously known as Hulk (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁuwki]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Mineiro. After starting out professionally with Vitória and then playing three years in Japan, he played several seasons in Portugal with Porto, winning ten titles – including the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League and three national championships. He was crowned the league's top scorer once. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hulk has received more than 5,981,627 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 67 in 2019). Hulk is the 852nd most popular soccer player (up from 990th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 240th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Hulk ranks 852 out of 16,880. Before him are Slaven Bilić, Wilson da Silva Piazza, Arda Turan, Giuseppe Baresi, Asim Ferhatović, and Dimitar Penev. After him are Mikel Arteta, Ferenc Szusza, Billy Wright, Carlos Borges, Christian Eriksen, and Kiyoshi Tomizawa.
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 846
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 847
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 848
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 849
1933 - 1987
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 850
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 851
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 852
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 853
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 854
1924 - 1994
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 855
1932 - 2014
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 856
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 857
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 858
Among people born in 1986, Hulk ranks 25. Before him are Nani, Lindsay Lohan, Alexander Rybak, David Silva, Irina Shayk, and Diego Godín. After him are Kit Harington, Alexandra Daddario, Hugo Lloris, Keisuke Honda, Fernando Muslera, and Richard Madden.
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 19
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 20
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 21
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 22
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 23
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 24
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 25
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 26
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 27
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 28
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 29
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 30
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 31
Among people born in Brazil, Hulk ranks 208 out of 2,067. Before him are Carlos Kaiser (1963), Rodrigo Santoro (1975), Nilo Peçanha (1867), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Rubens de Falco (1931), and Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943). After him are Regina Duarte (1947), Friaça (1924), César Sampaio (1968), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), José de Alencar (1829), and Julinho (1929).
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 202
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 203
1867 - 1924
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 204
1902 - 1987
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 205
1931 - 2008
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 206
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 207
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 208
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 209
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 210
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 211
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 212
1829 - 1877
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 213
1929 - 2003
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 214
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Hulk ranks 86. Before him are Hércules Brito Ruas (1939), Dida (1934), Lúcio (1978), Alexandre Pato (1989), Carlos Kaiser (1963), and Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943). After him are Friaça (1924), César Sampaio (1968), Julinho (1929), Thiago Motta (1982), Philippe Coutinho (1992), and Maicon Sisenando (1981).
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 80
1934 - 2002
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 81
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 82
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 83
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 84
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 85
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 86
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 87
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 88
1929 - 2003
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 89
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 90
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 91
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 92