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Hulk

1986 - Today

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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 6,597,931 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Hulk is the 955th most popular soccer player (down from 852nd in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 207th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hulk ranks 955 out of 21,273Before him are Ferenc Szusza, Bernd Bransch, Adrian Mutu, Paolo Di Canio, Joseph Alcazar, and Herbert Chapman. After him are Kalle Svensson, Juan Ramón Verón, Kikuzo Kisaka, Ronald de Boer, Fernando Muslera, and César Sampaio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Hulk ranks 22Before him are Mario Mandžukić, Hugo Lloris, David Silva, Radamel Falcao, Robert Pattinson, and Nani. After him are Fernando Muslera, Lindsay Lohan, Diego Godín, Seth Rollins, Irina Shayk, and Alexander Rybak.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Hulk ranks 226 out of 2,236Before him are Elza Soares (1930), Carlos Marighella (1911), Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836), Tim (1915), and Rubens de Falco (1931). After him are Jandira Martini (1945), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), César Sampaio (1968), Hermes da Fonseca (1855), Giovane Élber (1972), and Bauer (1925).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Hulk ranks 97Before him are Oreco (1932), Jair da Costa (1940), Diego Costa (1988), Domingos da Guia (1912), Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), and Tim (1915). After him are César Sampaio (1968), Giovane Élber (1972), Bauer (1925), Branco (1964), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), and Paulo Cézar Caju (1949).