1981 - Today
Iker Casillas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈikeɾ kaˈsiʎas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 20 May 1981) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Popularly dubbed "San Iker" ("Saint Iker") for his ability to produce spectacular saves, Casillas is widely considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He is known for his athleticism, quick reactions and outstanding shot-stopping ability. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iker Casillas has received more than 7,057,930 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Iker Casillas is the 154th most popular soccer player (down from 93rd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Spain (down from 245th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Iker Casillas is most famous for being a goalkeeper for the Spanish national team and Real Madrid.
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Among soccer players, Iker Casillas ranks 154 out of 16,923. Before him are József Bozsik, Saizo Saito, Aimé Jacquet, Kaká, Oldřich Nejedlý, and Edgar Davids. After him are Grzegorz Lato, Hiroaki Sato, René Higuita, Hirokazu Ninomiya, Helmut Rahn, and Kazu Naoki.
1925 - 1978
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 148
1908 - 2004
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 149
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 150
1982 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 151
1909 - 1990
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 152
1973 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 153
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 154
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 155
1932 - 1988
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 156
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 157
1917 - 2000
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 158
1929 - 2003
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 159
1918 - 1944
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 160
Among people born in 1981, Iker Casillas ranks 5. Before him are Zlatan Ibrahimović, Roger Federer, Natalie Portman, and Alicia Keys. After him are Britney Spears, Fernando Alonso, Samuel Eto'o, David Villa, Beyoncé, Jessica Alba, and Rami Malek.
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 1
1981 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 2
1981 - Present
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 4
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 5
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 6
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 7
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 8
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 9
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 10
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Iker Casillas ranks 301 out of 2,595. Before him are Jesús Franco (1930), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), Alfonso II of Asturias (759), Ramiro I of Aragon (1008), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029). After him are Liuvigild (525), Martin I of Sicily (1374), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Juana Enríquez (1425), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), and Sigeric (370).
1930 - 2013
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 295
1502 - 1572
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 296
759 - 842
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 297
1008 - 1063
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 298
1510 - 1548
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 299
1029 - 1087
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 300
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 301
525 - 586
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 302
1374 - 1409
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 303
1629 - 1679
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 304
1425 - 1468
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 305
1877 - 1949
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 306
370 - 415
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 307
Among soccer players born in Spain, Iker Casillas ranks 8. Before him are Luis Suárez (1935), Francisco Gento (1933), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Quique Setién (1958), and Telmo Zarra (1921). After him are Carles Puyol (1978), Carles Rexach (1947), Xavi (1980), Joaquín Peiró (1936), Andrés Iniesta (1984), and Ernesto Valverde (1964).
1935 - Present
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 2
1933 - Present
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 3
1901 - 1978
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 4
1922 - 1990
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 5
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 6
1921 - 2006
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 7
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 10
1980 - Present
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 11
1936 - 2020
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 12
1984 - Present
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 13
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 14