SOCCER PLAYER
Ivan Rakitić
1988 - Today
Ivan Rakitić
Ivan Rakitić (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan rǎkititɕ]; born 10 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Hajduk Split. Rakitić started his professional career at Basel and spent two seasons with them before he was signed by Schalke 04. After spending three-and-a-half seasons in the Bundesliga, he was signed by Sevilla in January 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Rakitić has received more than 5,952,193 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Ivan Rakitić is the 647th most popular soccer player (up from 738th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 239th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
6.0M
Page Views (PV)
62.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
11.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ivan Rakitić ranks 647 out of 21,273. Before him are Roger Byrne, Klaus Augenthaler, Kim Sung-gan, Taro Kagawa, Willy van der Kuijlen, and Akira Nishino. After him are Mario Gómez, Hiroshi Saeki, Erich Juskowiak, Javier Saviola, Herbert Kilpin, and Félix Miélli Venerando.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Byrne
1929 - 1958
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 641
Klaus Augenthaler
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 642
Kim Sung-gan
1912 - 1984
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 643
Taro Kagawa
1922 - 1990
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 644
Willy van der Kuijlen
1946 - 2021
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 645
Akira Nishino
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 646
Ivan Rakitić
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 647
Mario Gómez
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 648
Hiroshi Saeki
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 649
Erich Juskowiak
1926 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 650
Javier Saviola
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 651
Herbert Kilpin
1870 - 1916
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 652
Félix Miélli Venerando
1937 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 653
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Ivan Rakitić ranks 10. Before him are Marcelo, Alexis Sánchez, Emma Stone, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, and Conor McGregor. After him are Jérôme Boateng, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ana de Armas, Derrick Rose, Sergio Busquets, and Rupert Grint.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsMarcelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 4
Alexis Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 5
Emma Stone
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 6
Sergio Agüero
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 7
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 8
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 9
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 10
Jérôme Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 11
Khabib Nurmagomedov
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 12
Ana de Armas
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 13
Derrick Rose
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 14
Sergio Busquets
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 15
Rupert Grint
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 16
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Ivan Rakitić ranks 204 out of 1,015. Before him are Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), André Abegglen (1909), Adrian Frutiger (1928), Victor Goldschmidt (1888), Lucien Favre (1957), and Alfred Escher (1819). After him are Guy Parmelin (1959), Carlo Fontana (1638), Ruth Dreifuss (1940), Ubol Ratana (1951), Andy Hug (1964), and Edwin Fischer (1886).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGabriela Andersen-Schiess
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 198
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 199
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 200
Victor Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1888 - 1947
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 201
Lucien Favre
COACH
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 202
Alfred Escher
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 203
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 204
Guy Parmelin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 205
Carlo Fontana
ARCHITECT
1638 - 1714
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 206
Ruth Dreifuss
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 207
Ubol Ratana
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 208
Andy Hug
MARTIAL ARTS
1964 - 2000
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 209
Edwin Fischer
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 210
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland
Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Ivan Rakitić ranks 3. Before him are Roberto Di Matteo (1970), and André Abegglen (1909). After him are Marcel Koller (1960), Yann Sommer (1988), Leopold Kielholz (1911), Max Abegglen (1902), Josef Hügi (1930), Luuk de Jong (1990), Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Richard Dürr (1938), and Oliver Neuville (1973).
Roberto Di Matteo
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 1
André Abegglen
1909 - 1944
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 2
Ivan Rakitić
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 3
Marcel Koller
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4
Yann Sommer
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 5
Leopold Kielholz
1911 - 1980
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 6
Max Abegglen
1902 - 1970
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 7
Josef Hügi
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 8
Luuk de Jong
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 9
Stéphane Chapuisat
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
Richard Dürr
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 11
Oliver Neuville
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12