SOCCER PLAYER
Ivan Zafirov
1947 - Today
Ivan Zafirov
Ivan Georgiev Zafirov (Bulgarian: Иван Георгиев Зафиpoв; born 30 December 1947) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Zafirov has received more than 15,963 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ivan Zafirov is the 5,832nd most popular soccer player (down from 5,193rd in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 257th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
16k
Page Views (PV)
41.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ivan Zafirov ranks 5,832 out of 21,273. Before him are Walter Smith, Jan Eriksson, Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Adriano Gerlin da Silva, Engelbert Kraus, and Hiroaki Morishima. After him are Peter Reid, Henri Camara, Alfonso Silva, Walter Gargano, Petri Pasanen, and Dimitar Ivankov.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalter Smith
1948 - 2021
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 5,826
Jan Eriksson
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 5,827
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 5,828
Adriano Gerlin da Silva
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 5,829
Engelbert Kraus
1934 - 2016
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 5,830
Hiroaki Morishima
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 5,831
Ivan Zafirov
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 5,832
Peter Reid
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 5,833
Henri Camara
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 5,834
Alfonso Silva
1926 - 2007
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 5,835
Walter Gargano
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 5,836
Petri Pasanen
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 5,837
Dimitar Ivankov
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 5,838
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Ivan Zafirov ranks 765. Before him are Eddie Thomson, Bob Lutz, Osvaldo Castro, Tamara Dobson, Jim Ryun, and Charlie Hickcox. After him are Alexander Gusev, Wings Hauser, Gerardo Vera, Heikki Ikola, Keone Young, and Archie Gemmill.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsEddie Thomson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2003
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 759
Bob Lutz
TENNIS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 760
Osvaldo Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 761
Tamara Dobson
ACTOR
1947 - 2006
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 762
Jim Ryun
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 763
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 764
Ivan Zafirov
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 765
Alexander Gusev
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 766
Wings Hauser
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 767
Gerardo Vera
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 768
Heikki Ikola
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 769
Keone Young
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 770
Archie Gemmill
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 771
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Ivan Zafirov ranks 280 out of 415. Before him are Ivaylo Yordanov (1968), Serafim Todorov (1969), Stoycho Mladenov (1957), Antoaneta Stefanova (1979), Plamen Markov (1957), and Stanislav Ianevski (1985). After him are Dimitar Ivankov (1975), Yordanka Fandakova (1962), Georgi Bliznashki (1956), Valeri Bojinov (1986), Sofi Marinova (1975), and Zhan Videnov (1959).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsIvaylo Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 274
Serafim Todorov
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 275
Stoycho Mladenov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 276
Antoaneta Stefanova
CHESS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 277
Plamen Markov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 278
Stanislav Ianevski
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 279
Ivan Zafirov
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 280
Dimitar Ivankov
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 281
Yordanka Fandakova
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 282
Georgi Bliznashki
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 283
Valeri Bojinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 284
Sofi Marinova
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 285
Zhan Videnov
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 286
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Ivan Zafirov ranks 47. Before him are Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), Vidin Apostolov (1941), Daniel Borimirov (1970), Ivaylo Yordanov (1968), Stoycho Mladenov (1957), and Plamen Markov (1957). After him are Dimitar Ivankov (1975), Valeri Bojinov (1986), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), Kiril Ivkov (1946), Nikolay Iliev (1964), and Ilian Stoyanov (1977).
Andrey Zhelyazkov
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 41
Vidin Apostolov
1941 - 2020
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 42
Daniel Borimirov
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 43
Ivaylo Yordanov
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 44
Stoycho Mladenov
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 45
Plamen Markov
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 46
Ivan Zafirov
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 47
Dimitar Ivankov
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 48
Valeri Bojinov
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 49
Georgi Dimitrov
1959 - 2021
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 50
Kiril Ivkov
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 51
Nikolay Iliev
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 52
Ilian Stoyanov
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 53