1920 - 1998
John Frederick Rowley (7 October 1918 – 28 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for a 17-year spell with Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific goalscoring and explosive shooting, scoring 211 goals in 424 appearances for United. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Rowley has received more than 120,337 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Rowley is the 3,702nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,082nd in 2019), the 4,398th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,825th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Jack Rowley ranks 3,702 out of 16,880. Before him are Yuriko Shima, Roberto Telch, Leonardo Spinazzola, Silviu Lung, Tony Barton, and Jesse Marsch. After him are Miroslav Votava, Armand Forcherio, Carlos Roberto Gallo, Jia Xiuquan, Salah Assad, and Charles W. Alcock.
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 3,696
1943 - 2014
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 3,697
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 3,698
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 3,699
1937 - 1993
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 3,700
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 3,701
1920 - 1998
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 3,702
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 3,703
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 3,704
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 3,705
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,706
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,707
1842 - 1907
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,708
Among people born in 1920, Jack Rowley ranks 340. Before him are Lucidio Sentimenti, Nida Senff, Ragnhild Hveger, Bert Williams, Raymond Salles, and Denton Cooley. After him are Sammy Lee, Laraine Day, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Michael Bates, Man Mohan Adhikari, and Jean Dutourd. Among people deceased in 1998, Jack Rowley ranks 249. Before him are James Lighthill, Richard Denning, Hilla Limann, Clark Clifford, Erling Evensen, and Eldridge Cleaver. After him are Jane Bell, Aleksey Spiridonov, Ran Laurie, Louis Hostin, Charles Sibley, and Jackie Blanchflower.
1920 - 2014
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 334
1920 - 1995
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 335
1920 - 2011
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 336
1920 - 2014
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 337
1920 - 1996
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 338
1920 - 2016
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 339
1920 - 1998
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 340
1920 - 2016
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 341
1920 - 2007
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 342
1920 - 2012
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 343
1920 - 1978
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 344
1920 - 1999
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 345
1920 - 2011
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 346
1924 - 1998
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 243
1914 - 1998
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 244
1934 - 1998
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 245
1906 - 1998
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 246
1914 - 1998
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 247
1935 - 1998
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 248
1920 - 1998
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 249
1910 - 1998
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 250
1951 - 1998
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 251
1915 - 1998
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 252
1908 - 1998
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 253
1917 - 1998
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 254
1933 - 1998
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 255
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Rowley ranks 4,398 out of 7,765. Before him are Tony Barton (1937), Joseph Barcroft (1872), Emma Thomas (1971), Nick Rhodes (1962), Cherie Blair (1954), and Leslie Marr (1922). After him are Mark Blundell (1966), Raymond Leppard (1927), Adam Godley (1964), Charles W. Alcock (1842), Allan Warren (1948), and Jonathan Lynn (1943).
1937 - 1993
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,392
1872 - 1947
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,393
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,394
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,395
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,396
1922 - 2021
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,397
1920 - 1998
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,398
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,399
1927 - 2019
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,400
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,401
1842 - 1907
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,402
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 4,403
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 4,404
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jack Rowley ranks 173. Before him are Bill Nicholson (1919), Frank Swift (1913), Joe Mercer (1914), Bert Williams (1920), Daniel Sturridge (1989), and Tony Barton (1937). After him are Charles W. Alcock (1842), Tony Cascarino (1962), Ray Wilkins (1956), David James (1970), Alan A'Court (1934), and Michael Robinson (1958).
1919 - 2004
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 167
1913 - 1958
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 168
1914 - 1990
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 169
1920 - 2014
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 170
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 171
1937 - 1993
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 172
1920 - 1998
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 173
1842 - 1907
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 174
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 175
1956 - 2018
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 176
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 177
1934 - 2009
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 178
1958 - 2020
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 179