SOCCER PLAYER
James Rodríguez
1991 - Today
James Rodríguez
James David Rodríguez Rubio (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and captains the Colombia national team. Regarded as one of the best Colombian players of all time, he has been praised for his technique, vision, and playmaking skills. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Rodríguez has received more than 14,590,725 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). James Rodríguez is the 521st most popular soccer player (down from 452nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Colombia (down from 18th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Colombian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
15M
Page Views (PV)
57.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
81
Languages Editions (L)
9.41
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, James Rodríguez ranks 521 out of 21,273. Before him are Masao Ono, Ove Kindvall, Delio Onnis, Reizo Fukuhara, Takehiko Kawanishi, and Anghel Iordănescu. After him are Jay-Jay Okocha, Gareth Bale, Carlos José Castilho, Frank de Boer, Karl Rappan, and Jack Charlton.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMasao Ono
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 515
Ove Kindvall
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 516
Delio Onnis
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 517
Reizo Fukuhara
1931 - 1970
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 518
Takehiko Kawanishi
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 519
Anghel Iordănescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 520
James Rodríguez
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 521
Jay-Jay Okocha
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 522
Gareth Bale
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 523
Carlos José Castilho
1927 - 1987
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 524
Frank de Boer
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 525
Karl Rappan
1905 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 526
Jack Charlton
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1991, James Rodríguez ranks 4. Before him are Antoine Griezmann, Eden Hazard, and Thiago Alcântara. After him are Virgil van Dijk, Ed Sheeran, N'Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Jorginho, Roberto Firmino, and Lucas Vázquez.
Others Born in 1991
Go to all RankingsAntoine Griezmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1
Eden Hazard
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 2
Thiago Alcântara
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3
James Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4
Virgil van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5
Ed Sheeran
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 6
N'Golo Kanté
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 7
Riyad Mahrez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 8
Kevin De Bruyne
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 9
Jorginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10
Roberto Firmino
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 11
Lucas Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 12
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, James Rodríguez ranks 22 out of 356. Before him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Rodrigo Lara (1946), John Leguizamo (1964), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), and Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921). After him are Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Andrés Escobar (1967), Belisario Betancur (1923), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Ernesto Samper (1950), and Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsNicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 16
Rodrigo Lara
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1984
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 17
John Leguizamo
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 18
Luis Carlos Galán
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1989
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 19
Álvaro Uribe
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 20
Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 21
James Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 22
Íngrid Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 23
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 24
Belisario Betancur
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 25
Francisco de Paula Santander
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 26
Ernesto Samper
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 27
Rafael Orozco Maestre
SINGER
1954 - 1992
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 28
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Colombia
Among soccer players born in Colombia, James Rodríguez ranks 3. Before him are René Higuita (1966), and Carlos Valderrama (1961). After him are Andrés Escobar (1967), Radamel Falcao (1986), Faustino Asprilla (1969), Iván Córdoba (1976), Juan Cuadrado (1988), Faryd Mondragón (1971), Juan Carlos Osorio (1961), Freddy Rincón (1966), and David Ospina (1988).
René Higuita
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
Carlos Valderrama
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2
James Rodríguez
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 3
Andrés Escobar
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4
Radamel Falcao
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 5
Faustino Asprilla
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 6
Iván Córdoba
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 7
Juan Cuadrado
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 8
Faryd Mondragón
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 9
Juan Carlos Osorio
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 10
Freddy Rincón
1966 - 2022
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 11
David Ospina
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 12