SOCCER PLAYER
Jari Litmanen
1971 - Today
Jari Litmanen
Jari Olavi Litmanen (pronounced [ˈjɑri ˈlitmɑnen] ; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jari Litmanen has received more than 1,965,126 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Jari Litmanen is the 331st most popular soccer player (down from 310th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Finland (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
59.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
11.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jari Litmanen ranks 331 out of 21,273. Before him are Wim Jansen, Claudio Caniggia, Obdulio Varela, Gyula Lóránt, Dettmar Cramer, and Abedi Pele. After him are Olivier Giroud, Leonel Sánchez, Hernán Crespo, Santillana, Quini, and Hakan Şükür.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWim Jansen
1946 - 2022
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 325
Claudio Caniggia
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 326
Obdulio Varela
1917 - 1996
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 327
Gyula Lóránt
1923 - 1981
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 328
Dettmar Cramer
1925 - 2015
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 329
Abedi Pele
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 330
Jari Litmanen
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 331
Olivier Giroud
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 332
Leonel Sánchez
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 333
Hernán Crespo
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 334
Santillana
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 335
Quini
1949 - 2018
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 336
Hakan Şükür
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 337
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Jari Litmanen ranks 22. Before him are Ricky Martin, Kim Jong-nam, Fabien Barthez, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dolores O'Riordan, and Ewan McGregor. After him are Hakan Şükür, Lance Armstrong, Sacha Baron Cohen, Henrik Larsson, Unai Emery, and Thalía.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsRicky Martin
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 16
Kim Jong-nam
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2017
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 17
Fabien Barthez
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 18
Charlotte Gainsbourg
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 19
Dolores O'Riordan
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2018
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 20
Ewan McGregor
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 21
Jari Litmanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 22
Hakan Şükür
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 23
Lance Armstrong
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 24
Sacha Baron Cohen
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 25
Henrik Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 26
Unai Emery
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 27
Thalía
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 28
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Jari Litmanen ranks 48 out of 751. Before him are Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Matti Nykänen (1963), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Hugo Simberg (1873), Hannu Mikkola (1942), and Zachris Topelius (1818). After him are Eero Saarinen (1910), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Antti Aarne (1867), Armi Kuusela (1934), Georg Henrik von Wright (1916), and Ville Ritola (1896).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsHannes Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 42
Matti Nykänen
SKIER
1963 - 2019
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 43
Eliel Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 44
Hugo Simberg
PAINTER
1873 - 1917
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 45
Hannu Mikkola
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 46
Zachris Topelius
WRITER
1818 - 1898
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 47
Jari Litmanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 48
Eero Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1961
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 49
Kimi Räikkönen
RACING DRIVER
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 50
Antti Aarne
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1925
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 51
Armi Kuusela
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 52
Georg Henrik von Wright
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 53
Ville Ritola
ATHLETE
1896 - 1982
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 54
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Finland
Among soccer players born in Finland, Jari Litmanen ranks 1. After him are Sami Hyypiä (1973), Aulis Rytkönen (1929), Teemu Pukki (1990), Petri Pasanen (1980), Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Niklas Moisander (1985), Joonas Kolkka (1974), Gary Sundgren (1967), Mixu Paatelainen (1967), Tim Sparv (1987), and Hannu Tihinen (1976).
Jari Litmanen
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1
Sami Hyypiä
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2
Aulis Rytkönen
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 3
Teemu Pukki
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 4
Petri Pasanen
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 5
Jussi Jääskeläinen
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 6
Niklas Moisander
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 7
Joonas Kolkka
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 8
Gary Sundgren
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 9
Mixu Paatelainen
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 10
Tim Sparv
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 11
Hannu Tihinen
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 12