SOCCER PLAYER
Jean-Marie Pfaff
1953 - Today
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Jean-Marie Pfaff (born 4 December 1953) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper who spent most of his professional career with Beveren and Bayern Munich. Pfaff was capped 64 times playing for Belgium, and participated at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Marie Pfaff has received more than 366,648 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Jean-Marie Pfaff is the 119th most popular soccer player (up from 173rd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 136th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
Jean-Marie Pfaff is most famous for his contributions to the field of molecular biology, specifically his work on the study of DNA and RNA.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
64.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
10.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jean-Marie Pfaff ranks 119 out of 21,273. Before him are Didier Deschamps, Jorge Jesus, César Luis Menotti, Berti Vogts, Luis Enrique, and Luka Modrić. After him are Arthur Friedenreich, Alessandro Del Piero, Nils Liedholm, Fabio Cannavaro, Miroslav Klose, and Paulo Roberto Falcão.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDidier Deschamps
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 113
Jorge Jesus
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 114
César Luis Menotti
1938 - 2024
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 115
Berti Vogts
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 116
Luis Enrique
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 117
Luka Modrić
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 118
Jean-Marie Pfaff
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 119
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 120
Alessandro Del Piero
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 121
Nils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 122
Fabio Cannavaro
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 123
Miroslav Klose
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 124
Paulo Roberto Falcão
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Jean-Marie Pfaff ranks 28. Before him are Paul Krugman, Fatih Terim, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Daniel Passarella, Cyndi Lauper, and Mike Oldfield. After him are Paulo Roberto Falcão, Malcolm Young, Ségolène Royal, Peter Stormare, Manuel Pellegrini, and Hulk Hogan.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsPaul Krugman
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 22
Fatih Terim
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 23
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 24
Daniel Passarella
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 25
Cyndi Lauper
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 26
Mike Oldfield
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 27
Jean-Marie Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 28
Paulo Roberto Falcão
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 29
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 30
Ségolène Royal
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 31
Peter Stormare
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 32
Manuel Pellegrini
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 33
Hulk Hogan
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 34
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jean-Marie Pfaff ranks 93 out of 1,190. Before him are Matilda of Flanders (1031), Jacques Piccard (1922), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), and Auguste Beernaert (1829). After him are Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), Anne of France (1461), Gertrude of Nivelles (626), Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522), Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), and Marie José of Belgium (1906).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsMatilda of Flanders
COMPANION
1031 - 1083
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 87
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 88
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 89
Hubert van Eyck
PAINTER
1366 - 1426
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 90
Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1288
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 91
Auguste Beernaert
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1912
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 92
Jean-Marie Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 93
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 94
Anne of France
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1522
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 95
Gertrude of Nivelles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 659
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 96
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 97
Jan Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1601 - 1678
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 98
Marie José of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 99
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jean-Marie Pfaff ranks 1. After him are Paul Van Himst (1943), Michel Preud'homme (1959), Eden Hazard (1991), Herbert Wimmer (1944), Jan Ceulemans (1957), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Enzo Scifo (1966), Frans Janssens (1945), Odilon Polleunis (1943), and Marc Wilmots (1969).
Jean-Marie Pfaff
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 1
Paul Van Himst
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2
Michel Preud'homme
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 3
Eden Hazard
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
Herbert Wimmer
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 5
Jan Ceulemans
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 6
Thibaut Courtois
1992 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 7
Romelu Lukaku
1993 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 8
Enzo Scifo
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 9
Frans Janssens
1945 - 2024
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 10
Odilon Polleunis
1943 - 2023
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 11
Marc Wilmots
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 12