SOCCER PLAYER

Jimmy Hill

1928 - 2015

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James William Thomas Hill, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, pundit, analyst and assistant referee. He began his playing career at Brentford in 1949 and moved to Fulham three years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Hill has received more than 1,089,427 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jimmy Hill is the 7,515th most popular soccer player (down from 6,711th in 2019), the 6,192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,806th in 2019) and the 399th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jimmy Hill ranks 7,515 out of 21,273. Before him are Asako Takakura, Bobby Johnstone, Alex Greenwood, Freddy Adu, Przemysław Tytoń, and Martin Wagner. After him are Étienne Capoue, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Malick Thiaw, Tonči Gabrić, Laurie Hughes, and Mohamed Kanno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jimmy Hill ranks 586. Before him are Barbara Nichols, Toaripi Lauti, Salvador Laurel, Jackie Mason, June Maston, and Chris Brasher. After him are Gerhard Weinberg, Jim Rathmann, Joseph Bernardin, Philip Levine, Robert Bergland, and Albert Brewer. Among people deceased in 2015, Jimmy Hill ranks 519. Before him are Charles Correa, Taylor Negron, Eugenie Clark, Jonathan Crombie, Aruna Shanbaug case, and Alexander Melentyev. After him are Sinan Şamil Sam, Pedro Zerolo, Sandy Berger, Irwin Keyes, Camille Muffat, and Lucjan Lis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Hill ranks 6,192 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Asher (1944), Howard Wilkinson (1943), Bobby Johnstone (1929), Sarah Lancashire (1964), Amanda Donohoe (1962), and Alex Greenwood (1993). After him are David Hare (1947), Laurie Hughes (1924), Helen Baxendale (1970), Tim Parnell (1932), Aaron Lennon (1987), and Paul McGillion (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Hill ranks 399. Before him are Sammy McIlroy (1954), Sammy Lee (1959), Jackie Henderson (1932), Howard Wilkinson (1943), Bobby Johnstone (1929), and Alex Greenwood (1993). After him are Laurie Hughes (1924), Aaron Lennon (1987), Bryan Douglas (1934), Kevin Phillips (1973), Scott Parker (1980), and Tommy Banks (1929).

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