1947 - 2016
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), commonly known as Johan Cruyff (Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑŋ ˈkrœyf] ), was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footballer ever, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football developed by Rinus Michels, which Cruyff also employed as a manager. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Cruyff has received more than 10,851,900 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Johan Cruyff is the 2nd most popular soccer player, the 10th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Johan Cruyff is most famous for his football career and his contributions to the game as a player and coach. He is the only player to win the Ballon d'Or three times, and he was the first player to win three consecutive European Cups with three different clubs. Cruyff led the Netherlands to their only major international title when they won the 1974 World Cup.
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Among soccer players, Johan Cruyff ranks 2 out of 16,880. Before him are Pelé. After him are Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, Eusébio, Garrincha, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Zinedine Zidane, and Giuseppe Meazza.
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 2
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 3
1960 - 2020
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 4
1929 - 1990
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 5
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 6
1945 - 2024
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 7
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 8
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 9
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 10
1972 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 11
1910 - 1979
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1947, Johan Cruyff ranks 3. Before him are Hillary Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. After him are Paulo Coelho, Stephen King, David Bowie, Elton John, Brian May, Brian Johnson, James Hunt, Florentino Pérez, and Dilma Rousseff. Among people deceased in 2016, Johan Cruyff ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, and Umberto Eco. After him are Bud Spencer, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Alan Rickman, Debbie Reynolds, Shimon Peres, Bhumibol Adulyadej, and Imre Kertész.
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 2
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 5
1947 - 2016
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 9
1947 - 1993
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 12
1942 - 2016
HPI: 89.51
Rank: 1
1926 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 2
1932 - 2016
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 3
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 4
1929 - 2016
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 5
1947 - 2016
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
1934 - 2016
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 7
1946 - 2016
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 8
1932 - 2016
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 9
1923 - 2016
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 10
1927 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 11
1929 - 2016
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 12
Among people born in Netherlands, Johan Cruyff ranks 10 out of 1,427. Before him are Erasmus (1466), Baruch Spinoza (1632), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Piet Mondrian (1872), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632). After him are Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hugo Grotius (1583), Mata Hari (1876), Abel Tasman (1603), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), and Daniel Bernoulli (1700).
1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 4
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 5
1525 - 1569
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 6
1872 - 1944
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 7
1450 - 1516
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 8
1632 - 1723
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 9
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 10
1629 - 1695
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 11
1583 - 1645
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 12
1876 - 1917
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 13
1603 - 1659
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 14
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 15
1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 16
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Johan Cruyff ranks 1. After him are Ruud Gullit (1962), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Wim Jansen (1946), Ruud Krol (1949), Arie Haan (1948), Piet Keizer (1943), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), and Arjen Robben (1984).
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 2
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 3
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 4
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 5
1946 - 2022
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 8
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 11
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 12