SOCCER PLAYER

John Charles

1931 - 2004

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William John Charles (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre-forward or as a centre-back. Best known for his first stint at Leeds United and Juventus, he was rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Wales. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Charles has received more than 1,221,174 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). John Charles is the 431st most popular soccer player (down from 413th in 2019), the 1,172nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,320th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Charles ranks 431 out of 21,273. Before him are Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Juan Sebastián Verón, Masuzo Madono, Oliver Bierhoff, and Thiago Alcântara. After him are Marius Trésor, Fernando Peyroteo, Robinho, Thomas N'Kono, Roque Máspoli, and Herbert Wimmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Charles ranks 93. Before him are Nikolai Chernykh, Johnny Kitagawa, Anthony de Mello, Samir Amin, Tomi Ungerer, and Jack Swigert. After him are Juan Goytisolo, Mike Nichols, Angie Dickinson, Lamberto Dini, Márta Mészáros, and Mauricio Kagel. Among people deceased in 2004, John Charles ranks 63. Before him are Nikolai Chernykh, Matthäus Hetzenauer, John Pople, Philip Abelson, Saizo Saito, and Johnny Ramone. After him are Roque Máspoli, Marika Rökk, Richard Avedon, Lennart Bernadotte, Raymond Goethals, and Philippe de Broca.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Charles ranks 1,172 out of 8,785. Before him are John McLaughlin (1942), Rosemary Harris (1927), Rod Evans (1947), Joan Plowright (1929), Stephen Harding (1059), and Clive Granger (1934). After him are Peter Green (1946), Robert Hardy (1925), Glenda Jackson (1936), Sarah Brightman (1960), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), and Stephen Fry (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Charles ranks 20. Before him are Brian Clough (1935), Phil Neville (1977), Ryan Giggs (1973), Ian Rush (1961), Bob Paisley (1919), and Steven Gerrard (1980). After him are Ally McCoist (1962), John Toshack (1949), Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), Gareth Bale (1989), and Jack Charlton (1935).

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