1931 - 2004
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. Charles is sometimes considered to be one of the greatest footballers in history.John Charles began his career at Leeds United, having moved there in 1949 from his hometown club, Swansea Town. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Charles has received more than 1,139,884 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). John Charles is the 413th most popular soccer player (up from 466th in 2019), the 1,324th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,319th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, John Charles ranks 413 out of 16,880. Before him are Tofiq Bahramov, Kim Sung-gan, Yanosuke Watanabe, Youri Djorkaeff, Ken Noritake, and Guti. After him are Junji Kawano, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas N'Kono, Zvonimir Boban, Gianpiero Combi, and Máté Fenyvesi.
1925 - 1993
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 407
1912 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 408
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 409
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 410
1922 - 1994
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 411
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 412
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 413
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 414
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 415
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 416
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 417
1902 - 1956
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 418
1933 - 2022
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 419
Among people born in 1931, John Charles ranks 112. Before him are Luís Cabral, Colin Wilson, Josep Lluís Núñez, Zeki Müren, Ferenc Mádl, and Augusto Boal. After him are Ken Takakura, Ivan Klíma, Masaaki Hatsumi, Juan Goytisolo, Hiroto Muraoka, and Claire Bloom. Among people deceased in 2004, John Charles ranks 70. Before him are Charles Sweeney, Philippe de Broca, Mercedes McCambridge, Thanom Kittikachorn, Brian Clough, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. After him are Masanori Tokita, Sacha Distel, Russ Meyer, Jerry Orbach, Carlos Lacoste, and Shiing-Shen Chern.
1931 - 2009
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 106
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 107
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 108
1931 - 1996
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 109
1931 - 2011
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 110
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 111
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 112
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 113
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 114
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 115
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 116
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 117
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 118
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 64
1933 - 2004
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 65
1916 - 2004
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 66
1911 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 67
1935 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 68
1947 - 2004
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 69
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 70
1925 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 71
1933 - 2004
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 72
1922 - 2004
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 73
1935 - 2004
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 74
1929 - 2004
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 75
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 76
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Charles ranks 1,324 out of 7,765. Before him are Bill Shankly (1913), Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Gideon Mantell (1790), Smithson Tennant (1761), and Glenn Tipton (1947). After him are C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Mary Quant (1930), Julian Glover (1935), Seamus Heaney (1939), Walafrid Strabo (808), and Peter Burke (1937).
1913 - 1981
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,318
600 - 593
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,319
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,320
1790 - 1852
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,321
1761 - 1815
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,322
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,323
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,324
1909 - 1993
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,325
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,326
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 1,327
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 1,328
808 - 849
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 1,329
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,330
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Charles ranks 20. Before him are Bob Paisley (1919), Ryan Giggs (1973), Gary Lineker (1960), Wayne Rooney (1985), Brian Clough (1935), and Steven Gerrard (1980). After him are Harry Gregg (1932), Ian Rush (1961), Alan Shearer (1970), John Toshack (1949), Frank Lampard (1978), and Roger Byrne (1929).
1919 - 1996
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 14
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 15
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 16
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 17
1935 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 18
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 19
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 20
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 21
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 22
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 23
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 24
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 25
1929 - 1958
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 26