SOCCER PLAYER
John McKenna
1855 - 1936
John McKenna
John McKenna (Irish: Seán Mac Cionnaoith; 3 January 1855 – 22 March 1936) was an Irish businessman, professional rugby player, and the first manager of the Liverpool Football Club which has since gone on to become one of the most successful football clubs in England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John McKenna has received more than 94,879 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John McKenna is the 4,933rd most popular soccer player (down from 4,612th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 312th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Irish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
95k
Page Views (PV)
43.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, John McKenna ranks 4,933 out of 21,273. Before him are Michael Tarnat, Jan van Diepenbeek, Stoyan Yordanov, Daniel Sanabria, Pavol Biroš, and Renan Lodi. After him are Romildo Etcheverry, Mario Pašalić, Javi Gracia, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Marc Berdoll, and Sergio Brighenti.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichael Tarnat
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 4,927
Jan van Diepenbeek
1903 - 1981
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 4,928
Stoyan Yordanov
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 4,929
Daniel Sanabria
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,930
Pavol Biroš
1953 - 2020
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,931
Renan Lodi
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,932
John McKenna
1855 - 1936
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,933
Romildo Etcheverry
1906 - 1967
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,934
Mario Pašalić
1995 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,935
Javi Gracia
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,936
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
1951 - 2020
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,937
Marc Berdoll
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 4,938
Sergio Brighenti
1932 - 2022
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 4,939
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1855, John McKenna ranks 101. Before him are William Friese-Greene, Pierre Puiseux, August Spies, Clinton Hart Merriam, Edward Angle, and Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová. After him are Lidiya Tseraskaya, Edward William Nelson, Sarah E. Goode, Arthur Wing Pinero, and Frederick McCubbin. Among people deceased in 1936, John McKenna ranks 187. Before him are Jean Jacoby, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Edmund Breese, Lorenzo Mangiante, Hermanus Brockmann, and Abraham Berge. After him are Eugène Grisot, Frank Hornby, George Dern, and Thomas Meighan.
Others Born in 1855
Go to all RankingsWilliam Friese-Greene
INVENTOR
1855 - 1921
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 95
Pierre Puiseux
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1928
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 96
August Spies
WRITER
1855 - 1887
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 97
Clinton Hart Merriam
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1942
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 98
Edward Angle
PHYSICIAN
1855 - 1930
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 99
Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová
WRITER
1855 - 1939
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 100
John McKenna
SOCCER PLAYER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 101
Lidiya Tseraskaya
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1931
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 102
Edward William Nelson
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1934
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 103
Sarah E. Goode
INVENTOR
1855 - 1905
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 104
Arthur Wing Pinero
ACTOR
1855 - 1934
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 105
Frederick McCubbin
PAINTER
1855 - 1917
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsJean Jacoby
PAINTER
1891 - 1936
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 181
Grigory Grum-Grshimailo
EXPLORER
1860 - 1936
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 182
Edmund Breese
ACTOR
1871 - 1936
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 183
Lorenzo Mangiante
GYMNAST
1891 - 1936
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 184
Hermanus Brockmann
ATHLETE
1871 - 1936
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 185
Abraham Berge
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1936
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 186
John McKenna
SOCCER PLAYER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 187
Eugène Grisot
ATHLETE
1866 - 1936
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 188
Frank Hornby
INVENTOR
1863 - 1936
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 189
George Dern
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1936
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 190
Thomas Meighan
ACTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 191
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, John McKenna ranks 301 out of 549. Before him are Graham Norton (1963), Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), Mary Proctor (1862), Geraldine Somerville (1967), Michael O'Leary (1961), and Katie McGrath (1983). After him are George Brent (1904), Tom Kiely (1869), Colm Wilkinson (1944), Milo O'Shea (1926), Tom Crean (1877), and Anne Buttimer (1938).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsGraham Norton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 295
Brian Shawe-Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 296
Mary Proctor
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1957
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 297
Geraldine Somerville
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 298
Michael O'Leary
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 299
Katie McGrath
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 300
John McKenna
SOCCER PLAYER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 301
George Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 302
Tom Kiely
ATHLETE
1869 - 1951
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 303
Colm Wilkinson
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 304
Milo O'Shea
ACTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 305
Tom Crean
EXPLORER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 306
Anne Buttimer
GEOGRAPHER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 307
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland
Among soccer players born in Ireland, John McKenna ranks 12. Before him are Billy Whelan (1935), Liam Brady (1956), John O'Shea (1981), Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), Tony Dunne (1941), and Denis Irwin (1965). After him are Frank O'Farrell (1927), Johnny Giles (1940), Damien Duff (1979), Johnny Carey (1919), Shay Given (1976), and Frank Stapleton (1956).
Billy Whelan
1935 - 1958
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 6
Liam Brady
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 7
John O'Shea
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 8
Caoimhín Kelleher
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 9
Tony Dunne
1941 - 2020
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 10
Denis Irwin
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 11
John McKenna
1855 - 1936
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 12
Frank O'Farrell
1927 - 2022
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 13
Johnny Giles
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 14
Damien Duff
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 15
Johnny Carey
1919 - 1995
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 16
Shay Given
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 17
Frank Stapleton
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 18