Soccer Player

Karim Benzema

French association football player

1987 - today

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Karim Benzema

His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2024). Karim Benzema is the 342nd most popular soccer player (down from 154th in 2024), the 1,362nd most popular biography from France (down from 964th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Past 12 months

66.94

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#10 / 1,114

Karim Benzema ranks #10 of 1,114 Soccer Players born in France, inside the top 1% of that cohort.

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Karim Benzema's biography appears in 97 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Karim Benzema ranks 339 out of 24,321. Before him are Seki Matsunaga, Diego Forlán, Nani, Hisataka Okamoto, Enzo Francescoli, and Noritaka Hidaka. After him are Vujadin Boškov, Tadao Horie, Antoni Ramallets, Reizo Fukuhara, Rui Costa, and Fukusaburo Harada.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 336
Diego Forlán
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 337
Nani
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 338
Hisataka Okamoto
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 339
Enzo Francescoli
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 340
Noritaka Hidaka
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 341
Karim Benzema
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 342
Vujadin Boškov
1931 - 2014
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 343
Tadao Horie
1913 - 2003
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 344
Antoni Ramallets
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 345
Reizo Fukuhara
1931 - 1970
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 346
Rui Costa
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 347
Fukusaburo Harada
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 348

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Karim Benzema ranks 7. Before him are Lionel Messi, Ri Kwang-hyok, Novak Djokovic, Luis Suárez, Kendrick Lamar, and Elliot Page. After him are Lee Min-ho, T.O.P, Sebastian Vettel, Dan Reynolds, Cesc Fàbregas, and Edinson Cavani.

Others Born in 1987

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Lionel Messi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 1
Ri Kwang-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 2
Novak Djokovic
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 3
Luis Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 4
Kendrick Lamar
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 5
Elliot Page
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 6
Karim Benzema
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 7
Lee Min-ho
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 8
T.O.P
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 9
Sebastian Vettel
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 10
Dan Reynolds
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 11
Cesc Fàbregas
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 12
Edinson Cavani
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 13

In France

Among people born in France, Karim Benzema ranks 1,362 out of 7,658. Before him are Maine de Biran (1766), Pierre Lescot (1515), Maurice Duverger (1917), Marie Laurencin (1883), Constance of Arles (974), and Pierre Brice (1929). After him are Hubert Robert (1733), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), Guillaume Budé (1467), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), Joan, Countess of Flanders (1200), and Hélène Langevin-Joliot (1927).

Others born in France

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Maine de Biran
PHILOSOPHER
1766 - 1824
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 1,356
Pierre Lescot
ARCHITECT
1515 - 1578
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 1,357
Maurice Duverger
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 1,358
Marie Laurencin
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1,359
Constance of Arles
COMPANION
974 - 1032
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,360
Pierre Brice
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,361
Karim Benzema
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,362
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,363
Theobald III, Count of Champagne
NOBLEMAN
1179 - 1201
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,364
Guillaume Budé
PHILOSOPHER
1467 - 1540
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,365
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,366
Joan, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1244
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,367
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
PHYSICIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,368