SOCCER PLAYER
Lajos Tichy
1935 - 1999
Lajos Tichy
Lajos Tichy (21 March 1935 – 6 January 1999), nicknamed "The Nation's Bomber", was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He is the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1917 goals scored in over 1307 matches and the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in one season in recorded history according to RSSSF with 201 goals scored in 85 matches. He played for the club Budapest Honvéd FC, scoring 247 goals in 320 league games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lajos Tichy has received more than 132,315 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Lajos Tichy is the 384th most popular soccer player (up from 434th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 191st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
58.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Lajos Tichy ranks 384 out of 21,273. Before him are László Bölöni, Zvonimir Boban, Giuseppe Bergomi, Juninho Pernambucano, Ryan Giggs, and Hans Krankl. After him are Guti, Jupp Derwall, Usaburo Hidaka, Émerson Leão, Ian Rush, and Takeshi Inoue.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLászló Bölöni
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 378
Zvonimir Boban
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 379
Giuseppe Bergomi
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 380
Juninho Pernambucano
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 381
Ryan Giggs
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 382
Hans Krankl
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 383
Lajos Tichy
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 384
Guti
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 385
Jupp Derwall
1927 - 2007
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 386
Usaburo Hidaka
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 387
Émerson Leão
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 388
Ian Rush
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 389
Takeshi Inoue
1928 - 1992
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 390
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Lajos Tichy ranks 77. Before him are Abdou Diouf, Sonny Bono, Dharmendra, Maj Sjöwall, Marina Doria, and Khalil al-Wazir. After him are Toni Sailer, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Charles Duke, Floyd Patterson, Bent Larsen, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Among people deceased in 1999, Lajos Tichy ranks 57. Before him are Barış Manço, João Figueiredo, Alfredo Kraus, Charlotte Perriand, Dirk Bogarde, and Rafael Alberti. After him are Daniel Nathans, Brion James, Gyula Zsengellér, Igor Netto, Sebastian Haffner, and Momčilo Đujić.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsAbdou Diouf
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 71
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 72
Dharmendra
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 73
Maj Sjöwall
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 74
Marina Doria
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 75
Khalil al-Wazir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1935 - 1988
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 76
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 77
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 78
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 79
Charles Duke
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 80
Floyd Patterson
BOXER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 81
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 82
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsBarış Manço
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 51
João Figueiredo
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 52
Alfredo Kraus
SINGER
1927 - 1999
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 53
Charlotte Perriand
ARCHITECT
1903 - 1999
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 54
Dirk Bogarde
ACTOR
1921 - 1999
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 55
Rafael Alberti
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 56
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 57
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 58
Brion James
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 59
Gyula Zsengellér
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 60
Igor Netto
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1999
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 61
Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 62
Momčilo Đujić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1999
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 63
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Lajos Tichy ranks 158 out of 1,077. Before him are Magda Szabó (1917), Béla Balázs (1884), Ferenc Bene (1944), Gyula Gömbös (1886), László Papp (1926), and Edgar Ætheling (1051). After him are Miklós Zrínyi (1620), Árpád Göncz (1922), Coloman of Galicia (1208), Yolanda of Poland (1235), Hans Richter (1843), and Ferenc Krausz (1962).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsMagda Szabó
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 152
Béla Balázs
WRITER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 153
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 154
Gyula Gömbös
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1936
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 155
László Papp
BOXER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 156
Edgar Ætheling
NOBLEMAN
1051 - 1200
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 157
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 158
Miklós Zrínyi
WRITER
1620 - 1664
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 159
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 160
Coloman of Galicia
POLITICIAN
1208 - 1241
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 161
Yolanda of Poland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1235 - 1298
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 162
Hans Richter
COMPOSER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 163
Ferenc Krausz
PHYSICIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 164
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary
Among soccer players born in Hungary, Lajos Tichy ranks 14. Before him are József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), György Sárosi (1912), Gyula Lóránt (1923), and Ferenc Bene (1944). After him are Gyula Zsengellér (1915), Ferenc Deák (1922), Jenő Buzánszky (1925), Miklós Fehér (1979), Mihály Lantos (1928), and Imre Schlosser (1889).
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
Gyula Grosics
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 9
Gusztáv Sebes
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
György Sárosi
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Gyula Lóránt
1923 - 1981
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 12
Ferenc Bene
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 13
Lajos Tichy
1935 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 14
Gyula Zsengellér
1915 - 1999
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 15
Ferenc Deák
1922 - 1998
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 16
Jenő Buzánszky
1925 - 2015
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 17
Miklós Fehér
1979 - 2004
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 18
Mihály Lantos
1928 - 1989
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 19
Imre Schlosser
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 20