SOCCER PLAYER
Laurent Blanc
1965 - Today
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Robert Blanc (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ blɑ̃]; born 19 November 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. He has the nickname Le Président, which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurent Blanc has received more than 3,531,714 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Laurent Blanc is the 166th most popular soccer player (up from 172nd in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from France (up from 1,224th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Soccer Player.
Laurent Blanc is most famous for being the manager of the French national football team, which he led to victory in the 1998 World Cup.
Memorability Metrics
3.5M
Page Views (PV)
62.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
57
Languages Editions (L)
8.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Laurent Blanc ranks 166 out of 21,273. Before him are Héctor Scarone, Davor Šuker, Dennis Bergkamp, Iker Casillas, Bobby Robson, and Kevin Keegan. After him are Oldřich Nejedlý, Gianluca Vialli, Luis Monti, Kazuyoshi Miura, József Bozsik, and Javier Zanetti.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHéctor Scarone
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 160
Davor Šuker
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 161
Dennis Bergkamp
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 162
Iker Casillas
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 163
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 164
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 165
Laurent Blanc
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 166
Oldřich Nejedlý
1909 - 1990
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 167
Gianluca Vialli
1964 - 2023
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 168
Luis Monti
1901 - 1983
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 169
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 170
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 171
Javier Zanetti
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 172
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Laurent Blanc ranks 15. Before him are Gheorghe Hagi, Hans-Dieter Flick, Björk, Charlie Sheen, Brandon Lee, and Robert Downey Jr.. After him are Dragan Stojković, José Luis Chilavert, Waris Dirie, Gong Li, Ben Stiller, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsGheorghe Hagi
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 9
Hans-Dieter Flick
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 10
Björk
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 11
Charlie Sheen
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 12
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 13
Robert Downey Jr.
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 14
Laurent Blanc
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 15
Dragan Stojković
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 16
José Luis Chilavert
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 17
Waris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 18
Gong Li
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 19
Ben Stiller
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 20
Sarah Jessica Parker
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 21
In France
Among people born in France, Laurent Blanc ranks 991 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486), Philippe Ariès (1914), Germaine of Foix (1488), Étienne Bézout (1730), Augustin Robespierre (1763), and Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907). After him are Henrietta Maria of France (1609), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), Charles Nodier (1780), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), and Michèle Morgan (1920).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles III, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1553
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 985
Philippe Ariès
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 986
Germaine of Foix
NOBLEMAN
1488 - 1536
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 987
Étienne Bézout
MATHEMATICIAN
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 988
Augustin Robespierre
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1794
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 989
Henri-Georges Clouzot
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 990
Laurent Blanc
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 991
Henrietta Maria of France
COMPANION
1609 - 1669
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 992
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 993
Charles Nodier
WRITER
1780 - 1844
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 994
Jean Casimir-Perier
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1907
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 995
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1857
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 996
Michèle Morgan
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 997
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Laurent Blanc ranks 9. Before him are Raymond Kopa (1931), Eric Cantona (1966), Didier Deschamps (1968), Lucien Laurent (1907), Karim Benzema (1987), and Thierry Henry (1977). After him are Franck Ribéry (1983), Philippe Troussier (1955), Aimé Jacquet (1941), Antoine Griezmann (1991), Kylian Mbappé (1998), and Raymond Domenech (1952).
Raymond Kopa
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
Eric Cantona
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 4
Didier Deschamps
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 5
Lucien Laurent
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 6
Karim Benzema
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 7
Thierry Henry
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 8
Laurent Blanc
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 9
Franck Ribéry
1983 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 10
Philippe Troussier
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 11
Aimé Jacquet
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 12
Antoine Griezmann
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 13
Kylian Mbappé
1998 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 14
Raymond Domenech
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 15