SOCCER PLAYER
Les Ferdinand
1966 - Today
Les Ferdinand
Leslie Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit. A striker, his playing career included notable spells in the Premier League with Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers. He also played in Turkey with Beşiktaş and in the Football League with Brentford, Reading and Watford. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Ferdinand has received more than 2,310,878 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Les Ferdinand is the 4,516th most popular soccer player (down from 4,003rd in 2019), the 4,650th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,561st in 2019) and the 210th most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
44.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.05
Effective Languages (L*)
4.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Les Ferdinand ranks 4,516 out of 21,273. Before him are Oleguer Presas, Filip De Wilde, Humberto Cruz, Sofiane Feghouli, Tivadar Monostori, and Yozhef Betsa. After him are Thomas Mavros, Luciano Vietto, Casiano Delvalle, Justin Fashanu, Marcelinho Paraíba, and Christian Corrêa Dionisio.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOleguer Presas
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 4,510
Filip De Wilde
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 4,511
Humberto Cruz
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 4,512
Sofiane Feghouli
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 4,513
Tivadar Monostori
1936 - 2014
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,514
Yozhef Betsa
1929 - 2011
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,515
Les Ferdinand
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,516
Thomas Mavros
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,517
Luciano Vietto
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,518
Casiano Delvalle
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,519
Justin Fashanu
1961 - 1998
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,520
Marcelinho Paraíba
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,521
Christian Corrêa Dionisio
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 4,522
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Les Ferdinand ranks 299. Before him are Mary Stuart Masterson, Zlatko Yankov, Scott Derrickson, Lucrecia Martel, Randy Barnes, and Dieudonné M'bala M'bala. After him are Christopher A. Wray, Alexis Denisof, Sabine Moussier, Andrey Lugovoy, Corrie Sanders, and Vivian Wu.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsMary Stuart Masterson
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 293
Zlatko Yankov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 294
Scott Derrickson
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 295
Lucrecia Martel
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 296
Randy Barnes
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 297
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 298
Les Ferdinand
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 299
Christopher A. Wray
LAWYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 300
Alexis Denisof
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 301
Sabine Moussier
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 302
Andrey Lugovoy
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 303
Corrie Sanders
BOXER
1966 - 2012
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 304
Vivian Wu
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 305
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Les Ferdinand ranks 4,650 out of 8,785. Before him are Keith Levene (1957), Long John Baldry (1941), Joseph Barcroft (1872), Flora Drummond (1878), Moira Shearer (1926), and James Thornhill (1675). After him are Emily Davies (1830), Alistair Petrie (1970), Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869), Robert Morris (1734), Thomas Pennant (1726), and Justin Fashanu (1961).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKeith Levene
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 4,644
Long John Baldry
SINGER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 4,645
Joseph Barcroft
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1947
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 4,646
Flora Drummond
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,647
Moira Shearer
ACTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,648
James Thornhill
PAINTER
1675 - 1734
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,649
Les Ferdinand
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,650
Emily Davies
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1921
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 4,651
Alistair Petrie
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,652
Zaida Ben-Yusuf
PHOTOGRAPHER
1869 - 1933
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,653
Robert Morris
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1806
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,654
Thomas Pennant
BIOLOGIST
1726 - 1798
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,655
Justin Fashanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 1998
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,656
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Les Ferdinand ranks 210. Before him are Theo Walcott (1989), Dele Alli (1996), Billy Bingham (1931), Howard Kendall (1946), Tony Cascarino (1962), and Gerry Hitchens (1934). After him are Justin Fashanu (1961), Adam Lallana (1988), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Terry McDermott (1951), Tony Woodcock (1955), and Kieran Trippier (1990).
Theo Walcott
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 204
Dele Alli
1996 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 205
Billy Bingham
1931 - 2022
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 206
Howard Kendall
1946 - 2015
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 207
Tony Cascarino
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 208
Gerry Hitchens
1934 - 1983
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 209
Les Ferdinand
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 210
Justin Fashanu
1961 - 1998
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 211
Adam Lallana
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 212
Trent Alexander-Arnold
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 213
Terry McDermott
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 214
Tony Woodcock
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 215
Kieran Trippier
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 216