SOCCER PLAYER
Lucien Laurent
1907 - 2005
Lucien Laurent
Lucien Laurent (10 December 1907 – 11 April 2005) was a French footballer who played as a forward. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucien Laurent has received more than 163,189 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Lucien Laurent is the 128th most popular soccer player (down from 118th in 2019), the 877th most popular biography from France (up from 1,002nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Soccer Player.
Lucien Laurent is most famous for being the first person to climb Mount Everest.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
63.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
11.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Lucien Laurent ranks 128 out of 21,273. Before him are Nils Liedholm, Fabio Cannavaro, Miroslav Klose, Paulo Roberto Falcão, José Nasazzi, and Helmut Rahn. After him are Filippo Inzaghi, Gérson, Edwin van der Sar, Tostão, Jan Jongbloed, and Zoltán Czibor.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 122
Fabio Cannavaro
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 123
Miroslav Klose
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 124
Paulo Roberto Falcão
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 125
José Nasazzi
1901 - 1968
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 126
Helmut Rahn
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 127
Lucien Laurent
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 128
Filippo Inzaghi
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 129
Gérson
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 130
Edwin van der Sar
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 131
Tostão
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 132
Jan Jongbloed
1940 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 133
Zoltán Czibor
1929 - 1997
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 134
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Lucien Laurent ranks 42. Before him are Giovanna of Italy, Maurice Blanchot, Erich Mielke, Roman Shukhevych, Dora Maar, and Konstantinos Karamanlis. After him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Compay Segundo, Lê Duẩn, Varlam Shalamov, W. H. Auden, and Solomon Asch. Among people deceased in 2005, Lucien Laurent ranks 31. Before him are James Callaghan, Anne Bancroft, Ernst Mayr, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Pat Morita, and George F. Kennan. After him are Milton Obote, Moustapha Akkad, Max Schmeling, Ahmed Deedat, Maria Schell, and Mary Jackson.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsGiovanna of Italy
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 36
Maurice Blanchot
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 37
Erich Mielke
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 38
Roman Shukhevych
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1950
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 39
Dora Maar
PHOTOGRAPHER
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 40
Konstantinos Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 41
Lucien Laurent
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 42
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 43
Compay Segundo
MUSICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 44
Lê Duẩn
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 45
Varlam Shalamov
WRITER
1907 - 1982
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 46
W. H. Auden
WRITER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 47
Solomon Asch
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1996
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsJames Callaghan
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 25
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 26
Ernst Mayr
BIOLOGIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 27
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 28
Pat Morita
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 29
George F. Kennan
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 30
Lucien Laurent
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 31
Milton Obote
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 32
Moustapha Akkad
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 33
Max Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 34
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 35
Maria Schell
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 36
Mary Jackson
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 37
In France
Among people born in France, Lucien Laurent ranks 877 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Marie Lehn (1939), Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), Charles François Dumouriez (1739), Guntram (532), Clotilde of France (1759), and Martin Schongauer (1450). After him are Eleanor of Provence (1223), Edmond Rostand (1868), François Cevert (1944), Jean Rochefort (1930), Alexis Clairaut (1713), and Henriette of France (1727).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Marie Lehn
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 871
Louis, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1752
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 872
Charles François Dumouriez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1739 - 1823
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 873
Guntram
POLITICIAN
532 - 592
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 874
Clotilde of France
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1802
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 875
Martin Schongauer
PAINTER
1450 - 1491
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 876
Lucien Laurent
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 877
Eleanor of Provence
COMPANION
1223 - 1291
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 878
Edmond Rostand
WRITER
1868 - 1918
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 879
François Cevert
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 880
Jean Rochefort
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 881
Alexis Clairaut
MATHEMATICIAN
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 882
Henriette of France
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1752
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 883
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Lucien Laurent ranks 6. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Michel Platini (1955), Raymond Kopa (1931), Eric Cantona (1966), and Didier Deschamps (1968). After him are Karim Benzema (1987), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Franck Ribéry (1983), Philippe Troussier (1955), and Aimé Jacquet (1941).
Zinedine Zidane
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 1
Michel Platini
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
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