SOCCER PLAYER
Marc-Vivien Foé
1975 - 2003
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Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder for both club and country. Having initially played for Canon Yaoundé, Foé went on to play professionally in Ligue 1 and the Premier League with Lens, West Ham United, Lyon and Manchester City. On 26 June 2003, Foé died suddenly during an international match for Cameroon, an event which shocked the football community worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marc-Vivien Foé has received more than 1,511,335 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Marc-Vivien Foé is the 1,234th most popular soccer player (down from 1,174th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 10th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
52.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
9.22
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 1,234 out of 21,273. Before him are Samir Nasri, Steve McManaman, Roger Hunt, Péter Palotás, José Della Torre, and Nobuyuki Oishi. After him are Blagoje Marjanović, Ousmane Dembélé, Daniel Van Buyten, Armando Castellazzi, Yuki Fushimi, and Moacir Claudino Pinto.
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Go to all RankingsSamir Nasri
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,228
Steve McManaman
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1,229
Roger Hunt
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1,230
Péter Palotás
1929 - 1967
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1,231
José Della Torre
1906 - 1979
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 1,232
Nobuyuki Oishi
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 1,233
Marc-Vivien Foé
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,234
Blagoje Marjanović
1907 - 1984
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,235
Ousmane Dembélé
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,236
Daniel Van Buyten
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,237
Armando Castellazzi
1904 - 1968
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,238
Yuki Fushimi
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,239
Moacir Claudino Pinto
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,240
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 51. Before him are Maria Zakharova, Albin Kurti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Terence Tao, Fergie, and Tiger Woods. After him are Jonah Lomu, Suriya, Michael Bublé, Allen Iverson, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, and Míchel Salgado. Among people deceased in 2003, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 144. Before him are Bernard Williams, Leopoldo Trieste, Tadao Horie, Nello Pagani, Henryk Jabłoński, and Giorgio Gaber. After him are Ahmadou Kourouma, Sam Phillips, João César Monteiro, Hope Lange, Milton George Henschel, and Wilfred Thesiger.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsMaria Zakharova
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 45
Albin Kurti
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 46
Juan Pablo Montoya
RACING DRIVER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 47
Terence Tao
MATHEMATICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 48
Fergie
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 49
Tiger Woods
GOLFER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 50
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 51
Jonah Lomu
RUGBY PLAYER
1975 - 2015
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 52
Suriya
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 53
Michael Bublé
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 54
Allen Iverson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 55
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
ACTOR
1975 - 2018
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 56
Míchel Salgado
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsBernard Williams
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 138
Leopoldo Trieste
ACTOR
1917 - 2003
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 139
Tadao Horie
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2003
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 140
Nello Pagani
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 141
Henryk Jabłoński
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2003
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 142
Giorgio Gaber
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 143
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 144
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 145
Sam Phillips
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 146
João César Monteiro
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 147
Hope Lange
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 148
Milton George Henschel
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 149
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 150
In Cameroon
Among people born in Cameroon, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 11 out of 156. Before him are Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924), Issa Hayatou (1946), Manu Dibango (1933), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), and Patrick M'Boma (1970). After him are Achille Mbembe (1957), Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Rigobert Song (1976), Joseph Ngute (1954), Samuel Umtiti (1993), and Mongo Beti (1932).
Others born in Cameroon
Go to all RankingsAhmadou Ahidjo
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Issa Hayatou
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
Manu Dibango
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 7
Thomas N'Kono
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 8
André Onana
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 9
Patrick M'Boma
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 10
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 11
Achille Mbembe
PHILOSOPHER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 12
Joseph-Antoine Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 13
Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 14
Joseph Ngute
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 15
Samuel Umtiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 16
Mongo Beti
WRITER
1932 - 2001
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 17
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon
Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 6. Before him are Roger Milla (1952), Samuel Eto'o (1981), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), and Patrick M'Boma (1970). After him are Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Rigobert Song (1976), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Vincent Aboubakar (1992), François Omam-Biyik (1966), and Jacques Songo'o (1964).
Roger Milla
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 1
Samuel Eto'o
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2
Thomas N'Kono
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 3
André Onana
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4
Patrick M'Boma
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 5
Marc-Vivien Foé
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 6
Joseph-Antoine Bell
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 7
Rigobert Song
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 8
Samuel Umtiti
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 9
Vincent Aboubakar
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 10
François Omam-Biyik
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 11
Jacques Songo'o
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 12