SOCCER PLAYER
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Today
Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel (born 22 April 1977) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. His FIFA World Cup profile describes him as "a tackling machine and expert ball-winner, but he also boasts a fine array of passes and a powerful shot, having been a free-kick specialist during his PSV days". He played in and won the Dutch Eredivisie with PSV, Spanish La Liga with Barcelona, German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, and Italian Serie A with Milan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark van Bommel has received more than 1,797,064 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Mark van Bommel is the 479th most popular soccer player (up from 606th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 321st in 2019) and the 25th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
63.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
9.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mark van Bommel ranks 479 out of 21,273. Before him are Héctor Yazalde, Frank Lampard, Teiichi Matsumaru, Rudi Garcia, Alan Shearer, and Nicolas Anelka. After him are Ferenc Deák, Fernando Redondo, Everaldo, Agne Simonsson, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Marco Reus.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHéctor Yazalde
1946 - 1997
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 473
Frank Lampard
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 474
Teiichi Matsumaru
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 475
Rudi Garcia
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 476
Alan Shearer
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 477
Nicolas Anelka
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 478
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 479
Ferenc Deák
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 480
Fernando Redondo
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 481
Everaldo
1944 - 1974
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 482
Agne Simonsson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 483
Hidetoshi Nakata
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 484
Marco Reus
1989 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 485
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Mark van Bommel ranks 26. Before him are Psy, Liv Tyler, Natalia Oreiro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Michael Fassbender, and Mette Frederiksen. After him are Hidetoshi Nakata, Brittany Murphy, Tarja Turunen, Robert Enke, Luca Toni, and Kanye West.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsPsy
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 20
Liv Tyler
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 21
Natalia Oreiro
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 22
Gianluca Zambrotta
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 23
Michael Fassbender
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 24
Mette Frederiksen
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 25
Mark van Bommel
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 26
Hidetoshi Nakata
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 27
Brittany Murphy
ACTOR
1977 - 2009
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 28
Tarja Turunen
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 29
Robert Enke
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2009
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 30
Luca Toni
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 31
Kanye West
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 32
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Mark van Bommel ranks 265 out of 1,646. Before him are Carel Struycken (1948), Otto van Veen (1556), Nicolaes Maes (1634), Danny Blind (1961), Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), and Dick Bruna (1927). After him are Jacob van Campen (1596), Armin van Buuren (1976), William, Prince of Orange (1840), Constantijn Huygens (1596), Frederik Ruysch (1638), and Cornelis de Houtman (1565).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsCarel Struycken
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 259
Otto van Veen
PAINTER
1556 - 1629
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 260
Nicolaes Maes
PAINTER
1634 - 1693
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 261
Danny Blind
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 262
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1934
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 263
Dick Bruna
WRITER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 264
Mark van Bommel
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 265
Jacob van Campen
ARCHITECT
1596 - 1657
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 266
Armin van Buuren
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 267
William, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1879
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 268
Constantijn Huygens
WRITER
1596 - 1687
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 269
Frederik Ruysch
PHYSICIAN
1638 - 1731
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 270
Cornelis de Houtman
EXPLORER
1565 - 1599
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 271
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Mark van Bommel ranks 25. Before him are Wim Jansen (1946), Robin van Persie (1983), Wim Suurbier (1945), Patrick Kluivert (1976), Willem van Hanegem (1944), and Danny Blind (1961). After him are Erik ten Hag (1970), Frank de Boer (1970), Erwin Koeman (1961), Piet Schrijvers (1946), Roy Makaay (1975), and Phillip Cocu (1970).
Wim Jansen
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 19
Robin van Persie
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Wim Suurbier
1945 - 2020
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 21
Patrick Kluivert
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 22
Willem van Hanegem
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 23
Danny Blind
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 24
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 25
Erik ten Hag
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 26
Frank de Boer
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 27
Erwin Koeman
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 28
Piet Schrijvers
1946 - 2022
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 29
Roy Makaay
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 30
Phillip Cocu
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 31