SOCCER PLAYER
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
Mavuba Mafuila
Ricky Mavuba Mafuila Ku Mbundu (15 December 1949 – 30 November 1996) was a football player from Zaire, nicknamed The Black Sorcerer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mavuba Mafuila has received more than 25,754 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mavuba Mafuila is the 4,144th most popular soccer player (down from 4,059th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 30th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Congolese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
26k
Page Views (PV)
52.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 4,144 out of 21,273. Before him are Angelos Basinas, José Antonio Roca, Moreno Torricelli, Haris Seferović, Aleksei Paramonov, and Rúben Dias. After him are Kaoru Kakinami, Gyula Rákosi, José Carlos, Arnór Guðjohnsen, Pieter Huistra, and German Apukhtin.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAngelos Basinas
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 4,138
José Antonio Roca
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 4,139
Moreno Torricelli
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4,140
Haris Seferović
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4,141
Aleksei Paramonov
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4,142
Rúben Dias
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4,143
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4,144
Kaoru Kakinami
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4,145
Gyula Rákosi
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4,146
José Carlos
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4,147
Arnór Guðjohnsen
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4,148
Pieter Huistra
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4,149
German Apukhtin
1936 - 2003
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4,150
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 546. Before him are Christian Dalger, Leslie Valiant, Bohuslav Šťastný, Paruyr Hayrikyan, James Wani Igga, and Armin Shimerman. After him are Hildegard Falck, Jack McGee, John Farnham, Michael Hogan, David A. Johnston, and Roy Andersson. Among people deceased in 1996, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 290. Before him are Franz Pfnür, Hamlet Mkhitaryan, Ivan Jazbinšek, Marcel Capelle, Georg Johansson, and Anna Chandy. After him are Jan Hertl, Laura La Plante, Yun Chi-young, Robert Lamoot, Les Baxter, and Alifa Rifaat.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsChristian Dalger
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 540
Leslie Valiant
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 541
Bohuslav Šťastný
HOCKEY PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 542
Paruyr Hayrikyan
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 543
James Wani Igga
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 544
Armin Shimerman
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 545
Mavuba Mafuila
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 546
Hildegard Falck
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 547
Jack McGee
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 548
John Farnham
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 549
Michael Hogan
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 550
David A. Johnston
GEOLOGIST
1949 - 1980
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 551
Roy Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 552
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsFranz Pfnür
SKIER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 284
Hamlet Mkhitaryan
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 1996
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 285
Ivan Jazbinšek
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 286
Marcel Capelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 287
Georg Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1996
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 288
Anna Chandy
JUDGE
1905 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 289
Mavuba Mafuila
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 290
Jan Hertl
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 291
Laura La Plante
ACTOR
1904 - 1996
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 292
Yun Chi-young
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1996
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 293
Robert Lamoot
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 294
Les Baxter
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 295
Alifa Rifaat
WRITER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 296
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 33 out of 107. Before him are Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Cyrille Adoula (1921), Sony Lab'ou Tansi (1947), José Bosingwa (1982), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), and Mwanza Mukombo (1945). After him are Kakoko Etepé (1950), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937), Laurent Nkunda (1967), Maître Gims (1986), and Kibonge Mafu (1945).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Go to all RankingsDikembe Mutombo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 27
Cyrille Adoula
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1978
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 28
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
WRITER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 29
José Bosingwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 30
Kazadi Mwamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1996
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 31
Mwanza Mukombo
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2001
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 32
Mavuba Mafuila
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 33
Kakoko Etepé
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 34
Tubilandu Ndimbi
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 35
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2020
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 36
Laurent Nkunda
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 37
Maître Gims
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 38
Kibonge Mafu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 39
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among soccer players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 9. Before him are Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Steve Mandanda (1985), Mwepu Ilunga (1949), José Bosingwa (1982), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), and Mwanza Mukombo (1945). After him are Kakoko Etepé (1950), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kibonge Mafu (1945), Blaise Nkufo (1975), Mbo Mpenza (1976), and Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949).
Kembo Uba Kembo
1947 - 2007
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 3
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5
José Bosingwa
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
Kazadi Mwamba
1947 - 1996
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 7
Mwanza Mukombo
1945 - 2001
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 8
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 9
Kakoko Etepé
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 10
Tubilandu Ndimbi
1948 - 2021
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 11
Kibonge Mafu
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 12
Blaise Nkufo
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 13
Mbo Mpenza
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 14
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 15