SOCCER PLAYER
Max Merkel
1918 - 2006
Max Merkel
Max Merkel (7 December 1918 – 28 November 2006) was an Austrian footballer who played international football for both Germany and Austria as a defender. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Merkel has received more than 56,359 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Max Merkel is the 1,891st most popular soccer player (up from 1,923rd in 2019), the 735th most popular biography from Austria (up from 738th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Austrian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
56k
Page Views (PV)
50.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.01
Effective Languages (L*)
3.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Max Merkel ranks 1,891 out of 21,273. Before him are Josef Čtyřoký, Nicolae Dobrin, Júlio César, Luis Rijo, Florin Răducioiu, and Serhiy Rebrov. After him are Agustín Sauto Arana, Marcel Domingo, Yoshinori Shigematsu, Franz Roth, Angelos Charisteas, and Jaroslav Pollák.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosef Čtyřoký
1906 - 1985
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1,885
Nicolae Dobrin
1947 - 2007
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1,886
Júlio César
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,887
Luis Rijo
1927 - 2001
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,888
Florin Răducioiu
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1,889
Serhiy Rebrov
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1,890
Max Merkel
1918 - 2006
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 1,891
Agustín Sauto Arana
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 1,892
Marcel Domingo
1924 - 2010
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 1,893
Yoshinori Shigematsu
1930 - 2018
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,894
Franz Roth
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,895
Angelos Charisteas
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,896
Jaroslav Pollák
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,897
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Max Merkel ranks 172. Before him are Venetia Burney, Helen Stephens, Meir Vilner, Ted Post, Hank Jones, and Gottfried von Einem. After him are Antonio Janigro, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Kumar Pallana, Jeff Chandler, Giovanni Canestri, and George Constantine. Among people deceased in 2006, Max Merkel ranks 198. Before him are Theodore Levitt, Paul Halmos, Anita O'Day, Arif Mardin, Pío Leyva, and Sven Axbom. After him are Rainer Barzel, Paul Arizin, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Francisco Fernández Ochoa, André Schwarz-Bart, and Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsVenetia Burney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 166
Helen Stephens
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 167
Meir Vilner
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2003
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 168
Ted Post
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2013
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 169
Hank Jones
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 170
Gottfried von Einem
COMPOSER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 171
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 172
Antonio Janigro
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 173
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 174
Kumar Pallana
ACTOR
1918 - 2013
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 175
Jeff Chandler
ACTOR
1918 - 1961
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 176
Giovanni Canestri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 177
George Constantine
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1968
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 178
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsTheodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 192
Paul Halmos
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 193
Anita O'Day
SINGER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 194
Arif Mardin
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 195
Pío Leyva
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 196
Sven Axbom
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 197
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 198
Rainer Barzel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2006
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 199
Paul Arizin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1928 - 2006
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 200
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2006
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 201
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
SKIER
1950 - 2006
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 202
André Schwarz-Bart
WRITER
1928 - 2006
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 203
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 204
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Max Merkel ranks 735 out of 1,424. Before him are Karl H. Pribram (1919), Fritz Kortner (1892), Walter Berry (1929), Caroline Unger (1803), Ceija Stojka (1933), and Paula Wessely (1907). After him are Jakob Prandtauer (1660), Wlodimir Ledóchowski (1866), Ludwig Anzengruber (1839), Richard Heuberger (1850), Anderl Molterer (1931), and Karl Sesta (1906).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsKarl H. Pribram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 729
Fritz Kortner
ACTOR
1892 - 1970
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 730
Walter Berry
SINGER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 731
Caroline Unger
SINGER
1803 - 1877
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 732
Ceija Stojka
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 733
Paula Wessely
ACTOR
1907 - 2000
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 734
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 735
Jakob Prandtauer
ARCHITECT
1660 - 1726
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 736
Wlodimir Ledóchowski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1942
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 737
Ludwig Anzengruber
WRITER
1839 - 1889
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 738
Richard Heuberger
COMPOSER
1850 - 1914
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 739
Anderl Molterer
SKIER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 740
Karl Sesta
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1974
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 741
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Austria
Among soccer players born in Austria, Max Merkel ranks 27. Before him are Johann Horvath (1903), Josef Hickersberger (1948), Mateo Kovačić (1994), Josef Uridil (1895), Theodor Wagner (1927), and František Svoboda (1906). After him are Karl Sesta (1906), Andi Herzog (1968), Robert Dienst (1928), Rudolf Krčil (1906), Wilhelm Hahnemann (1914), and Bruno Pezzey (1955).
Johann Horvath
1903 - 1968
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 21
Josef Hickersberger
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 22
Mateo Kovačić
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 23
Josef Uridil
1895 - 1962
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 24
Theodor Wagner
1927 - 2020
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 25
František Svoboda
1906 - 1948
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 26
Max Merkel
1918 - 2006
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 27
Karl Sesta
1906 - 1974
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 28
Andi Herzog
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 29
Robert Dienst
1928 - 2000
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 30
Rudolf Krčil
1906 - 1981
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 31
Wilhelm Hahnemann
1914 - 1991
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 32
Bruno Pezzey
1955 - 1994
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 33