SOCCER PLAYER
Metin Oktay
1936 - 1991
Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Crownless King (Turkish: Taçsız Kral) by Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Metin Oktay has received more than 146,555 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Metin Oktay is the 1,088th most popular soccer player (down from 887th in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 800th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
53.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.80
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Metin Oktay ranks 1,088 out of 21,273. Before him are Marcelino García Toral, Erich Probst, Ángel Bossio, Frank Arnesen, Sven Rydell, and Knut Nordahl. After him are Raoul Lambert, William Foulke, Walter Samuel, Alfred Pfaff, Teruki Miyamoto, and István Nyers.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcelino García Toral
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,082
Erich Probst
1927 - 1988
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,083
Ángel Bossio
1905 - 1978
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,084
Frank Arnesen
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,085
Sven Rydell
1905 - 1975
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,086
Knut Nordahl
1920 - 1984
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,087
Metin Oktay
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,088
Raoul Lambert
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 1,089
William Foulke
1874 - 1916
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,090
Walter Samuel
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,091
Alfred Pfaff
1926 - 2008
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,092
Teruki Miyamoto
1940 - 2000
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,093
István Nyers
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,094
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Metin Oktay ranks 206. Before him are Adolfo Nicolás, Tony Musante, Trần Đức Lương, Šaban Bajramović, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, and Mary Tyler Moore. After him are Walter Koenig, Glenn Murcutt, Marion Chesney, Jim Brown, Joe Spinell, and Diana Hyland. Among people deceased in 1991, Metin Oktay ranks 102. Before him are Schubert Gambetta, Artur Lundkvist, Luigi Zampa, Yasushi Inoue, Étienne Decroux, and Franco Maria Malfatti. After him are Hitoshi Igarashi, Mario Scelba, Dead, Rufino Tamayo, Andrzej Panufnik, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsAdolfo Nicolás
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 200
Tony Musante
ACTOR
1936 - 2013
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 201
Trần Đức Lương
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 202
Šaban Bajramović
SINGER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 203
Carl, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 204
Mary Tyler Moore
COMEDIAN
1936 - 2017
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 205
Metin Oktay
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 206
Walter Koenig
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 207
Glenn Murcutt
ARCHITECT
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 208
Marion Chesney
WRITER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 209
Jim Brown
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 210
Joe Spinell
ACTOR
1936 - 1989
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 211
Diana Hyland
ACTOR
1936 - 1977
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 212
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsSchubert Gambetta
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 96
Artur Lundkvist
WRITER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 97
Luigi Zampa
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 98
Yasushi Inoue
WRITER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 99
Étienne Decroux
ACTOR
1898 - 1991
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 100
Franco Maria Malfatti
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 101
Metin Oktay
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 102
Hitoshi Igarashi
WRITER
1947 - 1991
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 103
Mario Scelba
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1991
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 104
Dead
SINGER
1969 - 1991
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 105
Rufino Tamayo
PAINTER
1899 - 1991
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 106
Andrzej Panufnik
COMPOSER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 107
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 108
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Metin Oktay ranks 683 out of 1,347. Before him are Hermogenes of Priene (-200), Diodorus of Tarsus (400), Ayşe Sultan (1887), Haluk Bilginer (1954), Constantine Lascaris (1434), and Ahmet Ertegun (1923). After him are Âşık Veysel (1894), Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904), Dorotheus of Tyre (255), Henri Langlois (1914), John Komnenos (1015), and Theodore Balsamon (1140).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsHermogenes of Priene
ARCHITECT
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 677
Diodorus of Tarsus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 394
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 678
Ayşe Sultan
NOBLEMAN
1887 - 1960
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 679
Haluk Bilginer
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 680
Constantine Lascaris
HISTORIAN
1434 - 1501
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 681
Ahmet Ertegun
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 682
Metin Oktay
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 683
Âşık Veysel
MUSICIAN
1894 - 1973
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 684
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1983
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 685
Dorotheus of Tyre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
255 - 362
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 686
Henri Langlois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1977
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 687
John Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1015 - 1067
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 688
Theodore Balsamon
WRITER
1140 - 1190
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 689
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Türkiye
Among soccer players born in Türkiye, Metin Oktay ranks 8. Before him are Burhan Sargun (1929), Ali Sami Yen (1886), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Akgün Kaçmaz (1935), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), and Arda Turan (1987). After him are Mustafa Denizli (1949), Burak Yılmaz (1985), Emre Belözoğlu (1980), Turgay Şeren (1932), Hasan Şaş (1976), and Nihat Kahveci (1979).
Burhan Sargun
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 2
Ali Sami Yen
1886 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3
Rüştü Reçber
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 4
Akgün Kaçmaz
1935 - 2023
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
1924 - 2012
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 6
Arda Turan
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 7
Metin Oktay
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 8
Mustafa Denizli
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 9
Burak Yılmaz
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 10
Emre Belözoğlu
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 11
Turgay Şeren
1932 - 2016
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 12
Hasan Şaş
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 13
Nihat Kahveci
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 14