Referee

Michael Oliver

English football referee

1985 - today

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Michael Oliver

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Michael Oliver is the 88th most popular referee (down from 87th in 2024), the 6,369th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,220th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Referee.

Memorability Metrics

150k

Page Views

Past 12 months

48.25

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

5.4×

Michael Oliver's Wikipedia page drew 150k views over the past year, 5.4× the average among Referees.

Page views of Michael Oliver by language

Among Referees

Among referees, Michael Oliver ranks 88 out of 178. Before him are Deniz Aytekin, Héctor Baldassi, Bibiana Steinhaus, Martin Atkinson, Daniel Siebert, and Mark Geiger. After him are Jesús Gil Manzano, Tori Penso, Sandro Ricci, Carlos Amarilla, Pavel Královec, and Janny Sikazwe.

Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia

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Deniz Aytekin
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 82
Héctor Baldassi
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 83
Bibiana Steinhaus
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 84
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 85
Daniel Siebert
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 86
Mark Geiger
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 87
Michael Oliver
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 88
Jesús Gil Manzano
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 89
Tori Penso
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 90
Sandro Ricci
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 91
Carlos Amarilla
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 92
Pavel Královec
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 93
Janny Sikazwe
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 94

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Michael Oliver ranks 317. Before him are Masahiro Takahashi, Viktor An, Princess Claire of Luxembourg, Shantel VanSanten, Tatiana Maslany, and Alyona Lanskaya. After him are Ron Vlaar, M. Pokora, Emanuele Giaccherini, Rafael Sóbis, Lenna Kuurmaa, and Diego Tardelli.

Others Born in 1985

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Masahiro Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 311
Viktor An
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 312
Princess Claire of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 313
Shantel VanSanten
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 314
Tatiana Maslany
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 315
Alyona Lanskaya
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 316
Michael Oliver
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 317
Ron Vlaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 318
M. Pokora
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 319
Emanuele Giaccherini
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 320
Rafael Sóbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 321
Lenna Kuurmaa
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 322
Diego Tardelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 323

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Oliver ranks 6,369 out of 9,870. Before him are Chris Hughton (1958), John Laurie (1897), Paul Dummett (1991), James Forrest (1991), Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (2019), and Guthrie Govan (1971). After him are Nick Wirth (1966), Slick Rick (1965), Jim Leighton (1958), Steph Houghton (1988), Keeley Hawes (1976), and Andrew Tiernan (1965).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Chris Hughton
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 6,363
John Laurie
ACTOR
1897 - 1980
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 6,364
Paul Dummett
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 6,365
James Forrest
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 6,366
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
NOBLEMAN
2019 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 6,367
Guthrie Govan
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 6,368
Michael Oliver
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 6,369
Nick Wirth
ENGINEER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 6,370
Slick Rick
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 6,371
Jim Leighton
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 6,372
Steph Houghton
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 6,373
Keeley Hawes
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 6,374
Andrew Tiernan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 6,375