REFEREE
Michael Oliver
1985 - Today
Michael Oliver
Michael Oliver (born 20 February 1985) is an English professional football referee from Ashington, Northumberland. His county FA is the Northumberland Football Association. He belongs to the Select Group of Referees in England and officiates primarily in the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Oliver has received more than 41,324 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Michael Oliver is the 87th most popular referee (up from 94th in 2019), the 6,218th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,970th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Referee.
Memorability Metrics
41k
Page Views (PV)
38.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Michael Oliver ranks 87 out of 147. Before him are Kyros Vassaras, Deniz Aytekin, Carlos del Cerro Grande, Michael Hester, Pablo Pozo, and Ryuji Sato. After him are Martin Atkinson, Carlos Amarilla, Kateryna Monzul, Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Sergei Karasev, and Peter O'Leary.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKyros Vassaras
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 81
Deniz Aytekin
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 82
Carlos del Cerro Grande
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 83
Michael Hester
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 84
Pablo Pozo
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 85
Ryuji Sato
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 86
Michael Oliver
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 87
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 88
Carlos Amarilla
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 89
Kateryna Monzul
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 90
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 91
Sergei Karasev
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 92
Peter O'Leary
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Michael Oliver ranks 322. Before him are Mario Bolatti, Jon Moxley, Omar Hawsawi, Túlio de Melo, Olha Stefanishyna, and Alison Pill. After him are Rafał Blechacz, Selçuk İnan, Fernando Amorebieta, Lukáš Rosol, Otman Bakkal, and Jessica Lucas.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsMario Bolatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 316
Jon Moxley
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 317
Omar Hawsawi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 318
Túlio de Melo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 319
Olha Stefanishyna
LAWYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 320
Alison Pill
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 321
Michael Oliver
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 322
Rafał Blechacz
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 323
Selçuk İnan
COACH
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 324
Fernando Amorebieta
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 325
Lukáš Rosol
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 326
Otman Bakkal
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 327
Jessica Lucas
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 328
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Oliver ranks 6,218 out of 8,785. Before him are Danny McGrain (1950), Toby Regbo (1991), Diane Abbott (1953), Barbara Murray (1929), Bonobo (1976), and Derek Redmond (1965). After him are Anthony Moore (1948), Steve Coppell (1955), Raymond Keene (1948), Penny Mordaunt (1973), Jim Crawford (1948), and Ronnie Corbett (1930).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDanny McGrain
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 6,212
Toby Regbo
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 6,213
Diane Abbott
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 6,214
Barbara Murray
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 6,215
Bonobo
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 6,216
Derek Redmond
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 6,217
Michael Oliver
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 6,218
Anthony Moore
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 6,219
Steve Coppell
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 6,220
Raymond Keene
CHESS PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 6,221
Penny Mordaunt
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 6,222
Jim Crawford
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 6,223
Ronnie Corbett
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 6,224
Among REFEREES In United Kingdom
Among referees born in United Kingdom, Michael Oliver ranks 5. Before him are Jack Taylor (1930), Howard Webb (1971), Graham Poll (1963), and Anthony Taylor (1978). After him are Martin Atkinson (1971), Hugh Dallas (1957), Michaela Tabb (1967), Mike Dean (1968), Mark Clattenburg (1975), Craig Thomson (1972), and Willie Collum (1979).
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 3
Anthony Taylor
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 4
Michael Oliver
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 5
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 6
Hugh Dallas
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 7
Michaela Tabb
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 8
Mike Dean
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 9
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 10
Craig Thomson
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 11
Willie Collum
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.34
Rank: 12