SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Owen

1979 - Today

Michael Owen

Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen was born in Chester and began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. Displaying rapid pace and composed finishing, he progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his Premier League debut in May 1997, becoming the club's youngest goalscorer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Owen has received more than 7,851,542 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Michael Owen is the 616th most popular soccer player (down from 573rd in 2019), the 1,592nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,526th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

7.9M
Page Views (PV)
65.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
6.87
Effective Languages (L*)
4.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Owen ranks 616 out of 16,923. Before him are Daniel Bertoni, Thiago Alcântara, Oscar, Pirri, Eizo Yuguchi, and Guido Buchwald. After him are Aymoré Moreira, Gianluca Zambrotta, Frank de Boer, Nevio Scala, Brian Laudrup, and Luis Molowny.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Daniel Bertoni
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 610
Thiago Alcântara
1991 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 611
Oscar
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 612
Pirri
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 613
Eizo Yuguchi
1945 - 2003
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 614
Guido Buchwald
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 615
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 616
Aymoré Moreira
1912 - 1998
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 617
Gianluca Zambrotta
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 618
Frank de Boer
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 619
Nevio Scala
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 620
Brian Laudrup
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 621
Luis Molowny
1925 - 2010
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 622

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michael Owen ranks 18. Before him are Nicolas Anelka, Kourtney Kardashian, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Adam Levine, Rosamund Pike, and James McAvoy. After him are Jason Momoa, Júlio César, Evangeline Lilly, Noomi Rapace, Olga Kurylenko, and Pink.

Others Born in 1979

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Nicolas Anelka
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 12
Kourtney Kardashian
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 13
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 14
Adam Levine
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 15
Rosamund Pike
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 16
James McAvoy
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 17
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 18
Jason Momoa
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 19
Júlio César
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Evangeline Lilly
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 21
Noomi Rapace
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 22
Olga Kurylenko
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 23
Pink
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 24

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Owen ranks 1,592 out of 6,924. Before him are William Foulke (1874), Edward Colston (1636), William Hamilton (1730), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), Tom Courtenay (1937), and Rupert Grint (1988). After him are John Fletcher (1579), Jeff Lynne (1947), John Muir (1838), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Beau Brummell (1778), and Stephen Langton (1150).

Others born in United Kingdom

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William Foulke
1874 - 1916
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,586
Edward Colston
1636 - 1721
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,587
William Hamilton
1730 - 1803
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,588
Beorhtric of Wessex
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,589
Tom Courtenay
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,590
Rupert Grint
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,591
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,592
John Fletcher
1579 - 1625
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,593
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,594
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,595
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
1770 - 1840
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,596
Beau Brummell
1778 - 1840
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,597
Stephen Langton
1150 - 1228
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,598