SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Owen

1979 - Today

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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 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. Owen is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation and in Premier League history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Owen has received more than 11,920,912 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Michael Owen is the 597th most popular soccer player (up from 626th in 2019), the 1,404th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,670th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Owen ranks 597 out of 21,273. Before him are Włodzimierz Smolarek, Rainer Bonhof, Óscar Míguez, Harry Gregg, Poul Nielsen, and Gonzalo Higuaín. After him are Bruno Conti, Niko Kovač, Viliam Schrojf, José Pékerman, Zózimo, and Yaya Touré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michael Owen ranks 14. Before him are Anders Behring Breivik, Nicolas Anelka, Roberta Metsola, Chris Pratt, Diego Milito, and Jason Momoa. After him are Miklós Fehér, Rosamund Pike, Júlio César, Tawakkol Karman, Evangeline Lilly, and Zhang Ziyi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Owen ranks 1,404 out of 8,785. Before him are Wayne Rooney (1985), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Harry Gregg (1932), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), and Herbert Pitman (1877). After him are James Bruce (1730), William George Horner (1786), Vinnie Jones (1965), William Robert Brooks (1844), Christine McVie (1943), and Constantine II of Scotland (801).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Michael Owen ranks 33. Before him are Paul Scholes (1974), Geoff Hurst (1941), Jimmy Greaves (1940), Paul Gascoigne (1967), Wayne Rooney (1985), and Harry Gregg (1932). After him are Roger Byrne (1929), Herbert Kilpin (1870), Erling Braut Håland (2000), Harry Kane (1993), Alf Ramsey (1920), and Dixie Dean (1907).

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