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, at 17 years, 143 days. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Owen has received more than 9,658,162 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Owen is the 627th most popular soccer player (down from 616th in 2019), the 1,675th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,591st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
9.7M
Page Views (PV)
54.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
6.35
Effective Languages (L*)
4.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Michael Owens by language
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Michael Owen ranks 627 out of 16,880. Before him are Peregrino Anselmo, Sergio Busquets, Arsenio Erico, Max Morlock, József Zakariás, and Takao Nishiyama. After him are Everaldo, Hugo Gatti, Jordi Cruyff, Tsuyoshi Kunieda, Ilija Petković, and Agne Simonsson.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Peregrino Anselmo
1902 - 1975
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 621
Sergio Busquets
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 622
Arsenio Erico
1915 - 1977
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 623
Max Morlock
1925 - 1994
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 624
József Zakariás
1924 - 1971
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 625
Takao Nishiyama
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 626
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 627
Everaldo
1944 - 1974
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 628
Hugo Gatti
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 629
Jordi Cruyff
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 630
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 631
Ilija Petković
1945 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 632
Agne Simonsson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 633
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Michael Owen ranks 21. Before him are James McAvoy, Diego Milito, Noomi Rapace, Júlio César, Evangeline Lilly, and Travis Fimmel. After him are Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oscar Isaac, Eric Abidal, Pink, Luke Evans, and Zhang Ziyi.
Others Born in 1979
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James McAvoy
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 15
Diego Milito
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 16
Noomi Rapace
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 17
Júlio César
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 18
Evangeline Lilly
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 19
Travis Fimmel
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 20
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 21
Jennifer Love Hewitt
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 22
Oscar Isaac
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 23
Eric Abidal
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 24
Pink
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 25
Luke Evans
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 26
Zhang Ziyi
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 27
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Owen ranks 1,675 out of 7,765. Before him are Vince Clarke (1960), Steven Runciman (1903), Henry Sidgwick (1838), Steve Howe (1947), Mike Leigh (1943), and Glenn Murcutt (1936). After him are Harold Bride (1890), June Almeida (1930), John Bevis (1695), John Rolfe (1585), Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516), and Henry Pelham (1694).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Vince Clarke
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,669
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,670
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,671
Steve Howe
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,672
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,673
Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,674
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,675
Harold Bride
1890 - 1956
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,676
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,677
John Bevis
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,678
John Rolfe
1585 - 1622
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,679
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
1516 - 1547
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,680
Henry Pelham
1694 - 1754
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,681
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Michael Owen ranks 33. Before him are Herbert Kilpin (1870), Fergus Suter (1857), Gareth Bale (1989), Ally McCoist (1962), Roger Hunt (1938), and Paul Scholes (1974). After him are Phil Jones (1992), Geoff Hurst (1941), Dixie Dean (1907), Paul Gascoigne (1967), Bill Foulkes (1932), and Alf Ramsey (1920).
Herbert Kilpin
1870 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 27
Fergus Suter
1857 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 28
Gareth Bale
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 29
Ally McCoist
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 30
Roger Hunt
1938 - 2021
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 31
Paul Scholes
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 32
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 33
Phil Jones
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 34
Geoff Hurst
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 35
Dixie Dean
1907 - 1980
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 36
Paul Gascoigne
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 37
Bill Foulkes
1932 - 2013
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 38
Alf Ramsey
1920 - 1999
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 39
