Soccer Player
Michel Platini
1955 - today
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Michel Platini
His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 89 in 2024). Michel Platini is the 14th most popular soccer player (up from 19th in 2024), the 229th most popular biography from France (up from 257th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Soccer Player.
Michel Platini is most famous for being the president of UEFA and the president of the Union of European Football Associations.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Michel Platini ranks 14 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, and Zinedine Zidane. After him are Zico, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, Bobby Charlton, and Luis Enrique.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Alfredo Di Stéfano
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 8
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 9
Garrincha
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 10
Giuseppe Meazza
1910 - 1979
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 11
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
1895 - 1978
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 12
Zinedine Zidane
1972 - Present
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 13
Michel Platini
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 14
Zico
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 15
Cristiano Ronaldo
1985 - Present
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 16
Ronaldo
1976 - Present
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 17
Luis Suárez
1935 - 2023
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 18
Bobby Charlton
1937 - 2023
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 19
Luis Enrique
1970 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Michel Platini ranks 8. Before him are Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Prost, and Friedrich Merz. After him are Kevin Costner, Rowan Atkinson, Pietro Parolin, Bill Paxton, Jair Bolsonaro, and Tim Berners-Lee.
Others Born in 1955
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Steve Jobs
DESIGNER
1955 - 2011
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 2
Bill Gates
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 3
Bruce Willis
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 4
Nicolas Sarkozy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 5
Alain Prost
RACING DRIVER
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 6
Friedrich Merz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 7
Michel Platini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 8
Kevin Costner
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 9
Rowan Atkinson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 10
Pietro Parolin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 11
Bill Paxton
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 12
Jair Bolsonaro
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 13
Tim Berners-Lee
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 14
In France
Among people born in France, Michel Platini ranks 229 out of NaN. Before him are Brigitte Macron (1953), Henry Cavendish (1731), Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Alfred Sisley (1839), Gustave Doré (1832), and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713). After him are Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Gabriel Fauré (1845), Christian Dior (1905), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), and Gilles Deleuze (1925).
Others born in France
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Brigitte Macron
COMPANION
1953 - Present
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 223
Henry Cavendish
PHYSICIST
1731 - 1810
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 224
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 225
Alfred Sisley
PAINTER
1839 - 1899
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 226
Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 227
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
ASTRONOMER
1713 - 1762
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 228
Michel Platini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 229
Louis, Grand Dauphin
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1711
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 230
Joseph Bonaparte
COMPANION
1768 - 1844
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 231
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 232
Christian Dior
FASHION DESIGNER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 233
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
MATHEMATICIAN
1789 - 1857
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 234
Gilles Deleuze
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 235
Among Soccer Players In France
Among soccer players born in France, Michel Platini ranks 2. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972). After him are Raymond Kopa (1931), Eric Cantona (1966), Lucien Laurent (1907), Didier Deschamps (1968), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), and Antoine Griezmann (1991).
Zinedine Zidane
1972 - Present
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 1
Michel Platini
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 2
Raymond Kopa
1931 - 2017
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 3
Eric Cantona
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 4
Lucien Laurent
1907 - 2005
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 5
Didier Deschamps
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 6
Thierry Henry
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 7
Laurent Blanc
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 8
Kylian Mbappé
1998 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 9
Franck Ribéry
1983 - Present
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 10
Karim Benzema
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 11
Antoine Griezmann
1991 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 12
