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Mike Dean
1968 - Today
Mike Dean
Mike Dean (born 2 June 1968) is an English former professional football referee and currently a video assistant referee (VAR) primarily in the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Dean has received more than 52,565 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mike Dean is the 124th most popular referee (down from 77th in 2019), the 6,805th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,667th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Referee.
Memorability Metrics
53k
Page Views (PV)
34.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Mike Dean ranks 124 out of 147. Before him are Chris Beath, César Arturo Ramos, Stefano Farina, Alejandro Hernández Hernández, Wilton Sampaio, and Anastasios Sidiropoulos. After him are Ivan Bebek, Orel Grinfeld, Jesús Valenzuela, Mark Clattenburg, Victor Gomes, and Pieter Vink.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Beath
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 118
César Arturo Ramos
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 119
Stefano Farina
1962 - 2017
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 120
Alejandro Hernández Hernández
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 121
Wilton Sampaio
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Rank: 122
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 123
Mike Dean
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 124
Ivan Bebek
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 125
Orel Grinfeld
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 126
Jesús Valenzuela
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.17
Rank: 127
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 128
Victor Gomes
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.98
Rank: 129
Pieter Vink
1967 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 130
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Mike Dean ranks 745. Before him are Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea, Denis Petrov, Zdeněk Moravec, Theoren Fleury, Kirsten Barnes, and Antonella Bellutti. After him are Niki Bakoyianni, Barry Sanders, Eric Holcomb, Hugo Pérez, Josu Urrutia, and Antonio Davis.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsCamelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 739
Denis Petrov
SKATER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 740
Zdeněk Moravec
ASTRONOMER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 741
Theoren Fleury
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 742
Kirsten Barnes
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 743
Antonella Bellutti
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 744
Mike Dean
REFEREE
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 745
Niki Bakoyianni
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 746
Barry Sanders
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 747
Eric Holcomb
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 748
Hugo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 749
Josu Urrutia
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 750
Antonio Davis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 751
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Dean ranks 6,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Stan Collymore (1971), Dean-Charles Chapman (1997), Stephen Lee (1974), Andrea Leadsom (1963), David Watson (1946), and Elfyn Evans (1988). After him are Dorothy Hyman (1941), Chris Gauthier (1976), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Luke Mably (1976), Hannah New (1984), and Barry Ferguson (1978).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsStan Collymore
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 6,799
Dean-Charles Chapman
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 6,800
Stephen Lee
SNOOKER
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 6,801
Andrea Leadsom
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 6,802
David Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 6,803
Elfyn Evans
RACING DRIVER
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 6,804
Mike Dean
REFEREE
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 6,805
Dorothy Hyman
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 6,806
Chris Gauthier
ACTOR
1976 - 2024
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 6,807
Rupert Wyatt
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 6,808
Luke Mably
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 6,809
Hannah New
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 6,810
Barry Ferguson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 6,811
Among REFEREES In United Kingdom
Among referees born in United Kingdom, Mike Dean ranks 9. Before him are Graham Poll (1963), Anthony Taylor (1978), Michael Oliver (1985), Martin Atkinson (1971), Hugh Dallas (1957), and Michaela Tabb (1967). After him are Mark Clattenburg (1975), Craig Thomson (1972), Willie Collum (1979), Mike Riley (1964), and Andre Marriner (1971).
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
Mike Riley
1964 - Present
HPI: 28.13
Rank: 13
Andre Marriner
1971 - Present
HPI: 25.79
Rank: 14