SOCCER PLAYER
N'Golo Kanté
1991 - Today
N'Golo Kanté
N'Golo Kanté (born 29 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the France national team. He is known for his work rate and defensive acumen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of N'Golo Kanté has received more than 13,584,323 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). N'Golo Kanté is the 1,065th most popular soccer player (down from 764th in 2019), the 2,965th most popular biography from France (down from 2,664th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular French Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
14M
Page Views (PV)
60.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
9.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, N'Golo Kanté ranks 1,065 out of 21,273. Before him are Manuel Bento, Jean-Jacques Marcel, Savo Milošević, Joan Segarra, Hamit Altıntop, and Dick Nanninga. After him are Tatsuya Shiji, Leopold Kielholz, José Antonio Reyes, Fernando Couto, Giovanni Lodetti, and Vladica Popović.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsManuel Bento
1948 - 2007
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,059
Jean-Jacques Marcel
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,060
Savo Milošević
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,061
Joan Segarra
1927 - 2008
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,062
Hamit Altıntop
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,063
Dick Nanninga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,064
N'Golo Kanté
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1,065
Tatsuya Shiji
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1,066
Leopold Kielholz
1911 - 1980
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1,067
José Antonio Reyes
1983 - 2019
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,068
Fernando Couto
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,069
Giovanni Lodetti
1942 - 2023
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,070
Vladica Popović
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 1,071
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1991, N'Golo Kanté ranks 7. Before him are Antoine Griezmann, Eden Hazard, Thiago Alcântara, James Rodríguez, Virgil van Dijk, and Ed Sheeran. After him are Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Jorginho, Roberto Firmino, Lucas Vázquez, and Oriol Romeu.
Others Born in 1991
Go to all RankingsAntoine Griezmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1
Eden Hazard
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 2
Thiago Alcântara
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 3
James Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 4
Virgil van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 5
Ed Sheeran
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 6
N'Golo Kanté
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 7
Riyad Mahrez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 8
Kevin De Bruyne
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 9
Jorginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 10
Roberto Firmino
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 11
Lucas Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12
Oriol Romeu
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 13
In France
Among people born in France, N'Golo Kanté ranks 2,965 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexandre Deschapelles (1780), Wilhelm Falley (1897), Auguste Clésinger (1814), Marc Seguin (1786), Louis Le Chatelier (1815), and Champfleury (1821). After him are René Lesson (1794), Nicolas Coustou (1658), Paul Émile Appell (1855), Jean Fernel (1497), André Salmon (1881), and Jacques Babinet (1794).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Deschapelles
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1847
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 2,959
Wilhelm Falley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1944
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,960
Auguste Clésinger
SCULPTOR
1814 - 1883
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,961
Marc Seguin
ENGINEER
1786 - 1875
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 2,962
Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1815 - 1873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 2,963
Champfleury
WRITER
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 2,964
N'Golo Kanté
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2,965
René Lesson
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1849
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2,966
Nicolas Coustou
SCULPTOR
1658 - 1733
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2,967
Paul Émile Appell
MATHEMATICIAN
1855 - 1930
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2,968
Jean Fernel
ASTRONOMER
1497 - 1558
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,969
André Salmon
WRITER
1881 - 1969
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,970
Jacques Babinet
PHYSICIST
1794 - 1872
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,971
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, N'Golo Kanté ranks 52. Before him are Bernard Chiarelli (1934), Jean Vincent (1930), Maryan Wisniewski (1937), Claude Le Roy (1948), Djibril Cissé (1981), and Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931). After him are István Nyers (1924), Manuel Amoros (1962), Jacques Santini (1952), Ludovic Giuly (1976), Didier Six (1954), and Riyad Mahrez (1991).
Bernard Chiarelli
1934 - 2024
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 46
Jean Vincent
1930 - 2013
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 47
Maryan Wisniewski
1937 - 2022
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 48
Claude Le Roy
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 49
Djibril Cissé
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 50
Jean-Jacques Marcel
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 51
N'Golo Kanté
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 52
István Nyers
1924 - 2005
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 53
Manuel Amoros
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 54
Jacques Santini
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 55
Ludovic Giuly
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 56
Didier Six
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 57
Riyad Mahrez
1991 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 58