SOCCER PLAYER
Niall Quinn
1966 - Today
Niall Quinn
Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit. As a player, he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland, with spells in the Premier League for both City and the Black Cats. Quinn also received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, which makes him Ireland's second highest goalscorer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niall Quinn has received more than 1,067,847 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Niall Quinn is the 8,811th most popular soccer player (down from 7,183rd in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 394th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Irish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
44.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
2.15
Effective Languages (L*)
4.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Niall Quinn ranks 8,811 out of 21,273. Before him are Benito Carbone, Jermaine Jones, Filip Hološko, Marinko Galič, Kaori Nagamine, and Vitorino Antunes. After him are Tadahiro Akiba, Steed Malbranque, Ansi Agolli, Amine Gouiri, Omar Kharbin, and Theodore Whitmore.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBenito Carbone
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 8,805
Jermaine Jones
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 8,806
Filip Hološko
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 8,807
Marinko Galič
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,808
Kaori Nagamine
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,809
Vitorino Antunes
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,810
Niall Quinn
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,811
Tadahiro Akiba
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,812
Steed Malbranque
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,813
Ansi Agolli
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 8,814
Amine Gouiri
2000 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 8,815
Omar Kharbin
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 8,816
Theodore Whitmore
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 8,817
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Niall Quinn ranks 673. Before him are Shigemitsu Egawa, Lynda Lemay, László Andor, Paul Ereng, Perica Bukić, and Petra Rossner. After him are Xuecheng, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Mirela Kumbaro, Chris Morgan, Sean M. Carroll, and Ingeborg.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsShigemitsu Egawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 667
Lynda Lemay
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 668
László Andor
ECONOMIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 669
Paul Ereng
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 670
Perica Bukić
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 671
Petra Rossner
CYCLIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 672
Niall Quinn
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 673
Xuecheng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 674
Rupert Gregson-Williams
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 675
Mirela Kumbaro
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 676
Chris Morgan
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 677
Sean M. Carroll
PHYSICIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 678
Ingeborg
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 679
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Niall Quinn ranks 426 out of 549. Before him are Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), Niall Horan (1993), Noel Hogan (1971), Liam O'Flynn (1945), William Allingham (1824), and Jonathan Sexton (1985). After him are Brian McFadden (1980), Sarah Bolger (1991), Craig Breen (1990), Chris O'Dowd (1979), Charlie Murphy (1988), and Imelda May (1974).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsThomas Francis Meagher
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1867
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 420
Niall Horan
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 421
Noel Hogan
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 422
Liam O'Flynn
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 423
William Allingham
WRITER
1824 - 1889
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 424
Jonathan Sexton
RUGBY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 425
Niall Quinn
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 426
Brian McFadden
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 427
Sarah Bolger
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 428
Craig Breen
RACING DRIVER
1990 - 2023
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 429
Chris O'Dowd
COMEDIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 430
Charlie Murphy
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 431
Imelda May
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 432
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland
Among soccer players born in Ireland, Niall Quinn ranks 24. Before him are Frank Stapleton (1956), Steve Heighway (1947), Packie Bonner (1960), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Steve Finnan (1976), and Stephen Hunt (1981). After him are Richard Dunne (1979), Séamus Coleman (1988), Kevin Moran (1956), Matt Doherty (1992), Troy Parrott (2002), and Ian Harte (1977).
Frank Stapleton
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 18
Steve Heighway
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 19
Packie Bonner
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 20
Ronnie Whelan
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 21
Steve Finnan
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 22
Stephen Hunt
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 23
Niall Quinn
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 24
Richard Dunne
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 25
Séamus Coleman
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 26
Kevin Moran
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 27
Matt Doherty
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 28
Troy Parrott
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 29
Ian Harte
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 30