SOCCER PLAYER
Nicolae Kovács
1911 - 1977
Nicolae Kovács
Nicolae Kovács (Hungarian: Kovács Miklós, 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977) was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. He was a dual international football player and played both for Romania and Hungary. For the Romania national football team, he won 37 caps and participated in the 1930, 1934 and 1938 World Cups, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolae Kovács has received more than 41,652 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nicolae Kovács is the 1,831st most popular soccer player (down from 1,725th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Romania (up from 285th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
50.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nicolae Kovács ranks 1,831 out of 21,273. Before him are Jacques Duquesne, Teruo Nimura, Memphis Depay, Yang Song-guk, Fernando Giudicelli, and Juan José Tramutola. After him are Luis Hernández, Takeshi Okada, Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, Pim Doesburg, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, and Jurica Jerković.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Duquesne
1940 - 2023
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,825
Teruo Nimura
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 1,826
Memphis Depay
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 1,827
Yang Song-guk
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,828
Fernando Giudicelli
1906 - 1968
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,829
Juan José Tramutola
1902 - 1968
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,830
Nicolae Kovács
1911 - 1977
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,831
Luis Hernández
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,832
Takeshi Okada
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,833
Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,834
Pim Doesburg
1943 - 2020
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,835
Osvaldo Héctor Cruz
1931 - 2023
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,836
Jurica Jerković
1950 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,837
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Nicolae Kovács ranks 183. Before him are George Seaton, Guido del Mestri, Kaj Franck, Said Akl, Butterfly McQueen, and Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu. After him are Juan Carlos Zabala, Maurice Schumann, André Navarra, Willem Johan Kolff, Mahmoud Taleghani, and Ralph Kirkpatrick. Among people deceased in 1977, Nicolae Kovács ranks 139. Before him are Konstantin Fedin, Jean Rostand, Tibor Déry, Azucena Villaflor, Alice Paul, and Alexander Volkov. After him are Siegfried Buback, Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Eugen Schüfftan, Eugen Wüster, Ilia Vekua, and Pascual Pérez.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsGeorge Seaton
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 177
Guido del Mestri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1993
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 178
Kaj Franck
DESIGNER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 179
Said Akl
WRITER
1911 - 2014
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 180
Butterfly McQueen
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 181
Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu
NOBLEMAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 182
Nicolae Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 183
Juan Carlos Zabala
ATHLETE
1911 - 1983
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 184
Maurice Schumann
WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 185
André Navarra
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1988
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 186
Willem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 187
Mahmoud Taleghani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1979
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 188
Ralph Kirkpatrick
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1984
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 189
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Fedin
WRITER
1892 - 1977
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 133
Jean Rostand
PHILOSOPHER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 134
Tibor Déry
WRITER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 135
Azucena Villaflor
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1977
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 136
Alice Paul
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1977
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 137
Alexander Volkov
WRITER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 138
Nicolae Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 139
Siegfried Buback
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1977
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 140
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1977
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 141
Eugen Schüfftan
PAINTER
1893 - 1977
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 142
Eugen Wüster
LINGUIST
1898 - 1977
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 143
Ilia Vekua
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 144
Pascual Pérez
BOXER
1926 - 1977
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 145
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Kovács ranks 275 out of 844. Before him are Margit Kaffka (1880), Nicolae Rainea (1933), Gheorghe Gruia (1940), Mihaela Peneș (1947), Marius Lăcătuș (1964), and Gheorghe Bibescu (1804). After him are Theodor Stolojan (1943), Viorica Dăncilă (1963), Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802), Ștefan Dobay (1909), Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten (1860), and Adalbert Deșu (1909).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsMargit Kaffka
WRITER
1880 - 1918
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 269
Nicolae Rainea
REFEREE
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 270
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 271
Mihaela Peneș
ATHLETE
1947 - 2024
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 272
Marius Lăcătuș
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 273
Gheorghe Bibescu
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1873
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 274
Nicolae Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 275
Theodor Stolojan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 276
Viorica Dăncilă
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 277
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
WRITER
1802 - 1872
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 278
Ștefan Dobay
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 279
Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1934
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 280
Adalbert Deșu
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1937
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 281
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Nicolae Kovács ranks 20. Before him are Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Răzvan Lucescu (1969), István Avar (1905), Ștefan Barbu (1908), Cristian Chivu (1980), and Marius Lăcătuș (1964). After him are Ștefan Dobay (1909), Adalbert Deșu (1909), Victor Pițurcă (1956), Nicolae Dobrin (1947), Florin Răducioiu (1970), and Gheorghe Albu (1909).
Miodrag Belodedici
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 14
Răzvan Lucescu
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 15
István Avar
1905 - 1977
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 16
Ștefan Barbu
1908 - 1970
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 17
Cristian Chivu
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 18
Marius Lăcătuș
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 19
Nicolae Kovács
1911 - 1977
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 20
Ștefan Dobay
1909 - 1994
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 21
Adalbert Deșu
1909 - 1937
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 22
Victor Pițurcă
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 23
Nicolae Dobrin
1947 - 2007
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 24
Florin Răducioiu
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 25
Gheorghe Albu
1909 - 1974
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 26