SOCCER PLAYER
Nikola Žigić
1980 - Today
Nikola Žigić
Nikola Žigić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Жигић, IPA: [nǐkola ʒǐːɡitɕ]; born 25 September 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Žigić was born in Bačka Topola, in what was then SFR Yugoslavia. He began playing football as a youngster with AIK Bačka Topola, and scored 68 goals from 76 first-team matches over a three-year period in the third tier of Yugoslav football. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikola Žigić has received more than 694,922 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Nikola Žigić is the 3,630th most popular soccer player (up from 3,780th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 268th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Serbian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
46.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
7.32
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nikola Žigić ranks 3,630 out of 21,273. Before him are Paolo Mazza, Mariano Arrate, Giovani dos Santos, Alfons Van Brandt, Pascal Zuberbühler, and Nicola Berti. After him are Nasko Sirakov, Giorgos Koudas, Toru Yoshikawa, Oleg Romantsev, Fredy Guarín, and Carmel Busuttil.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaolo Mazza
1901 - 1981
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 3,624
Mariano Arrate
1892 - 1963
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 3,625
Giovani dos Santos
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 3,626
Alfons Van Brandt
1927 - 2011
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,627
Pascal Zuberbühler
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,628
Nicola Berti
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,629
Nikola Žigić
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,630
Nasko Sirakov
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,631
Giorgos Koudas
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,632
Toru Yoshikawa
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3,633
Oleg Romantsev
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 3,634
Fredy Guarín
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 3,635
Carmel Busuttil
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 3,636
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Nikola Žigić ranks 104. Before him are Ricardo Oliveira, Didier Zokora, Kareena Kapoor, Alejandro Valverde, Alistair Overeem, and Nick Carter. After him are Eliza Dushku, Juan Carlos Navarro, Katrine Lunde, Ryōko Hirosue, Chris Owen, and Laura Prepon.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsRicardo Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 98
Didier Zokora
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 99
Kareena Kapoor
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 100
Alejandro Valverde
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 101
Alistair Overeem
MARTIAL ARTS
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 102
Nick Carter
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 103
Nikola Žigić
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 104
Eliza Dushku
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 105
Juan Carlos Navarro
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 106
Katrine Lunde
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 107
Ryōko Hirosue
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 108
Chris Owen
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 109
Laura Prepon
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 110
In Serbia
Among people born in Serbia, Nikola Žigić ranks 287 out of 661. Before him are Milorad Mažić (1973), Jovan Miladinović (1939), Saša Obradović (1969), Branko Milanović (1953), Zoran Živković (1945), and Branka Katić (1970). After him are Mira Alečković (1924), Lazăr Sfera (1909), Slaviša Žungul (1954), Nikola Jokić (1995), Dušan Vlahović (2000), and Ljubiša Stevanović (1910).
Others born in Serbia
Go to all RankingsMilorad Mažić
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 281
Jovan Miladinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1982
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 282
Saša Obradović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 283
Branko Milanović
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 284
Zoran Živković
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 285
Branka Katić
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 286
Nikola Žigić
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 287
Mira Alečković
WRITER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 288
Lazăr Sfera
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1992
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 289
Slaviša Žungul
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 290
Nikola Jokić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 291
Dušan Vlahović
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 292
Ljubiša Stevanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1978
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 293
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Serbia
Among soccer players born in Serbia, Nikola Žigić ranks 60. Before him are Vojislav Melić (1940), Lajos Szűcs (1943), Slaviša Jokanović (1968), Milorad Arsenijević (1906), Milinko Pantić (1966), and Jovan Miladinović (1939). After him are Lazăr Sfera (1909), Slaviša Žungul (1954), Dušan Vlahović (2000), Ljubiša Stevanović (1910), Ivica Brzić (1941), and Blagoje Paunović (1947).
Vojislav Melić
1940 - 2006
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 54
Lajos Szűcs
1943 - 2020
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 55
Slaviša Jokanović
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 56
Milorad Arsenijević
1906 - 1987
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 57
Milinko Pantić
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 58
Jovan Miladinović
1939 - 1982
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 59
Nikola Žigić
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 60
Lazăr Sfera
1909 - 1992
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 61
Slaviša Žungul
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 62
Dušan Vlahović
2000 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 63
Ljubiša Stevanović
1910 - 1978
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 64
Ivica Brzić
1941 - 2014
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 65
Blagoje Paunović
1947 - 2014
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 66