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Nwankwo Kanu

1976 - Today

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Nwankwo Kanu () (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Nigerian club Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Dutch side Ajax, Inter Milan of Italy, and English clubs Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth. He is widely considered one of the greatest African footballers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nwankwo Kanu has received more than 3,473,147 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Nwankwo Kanu is the 1,665th most popular soccer player (up from 2,111th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nwankwo Kanu ranks 1,665 out of 21,273. Before him are Emre Belözoğlu, Oliver Neuville, Lucas Vázquez, Bruno Alves, Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, and Giovanni Galli. After him are William Gallas, Ernst Lehner, Joel Santana, Roland Sandberg, Eduard Markarov, and Marián Masný.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Nwankwo Kanu ranks 72. Before him are Sally Hawkins, Juan Pablo Sorín, Paz Vega, Isla Fisher, Rigobert Song, and Jan Koum. After him are Mark Webber, Tuomas Holopainen, Juliano Belletti, Tim Duncan, Giovanna Antonelli, and Seann William Scott.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Nwankwo Kanu ranks 23 out of 309. Before him are Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Rashidi Yekini (1963), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Amos Tutuola (1920), and Victor Osimhen (1998). After him are Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Tijani Babangida (1973), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Shehu Shagari (1925), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), and Yakubu Gowon (1934).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Nwankwo Kanu ranks 4. Before him are Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), Rashidi Yekini (1963), and Victor Osimhen (1998). After him are Tijani Babangida (1973), Taribo West (1974), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Daniel Amokachi (1972), Obafemi Martins (1984), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Finidi George (1971), and Victor Ikpeba (1973).

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