SOCCER PLAYER

Pat Jennings

1945 - Today

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Patrick Anthony Jennings (born 12 June 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport. He played 119 international matches for Northern Ireland in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Jennings has received more than 1,164,791 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Pat Jennings is the 2,113th most popular soccer player (down from 2,043rd in 2019), the 2,989th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,203rd in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pat Jennings ranks 2,113 out of 21,273Before him are Kick Smit, Vlastimil Bubník, Émile Veinante, Bernabé Ferreyra, Marco Antônio, and Dado Pršo. After him are Ricardo Gomes, Heinz Stuy, Jimmy Johnstone, Javier Pastore, Waldemar Victorino, and Hakan Yakin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Pat Jennings ranks 357Before him are Walter Momper, Celestino Aós Braco, Marino Basso, Pierre Michon, Yu Zhengsheng, and J. P. Mallory. After him are Heinz Stuy, Marion Rung, Diahnne Abbott, Donny Hathaway, David Allen, and Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pat Jennings ranks 2,989 out of 8,785Before him are John Peel (1939), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), Anthony Carlisle (1768), Fred Karno (1866), Hubert Parry (1848), and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872). After him are Geoff Nicholls (1948), Ray Lankester (1847), Sidney Robinson (1876), John Robison (1739), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Pat Jennings ranks 96Before him are Joe Jordan (1951), Reece James (1999), Francis Lee (1944), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Jimmy McGrory (1904), and Andy Cole (1971). After him are Jimmy Johnstone (1944), Fred Pentland (1883), Ted Drake (1912), Paul Cook (1956), Jesse Carver (1911), and Jamie Carragher (1978).