SOCCER PLAYER
Patrick Battiston
1957 - Today
Patrick Battiston
Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston (born 12 March 1957) is a French former footballer who played as a defender for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Battiston has received more than 318,497 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Patrick Battiston is the 923rd most popular soccer player (down from 886th in 2019), the 2,732nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,897th in 2019) and the 44th most popular French Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
54.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
6.98
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Patrick Battiston ranks 923 out of 21,273. Before him are Franco Causio, Juan José Nogués, Georgi Asparuhov, Ferruccio Valcareggi, Roberto Cherro, and Salvador Sadurní. After him are Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Nani, Diego Costa, Ugo Locatelli, Terry Venables, and Domingos da Guia.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranco Causio
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 917
Juan José Nogués
1909 - 1998
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 918
Georgi Asparuhov
1943 - 1971
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 919
Ferruccio Valcareggi
1919 - 2005
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 920
Roberto Cherro
1907 - 1965
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 921
Salvador Sadurní
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 922
Patrick Battiston
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 923
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 924
Nani
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 925
Diego Costa
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 926
Ugo Locatelli
1916 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 927
Terry Venables
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 928
Domingos da Guia
1912 - 2000
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 929
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Patrick Battiston ranks 95. Before him are José Sócrates, Bruce Beutler, Esmail Ghaani, Dan Castellaneta, Ted Levine, and Duško Ivanović. After him are Clive Burr, Anna Vissi, Ray Winstone, Cynthia Rothrock, Marlon Jackson, and Stefan Bellof.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsJosé Sócrates
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 89
Bruce Beutler
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 90
Esmail Ghaani
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 91
Dan Castellaneta
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 92
Ted Levine
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 93
Duško Ivanović
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 94
Patrick Battiston
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 95
Clive Burr
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2013
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 96
Anna Vissi
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 97
Ray Winstone
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 98
Cynthia Rothrock
MARTIAL ARTS
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 99
Marlon Jackson
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 100
Stefan Bellof
RACING DRIVER
1957 - 1985
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 101
In France
Among people born in France, Patrick Battiston ranks 2,732 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexis Korner (1928), Corbinian (670), Pierre Woodman (1963), Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1922), Jean-Daniel Cadinot (1944), and Gershom ben Judah (960). After him are Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons (1606), Ludovic Halévy (1834), Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi (1788), Pierre Alphonse Laurent (1813), Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), and Frédéric François-Marsal (1874).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlexis Korner
SINGER
1928 - 1984
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,726
Corbinian
NOBLEMAN
670 - 730
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,727
Pierre Woodman
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,728
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,729
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2008
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,730
Gershom ben Judah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1028
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,731
Patrick Battiston
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,732
Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
COMPANION
1606 - 1692
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,733
Ludovic Halévy
WRITER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,734
Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1860
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,735
Pierre Alphonse Laurent
MATHEMATICIAN
1813 - 1854
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,736
Claude-Michel Schönberg
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,737
Frédéric François-Marsal
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1958
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,738
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Patrick Battiston ranks 44. Before him are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1989), Eric Abidal (1979), Christophe Galtier (1966), Lucien Muller (1934), Dominique Colonna (1928), and Roger Piantoni (1931). After him are Bruno Metsu (1954), Bernard Chiarelli (1934), Jean Vincent (1930), Maryan Wisniewski (1937), Claude Le Roy (1948), and Djibril Cissé (1981).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 38
Eric Abidal
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 39
Christophe Galtier
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 40
Lucien Muller
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 41
Dominique Colonna
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 42
Roger Piantoni
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 43
Patrick Battiston
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 44
Bruno Metsu
1954 - 2013
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 45
Bernard Chiarelli
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 46
Jean Vincent
1930 - 2013
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 47
Maryan Wisniewski
1937 - 2022
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 48
Claude Le Roy
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 49
Djibril Cissé
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 50