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Paul Gascoigne

1967 - Today

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Paul John Gascoigne (, born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and one of the best English footballers of all time, Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum as "widely recognised as the most naturally talented English footballer of his generation". Gascoigne was immensely popular during his playing career, with television broadcaster Terry Wogan calling him "probably the most popular man in Britain today" in September 1990, and public interest in and adoration for him came to be known as "Gazzamania".Born and raised in Gateshead, Gascoigne signed schoolboy terms with Newcastle United, before turning professional with the club in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Gascoigne has received more than 7,788,445 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Gascoigne is the 660th most popular soccer player (up from 863rd in 2019), the 1,727th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,963rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paul Gascoigne ranks 660 out of 16,880Before him are Marco Tardelli, Míchel, Aad de Mos, Karl Rappan, Kikuzo Kisaka, and Antonio de la Cruz. After him are Eric Abidal, Mario Gómez, Shigeru Takahashi, Luca Toni, Enzo Scifo, and Gianluca Pagliuca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Paul Gascoigne ranks 54Before him are Yingluck Shinawatra, Bjørn Dæhlie, Naim Süleymanoğlu, Mathieu Kassovitz, Liev Schreiber, and Eddie Guerrero. After him are Rufus Sewell, Bodo Illgner, Andreas Möller, Miranda Otto, Kate Walsh, and Jeanine Áñez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Gascoigne ranks 1,727 out of 7,765Before him are Robert Morrison (1782), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Dixie Dean (1907), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Rick Parfitt (1948), and John Watson (1946). After him are Nell Gwyn (1650), John Hannah (1962), Henry More (1614), Charles Hatchett (1765), Tobias Smollett (1721), and Cenwalh of Wessex (601).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Paul Gascoigne ranks 37Before him are Roger Hunt (1938), Paul Scholes (1974), Michael Owen (1979), Phil Jones (1992), Geoff Hurst (1941), and Dixie Dean (1907). After him are Bill Foulkes (1932), Alf Ramsey (1920), Ian Callaghan (1942), Jack Charlton (1935), Erling Braut Håland (2000), and Billy Wright (1924).