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Paul Merson

1968 - Today

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Paul Charles Merson (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager, commentator and sports television pundit for Sky Sports. Originally a forward, Merson found success as an attacking midfielder and playmaker later in his career. After making his debut for Arsenal in the 1986–87 season, Merson went on to play eleven seasons with the North London club. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Merson has received more than 2,805,612 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Merson is the 7,430th most popular soccer player (down from 7,339th in 2019), the 5,982nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,490th in 2019) and the 414th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paul Merson ranks 7,430 out of 16,880. Before him are Sebastian Boenisch, Josuha Guilavogui, Earnie Stewart, Cezary Kucharski, Mikael Nilsson, and Rashid Rakhimov. After him are Rúben Neves, Keith Newton, Carl Medjani, Kamil Kopúnek, Alexandros Tziolis, and Isaac Kiese Thelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Paul Merson ranks 605. Before him are Kenny Chesney, Knut Holmann, Augusto Pedro de Sousa, Dalian Atkinson, Anne Briand, and Chynna Phillips. After him are Mary Lou Retton, Traci Bingham, Romany Malco, Giorgi Baramidze, Irshad Manji, and Anthony E. Zuiker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Merson ranks 5,982 out of 7,765. Before him are Luke Roberts (1977), Declan Rice (1999), Dalian Atkinson (1968), Hannah Ware (1982), 21 Savage (1992), and Derren Brown (1971). After him are Keith Newton (1941), Michael Oliver (1985), David Bellamy (1933), Bill Hoskyns (1931), Mary Tamm (1950), and Adam Yates (1992).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Paul Merson ranks 414. Before him are Tommy Banks (1929), Maurice Norman (1934), Aiden McGeady (1986), Daniel James (1997), Declan Rice (1999), and Dalian Atkinson (1968). After him are Keith Newton (1941), Rickie Lambert (1982), Roy Carroll (1977), Jonathan Woodgate (1980), Tyias Browning (1994), and Fabian Delph (1989).

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