SOCCER PLAYER
Paul Van Himst
1943 - Today

Paul Van Himst
Paul Guillaume van Himst (born 2 October 1943) is a Belgian former football player and a football manager who played as a forward, most notably for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Regarded as Anderlecht's ultimate club icon, Van Himst holds the record of four Belgian Golden Shoe awards and was named best "Belgian footballer of the twentieth century". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Van Himst is the 420th most popular soccer player (down from 241st in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 140th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
Paul Van Himst is most famous for being the first player to score a goal in the World Cup.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Paul Van Himst ranks 420 out of 21,273. Before him are Michel Preud'homme, Koji Sasaki, Shizuo Miyama, Jens Lehmann, Jorge Solari, and László Bölöni. After him are Valentino Mazzola, Toni Kroos, Aimé Jacquet, Gerardo Martino, Ricardo Quaresma, and Alessandro Nesta.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Preud'homme
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 417
Koji Sasaki
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 418
Shizuo Miyama
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 419
Jens Lehmann
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 420
Jorge Solari
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 421
László Bölöni
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 422
Paul Van Himst
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 423
Valentino Mazzola
1919 - 1949
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 424
Toni Kroos
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 425
Aimé Jacquet
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 426
Gerardo Martino
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 427
Ricardo Quaresma
1983 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 428
Alessandro Nesta
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 429
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Paul Van Himst ranks 119. Before him are Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Conchata Ferrell, Akinori Nakayama, Otoya Yamaguchi, Grover Washington Jr., and Eric Idle. After him are Michael Spence, Stanley Fischer, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Max Wright, Fouad Siniora, and Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsPrince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2021
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 113
Conchata Ferrell
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 114
Akinori Nakayama
GYMNAST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 115
Otoya Yamaguchi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 116
Grover Washington Jr.
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 117
Eric Idle
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 118
Paul Van Himst
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 119
Michael Spence
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 120
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 121
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 122
Max Wright
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 123
Fouad Siniora
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 124
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 125
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Paul Van Himst ranks 183 out of 1,190. Before him are Maerten de Vos (1532), Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973), Eric Walter Elst (1936), Paul Otlet (1868), Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), and Michel Preud'homme (1959). After him are Henri, Count of Paris (1933), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Fernand Khnopff (1858), Juliana of Liège (1193), and Constantin Meunier (1831).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsMaerten de Vos
PAINTER
1532 - 1603
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 177
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 178
Eric Walter Elst
ASTRONOMER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 179
Paul Otlet
INVENTOR
1868 - 1944
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 180
Louis, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 181
Michel Preud'homme
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 182
Paul Van Himst
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 183
Henri, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2019
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 184
Eugène Joseph Delporte
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 185
Eugène Charles Catalan
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1894
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 186
Fernand Khnopff
PAINTER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 187
Juliana of Liège
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1193 - 1258
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 188
Constantin Meunier
PAINTER
1831 - 1905
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 189
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Paul Van Himst ranks 4. Before him are Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), and Michel Preud'homme (1959). After him are Jan Ceulemans (1957), Herbert Wimmer (1944), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Eden Hazard (1991), Vincent Kompany (1986), Enzo Scifo (1966), Romelu Lukaku (1993), and Bernard Voorhoof (1910).
Jean-Marie Pfaff
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 1
Kevin De Bruyne
1991 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 2
Michel Preud'homme
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 3
Paul Van Himst
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 4
Jan Ceulemans
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 5
Herbert Wimmer
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 6
Thibaut Courtois
1992 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 7
Eden Hazard
1991 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
Vincent Kompany
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 9
Enzo Scifo
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 10
Romelu Lukaku
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 11
Bernard Voorhoof
1910 - 1974
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 12