SOCCER PLAYER
Paulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
Paulino Alcántara
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a professional football player and manager who played as a forward. Born in the Philippines, he spent most of his playing career at Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the Philippines and Spain internationally.Alcántara made his debut for Barcelona at the age of 15, and remains the youngest player to play or score for the club. He scored 395 goals in 399 official and friendly matches, a club record that stood for 87 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulino Alcántara has received more than 592,270 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Paulino Alcántara is the 191st most popular soccer player (down from 132nd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Soccer Player.
Paulino Alcántara is most famous for being the first Mexican to play in Major League Baseball.
Memorability Metrics
590k
Page Views (PV)
60.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Paulino Alcántaras by language
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Paulino Alcántara ranks 191 out of 16,880. Before him are Andrea Pirlo, Arie Haan, Antonio Conte, Jorge Jesus, Ștefan Kovács, and Aimé Jacquet. After him are Kurt Hamrin, Dražan Jerković, Emilio Butragueño, Clarence Seedorf, Luka Modrić, and Careca.
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Andrea Pirlo
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 185
Arie Haan
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 186
Antonio Conte
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 187
Jorge Jesus
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 188
Ștefan Kovács
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 189
Aimé Jacquet
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 190
Paulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 191
Kurt Hamrin
1934 - 2024
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 192
Dražan Jerković
1936 - 2008
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 193
Emilio Butragueño
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 194
Clarence Seedorf
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 195
Luka Modrić
1985 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 196
Careca
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 197
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Paulino Alcántara ranks 49. Before him are David Wechsler, Léon Theremin, Tina Modotti, Robert S. Mulliken, Wallace Carothers, and André Masson. After him are Elsa Triolet, Mamie Eisenhower, Nikolay Semyonov, Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, Leslie Groves, and Ida Noddack. Among people deceased in 1964, Paulino Alcántara ranks 35. Before him are Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, Cole Porter, Sam Cooke, Douglas McGregor, and Maurice Thorez. After him are Peter Lorre, Heinrich Neuhaus, Alan Ladd, Mikhail Larionov, J. B. S. Haldane, and August Sander.
Others Born in 1896
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David Wechsler
1896 - 1981
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 43
Léon Theremin
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 44
Tina Modotti
1896 - 1942
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 45
Robert S. Mulliken
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 46
Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 47
André Masson
1896 - 1987
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 48
Paulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 49
Elsa Triolet
1896 - 1970
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 50
Mamie Eisenhower
1896 - 1979
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 51
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 52
Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 53
Leslie Groves
1896 - 1970
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 54
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1964
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Princess Auguste of Bavaria
1877 - 1964
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 29
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
1873 - 1964
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 30
Cole Porter
1891 - 1964
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 31
Sam Cooke
1931 - 1964
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 32
Douglas McGregor
1906 - 1964
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 33
Maurice Thorez
1900 - 1964
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 34
Paulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 35
Peter Lorre
1904 - 1964
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 36
Heinrich Neuhaus
1888 - 1964
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 37
Alan Ladd
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 38
Mikhail Larionov
1881 - 1964
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 39
J. B. S. Haldane
1892 - 1964
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 40
August Sander
1876 - 1964
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 41
In Philippines
Among people born in Philippines, Paulino Alcántara ranks 8 out of 126. Before him are Ferdinand Marcos (1917), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Lapu-Lapu (1491), José Rizal (1861), Corazon Aquino (1933), and Imelda Marcos (1929). After him are Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Isabel Preysler (1951), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Manuel L. Quezon (1878), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), and Manny Pacquiao (1978).
Others born in Philippines
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Ferdinand Marcos
1917 - 1989
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 2
Emilio Aguinaldo
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 3
Lapu-Lapu
1491 - 1542
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 4
José Rizal
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 5
Corazon Aquino
1933 - 2009
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 6
Imelda Marcos
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 7
Paulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 8
Andrés Bonifacio
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
Isabel Preysler
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 10
Benigno Aquino Jr.
1932 - 1983
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
Manuel L. Quezon
1878 - 1944
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 12
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 13
Manny Pacquiao
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 14
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Philippines
Among soccer players born in Philippines, Paulino Alcántara ranks 1.
