SOCCER PLAYER

Pelé

1940 - 2022

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛd(ʒi)sõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese: [peˈlɛ]), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pelé has received more than 32,912,672 page views. His biography is available in 139 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 123 in 2019). Pelé is the most popular soccer player, the most popular biography from Brazil and the most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Pelé is most famous for being the youngest player to score a goal in the World Cup, the youngest player to win the World Cup, and the only person to be a three-time World Cup champion.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 87.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 139

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pelé ranks 1 out of 21,273. After him are Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskás, Lev Yashin, Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Garrincha, Gerd Müller, Eusébio, and Mário Zagallo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Bruce Lee, Margrethe II of Denmark, Al Pacino, John Lennon, Zodiac Killer, Chuck Norris, Annie Ernaux, Michael Gambon, Constantine II of Greece, Ringo Starr, and Nursultan Nazarbayev. Among people deceased in 2022, Pelé ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth II. After him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Pope Benedict XVI, Jiang Zemin, Jean-Luc Godard, Vangelis, Shinzō Abe, Luc Montagnier, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1 out of 2,236. After him are Garrincha (1933), Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Mário Zagallo (1931), Ronaldo (1976), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Zico (1953), Ayrton Senna (1960), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), and Jairzinho (1944).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Garrincha (1933), Mário Zagallo (1931), Ronaldo (1976), Zico (1953), Jairzinho (1944), Rivellino (1946), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Vavá (1934), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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