SOCCER PLAYER

Pelé

1940 - Today

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé ([peˈlɛ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pelé has received more than 15,203,679 page views. His biography is available in 118 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 114 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

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 88.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 118

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pelé ranks 1 out of 16,923. After him are Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskás, Garrincha, Eusébio, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Giuseppe Meazza, and Zinedine Zidane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Bruce Lee, John Lennon, Al Pacino, Margrethe II of Denmark, Ringo Starr, Chuck Norris, Constantine II of Greece, Michael Gambon, Carlos Slim, Muhammad Yunus, and Qaboos bin Said al Said.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1 out of 1,947. After him are Garrincha (1933), Paulo Coelho (1947), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Ayrton Senna (1960), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Zico (1953), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Michel Temer (1940), Didi (1928), and Pedro II of Brazil (1825).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Garrincha (1933), Zico (1953), Didi (1928), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), Ronaldo (1976), Vavá (1934), Rivellino (1946), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Ronaldinho (1980), and Nílton Santos (1925).

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