1940 - Today
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.
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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.
1940 - Present
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 1
1947 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 2
1927 - 2006
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 3
1933 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 4
1942 - 2014
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 5
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 6
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 8
1960 - 2020
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 9
1929 - 1990
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 10
1910 - 1979
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 11
1972 - Present
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 12
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.
1940 - Present
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 1
1940 - 1973
HPI: 86.73
Rank: 2
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 3
1940 - Present
HPI: 85.60
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 7
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 8
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 10
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 11
1940 - 2020
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 12
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).
1940 - Present
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 1
1933 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 2
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 3
1907 - 2012
HPI: 79.91
Rank: 4
1960 - 1994
HPI: 79.28
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 10
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 11
1825 - 1891
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 12
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).
1940 - Present
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 1
1933 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 3
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 4
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 5
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 6
1976 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 7
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 9
1944 - 2016
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 10
1980 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 11
1925 - 2013
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 12