1940 - 2022
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (Portuguese pronunciation: [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. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pelé has received more than 31,296,702 page views. His biography is available in 123 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 118 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 16,880. After him are Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, Eusébio, Garrincha, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Zinedine Zidane, and Giuseppe Meazza.
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 2
1927 - 2006
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 3
1960 - 2020
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 4
1929 - 1990
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 5
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 6
1945 - 2024
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 7
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 8
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 9
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 10
1972 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 11
1910 - 1979
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1940, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Bruce Lee, Al Pacino, John Lennon, Margrethe II of Denmark, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chuck Norris, Constantine II of Greece, Saparmurat Niyazov, Ringo Starr, Michael Gambon, and Bartholomew I of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 2022, Pelé ranks 3. Before him are Elizabeth II and Mikhail Gorbachev. After him are Pope Benedict XVI, Luc Montagnier, Jean-Luc Godard, Jiang Zemin, Vangelis, Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, Leonid Kravchuk, and Francisco Gento.
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 3
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 7
1940 - 2023
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 8
1940 - 2006
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 10
1940 - 2023
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 11
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 12
1926 - 2022
HPI: 90.46
Rank: 1
1931 - 2022
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 2
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 3
1927 - 2022
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 4
1932 - 2022
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 5
1930 - 2022
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 6
1926 - 2022
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 7
1943 - 2022
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 8
1927 - 2022
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 9
1931 - 2022
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 10
1934 - 2022
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 11
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 12
Among people born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1 out of 2,067. After him are Paulo Coelho (1947), Garrincha (1933), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Ayrton Senna (1960), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Zico (1953), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Rivellino (1946), and Mário Zagallo (1931).
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 2
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 3
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 4
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 9
1825 - 1891
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Garrincha (1933), Zico (1953), Rivellino (1946), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Vavá (1934), Ronaldinho (1980), Ronaldo (1976), and Romário (1966).
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 4
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 5
1954 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 6
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 7
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 8
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 10
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12