SOCCER PLAYER

Peter Shilton

1949 - Today

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Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the unique distinction of playing over 1,000 English league games, including in excess of 100 for five different clubs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Shilton has received more than 3,429,444 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Peter Shilton is the 177th most popular soccer player (up from 232nd in 2019), the 689th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,018th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Peter Shilton ranks 177 out of 21,273. Before him are József Bozsik, Javier Zanetti, Carles Puyol, Felix Magath, Osamu Yamaji, and Lilian Thuram. After him are Stjepan Bobek, Clarence Seedorf, Carles Rexach, Telmo Zarra, Vittorio Pozzo, and Günter Netzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Peter Shilton ranks 59. Before him are Billy Joel, Horst Ludwig Störmer, Dubravka Ugrešić, Luis Sepúlveda, Tom Waits, and Jim Broadbent. After him are Zoia Ceaușescu, Miuccia Prada, Gene Simmons, Shelley Duvall, Hugh David Politzer, and Tom Berenger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Shilton ranks 689 out of 8,785. Before him are William Jones (1746), Dua Lipa (1995), Jessica Tandy (1909), Peter Finch (1916), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), and Jim Broadbent (1949). After him are William Oughtred (1574), Stephen Gray (1666), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Brian Josephson (1940), Harry Kroto (1939), and Benjamin Hornigold (1680).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Peter Shilton ranks 10. Before him are David Beckham (1975), Gordon Banks (1937), Bobby Moore (1941), Denis Law (1940), Bobby Robson (1933), and Kevin Keegan (1951). After him are Kenny Dalglish (1951), Gary Lineker (1960), Duncan Edwards (1936), Brian Clough (1935), Phil Neville (1977), and Ryan Giggs (1973).

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