SOCCER PLAYER

Peter Thompson

1942 - 2018

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Peter Thompson (27 November 1942 Carlisle – 30 December 2018) was an English professional footballer. Thompson was known for his speedy and electric style of play. Thompson made 560 appearances in the English Football League, playing for Preston North End F.C., Liverpool F.C. and the Bolton Wanderers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Thompson has received more than 27,168 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peter Thompson is the 8,295th most popular soccer player (down from 6,808th in 2019), the 6,430th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,829th in 2019) and the 445th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Peter Thompson ranks 8,295 out of 21,273. Before him are John Aloisi, Kim Sang-sik, Shoya Nakajima, Sandy Turnbull, Slobodan Rajković, and Ladislav Maier. After him are Hitoshi Sogahata, Nicolas Ouédec, Josef de Souza, Willy Aubameyang, Stephen Hunt, and Kim Do-keun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Peter Thompson ranks 713. Before him are Richard M. Daley, Adrian Metcalfe, Sharon Olds, Jeff Astle, Harvey Atkin, and Letta Mbulu. After him are Thomas Menino, Dick Pound, Norman Lamont, Garrison Keillor, Terry Neill, and Lee Greenwood. Among people deceased in 2018, Peter Thompson ranks 582. Before him are Mathilde Krim, Vanessa Marquez, Adrian Lamo, Javier Otxoa, Maryon Pittman Allen, and Andreas Kappes. After him are Pete Shelley, Boris Kokorev, Samuel Bodman, Wendy Beckett, Chelsi Smith, and Charles Krauthammer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Thompson ranks 6,430 out of 8,785. Before him are Elyes Gabel (1983), Gabriella Wilde (1989), Stuart J. Russell (1962), Ben Wheatley (1972), Graham Watson (1956), and Sandy Turnbull (1884). After him are William Hewson (1739), Joey Batey (1989), Pete Shelley (1955), Robert Green (1980), George Monbiot (1963), and Malcolm Rifkind (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Peter Thompson ranks 445. Before him are David Sadler (1946), Gerry Armstrong (1954), Lou Macari (1949), Phil Jagielka (1982), Ben Chilwell (1996), and Sandy Turnbull (1884). After him are Robert Green (1980), Gary White (1974), Fraser Forster (1988), Mike Doyle (1946), Keith Newton (1941), and Mark Bowen (1963).

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