SOCCER PLAYER
Pierre van Hooijdonk
1969 - Today
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Pierre van Hooijdonk (Dutch pronunciation: [piˈjɛr vɑn ˈɦoːidɔŋk]; born 29 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Netherlands national team, for which he scored 14 goals and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre van Hooijdonk has received more than 1,095,322 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Pierre van Hooijdonk is the 1,122nd most popular soccer player (down from 1,035th in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 463rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
53.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Pierre van Hooijdonk ranks 1,122 out of 21,273. Before him are Toshio Miyaji, David Alaba, Manuel Ferreira, Tore Keller, Emerson, and Dries Mertens. After him are Jacques Santini, Josef Kadraba, José Luis Brown, Bojan Krkić, Josip Katalinski, and Ludovic Giuly.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsToshio Miyaji
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,116
David Alaba
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 1,117
Manuel Ferreira
1905 - 1983
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,118
Tore Keller
1905 - 1988
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,119
Emerson
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,120
Dries Mertens
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,121
Pierre van Hooijdonk
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,122
Jacques Santini
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,123
Josef Kadraba
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,124
José Luis Brown
1956 - 2019
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,125
Bojan Krkić
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,126
Josip Katalinski
1948 - 2011
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,127
Ludovic Giuly
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Pierre van Hooijdonk ranks 91. Before him are Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, Kathryn Morris, Jay-Z, Fernando Couto, and Hugo Maradona. After him are Faustino Asprilla, Ilir Meta, Dead, Max Cavalera, Faye Wong, and Antônio Carlos Zago.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsIce Cube
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 85
Bobby Brown
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 86
Kathryn Morris
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 87
Jay-Z
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 88
Fernando Couto
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 89
Hugo Maradona
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2021
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 90
Pierre van Hooijdonk
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 91
Faustino Asprilla
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 92
Ilir Meta
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 93
Dead
SINGER
1969 - 1991
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 94
Max Cavalera
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 95
Faye Wong
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 96
Antônio Carlos Zago
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 97
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Pierre van Hooijdonk ranks 471 out of 1,646. Before him are Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Rudi Carrell (1934), Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Anthon van Rappard (1858), Dirk Stikker (1897), and Louis Couperus (1863). After him are Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566), Jan Gies (1905), Petrus Camper (1722), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), Cornelis Ketel (1548), and Jacob Moleschott (1822).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsCarel Godin de Beaufort
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1964
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 465
Rudi Carrell
PRESENTER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 466
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1961
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 467
Anthon van Rappard
PAINTER
1858 - 1892
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 468
Dirk Stikker
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 469
Louis Couperus
WRITER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 470
Pierre van Hooijdonk
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 471
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
PAINTER
1566 - 1641
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 472
Jan Gies
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 473
Petrus Camper
PHYSICIAN
1722 - 1789
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 474
Gerrit Berckheyde
PAINTER
1638 - 1698
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 475
Cornelis Ketel
PAINTER
1548 - 1616
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 476
Jacob Moleschott
PHILOSOPHER
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 477
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Pierre van Hooijdonk ranks 53. Before him are Jordi Cruyff (1974), George Knobel (1922), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Rinus Israël (1942), Dick Nanninga (1949), and Jaap Eden (1873). After him are Dick van Dijk (1946), Gerald Vanenburg (1964), Jan Wouters (1960), Kees Rijvers (1926), Martin Koeman (1938), and Gerrie Mühren (1946).
Jordi Cruyff
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 47
George Knobel
1922 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 48
Virgil van Dijk
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 49
Rinus Israël
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 50
Dick Nanninga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 51
Jaap Eden
1873 - 1925
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 52
Pierre van Hooijdonk
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 53
Dick van Dijk
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 54
Gerald Vanenburg
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 55
Jan Wouters
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 56
Kees Rijvers
1926 - 2024
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 57
Martin Koeman
1938 - 2013
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 58
Gerrie Mühren
1946 - 2013
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 59