1929 - 1958
Roger William Byrne (8 September 1929 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and captain of Manchester United. He died at the age of 28 in the Munich air disaster. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the disaster on 6 February 1958. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Byrne has received more than 246,740 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Roger Byrne is the 601st most popular soccer player (down from 357th in 2019), the 1,571st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,197th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Roger Byrne ranks 601 out of 16,923. Before him are Jürgen Kohler, Abedi Pele, Gonzalo Higuaín, Isidro Lángara, Henri Michel, and Manfred Kaltz. After him are Paul Scholes, Silvio Marzolini, Philipp Lahm, Aldair, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, and Lucien Muller.
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 595
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 596
1987 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 597
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 598
1947 - 2018
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 599
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 600
1929 - 1958
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 601
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 602
1940 - 2020
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 603
1983 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 604
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 605
1938 - 2017
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 606
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 607
Among people born in 1929, Roger Byrne ranks 145. Before him are David Kelly, Milton Glaser, Amitai Etzioni, Andrew Bertie, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Ödön Földessy. After him are Jaakko Hintikka, Filaret, Aleksandar Petrović, Lennart Skoglund, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, and Ronnie Biggs. Among people deceased in 1958, Roger Byrne ranks 58. Before him are Peter Collins, Johannes R. Becher, Florian Znaniecki, Pierre-Étienne Flandin, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, and Johnston McCulley. After him are José Miaja, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov, Claire Lee Chennault, Rudolf Rocker, and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria.
1929 - 2012
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 139
1929 - 2020
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 140
1929 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 141
1929 - 2008
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 142
1929 - 2000
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 143
1929 - 2020
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 144
1929 - 1958
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 145
1929 - 2015
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 146
1929 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 147
1929 - 1994
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 148
1929 - 1975
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 149
1929 - 2019
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 150
1929 - 2013
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 151
1931 - 1958
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 52
1891 - 1958
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 53
1882 - 1958
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 54
1889 - 1958
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 55
1864 - 1958
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 56
1883 - 1958
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 57
1929 - 1958
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 58
1878 - 1958
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 59
1930 - 1958
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 60
1896 - 1958
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 61
1890 - 1958
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 62
1873 - 1958
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 63
1870 - 1958
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 64
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Byrne ranks 1,571 out of 6,924. Before him are Ælle of Sussex (500), Matthew Arnold (1822), Malcolm McLaren (1946), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), and Sam Worthington (1976). After him are Paul Scholes (1974), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Elvis Costello (1954), Eileen Atkins (1934), Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689), and Kate Sheppard (1848).
500 - 514
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,565
1822 - 1888
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 1,566
1946 - 2010
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 1,567
1829 - 1862
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,568
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,569
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,570
1929 - 1958
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,571
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,572
1738 - 1809
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,573
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,574
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,575
1689 - 1700
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,576
1848 - 1934
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,577
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Roger Byrne ranks 27. Before him are Jack Charlton (1935), Wayne Rooney (1985), Ian Rush (1961), Herbert Kilpin (1870), Peter Bonetti (1941), and Alan Shearer (1970). After him are Paul Scholes (1974), William Foulke (1874), Michael Owen (1979), Geoff Hurst (1941), Dixie Dean (1907), and Jimmy Savile (1926).
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 21
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 22
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 23
1870 - 1916
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 24
1941 - 2020
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 25
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 26
1929 - 1958
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 27
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 28
1874 - 1916
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 29
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 30
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 31
1907 - 1980
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 32
1926 - 2011
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 33