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Ronaldo

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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈnawdu ˈlwiz nɐˈzaɾju dʒi ˈlimɐ]; born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the owner of Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro and owner and president of La Liga club Real Valladolid. Nicknamed O Fenômeno ('The Phenomenon') and R9, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronaldo has received more than 5,592,990 page views. His biography is available in 104 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronaldo is the 14th most popular soccer player (up from 45th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Ronaldo is most famous for his amazing soccer skills. He has won many awards and is one of the best soccer players in the world.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 104

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ronaldo ranks 14 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfredo Di Stéfano, Garrincha, Gerd Müller, Eusébio, Mário Zagallo, and Zinedine Zidane. After him are Zico, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Bobby Charlton, Giuseppe Meazza, Michel Platini, and George Best.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ronaldo ranks 1. After him are Reese Witherspoon, Alexei Navalny, Francesco Totti, Andriy Shevchenko, Cillian Murphy, Ramzan Kadyrov, Clarence Seedorf, Chester Bennington, Michael Ballack, Judit Polgár, and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ronaldo ranks 6 out of 2,236. Before him are Pelé (1940), Garrincha (1933), Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), and Mário Zagallo (1931). After him are Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Zico (1953), Ayrton Senna (1960), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), and Jairzinho (1944).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Ronaldo ranks 4. Before him are Pelé (1940), Garrincha (1933), and Mário Zagallo (1931). After him are Zico (1953), Jairzinho (1944), Rivellino (1946), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Vavá (1934), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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