SOCCER PLAYER
Roque Santa Cruz
1981 - Today
Roque Santa Cruz
Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (locally [ˈroke ˈlwis santa ˈkɾus kanˈteɾo]; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan Primera División club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, thus he is regarded as one of the best players in the nation's history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roque Santa Cruz has received more than 1,712,173 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Roque Santa Cruz is the 1,918th most popular soccer player (down from 1,344th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Paraguay (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Paraguayan Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
50.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
7.31
Effective Languages (L*)
3.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Roque Santa Cruz ranks 1,918 out of 21,273. Before him are Grafite, Bruno Rodzik, Goran Pandev, Júlio Baptista, Danilo Popivoda, and Heleno de Freitas. After him are Fritz Laband, Chendo, Takayuki Kuwata, Jaroslav Šilhavý, Afonsinho, and Per Mertesacker.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGrafite
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,912
Bruno Rodzik
1935 - 1998
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,913
Goran Pandev
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,914
Júlio Baptista
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,915
Danilo Popivoda
1947 - 2021
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,916
Heleno de Freitas
1920 - 1959
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,917
Roque Santa Cruz
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,918
Fritz Laband
1925 - 1982
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1,919
Chendo
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 1,920
Takayuki Kuwata
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 1,921
Jaroslav Šilhavý
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,922
Afonsinho
1914 - 1997
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,923
Per Mertesacker
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,924
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Roque Santa Cruz ranks 59. Before him are Amy Lee, Dmytro Kuleba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nikki Benz, Diego López, and Júlio Baptista. After him are Timo Boll, Alexis Bledel, Joseph Morgan, Jun Ji-hyun, Joaquín, and Denis Pushilin.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsAmy Lee
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 53
Dmytro Kuleba
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 54
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 55
Nikki Benz
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 56
Diego López
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 57
Júlio Baptista
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 58
Roque Santa Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 59
Timo Boll
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 60
Alexis Bledel
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 61
Joseph Morgan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 62
Jun Ji-hyun
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 63
Joaquín
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 64
Denis Pushilin
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 65
In Paraguay
Among people born in Paraguay, Roque Santa Cruz ranks 27 out of 203. Before him are Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1836), Fulgencio Yegros (1780), Heriberto Herrera (1926), Cayetano Ré (1938), Eulogio Martínez (1935), and Raúl Cubas Grau (1943). After him are Luis Ángel González Macchi (1947), Federico Franco (1962), Luis Vargas Peña (1905), Higinio Morínigo (1897), Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910), and Mario Abdo Benítez (1971).
Others born in Paraguay
Go to all RankingsCirilo Antonio Rivarola
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1878
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 21
Fulgencio Yegros
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 22
Heriberto Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1996
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 23
Cayetano Ré
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 24
Eulogio Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 25
Raúl Cubas Grau
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 26
Roque Santa Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 27
Luis Ángel González Macchi
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 28
Federico Franco
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 29
Luis Vargas Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 30
Higinio Morínigo
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1983
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 31
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 32
Mario Abdo Benítez
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 33
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Paraguay
Among soccer players born in Paraguay, Roque Santa Cruz ranks 9. Before him are Julio César Romero (1960), Manuel Fleitas Solich (1900), Aurelio González (1905), Heriberto Herrera (1926), Cayetano Ré (1938), and Eulogio Martínez (1935). After him are Luis Vargas Peña (1905), Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910), Ángel Berni (1931), Darío Jara Saguier (1930), Gerardo Romero (1906), and Carlos Gamarra (1971).
Julio César Romero
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 3
Manuel Fleitas Solich
1900 - 1984
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4
Aurelio González
1905 - 1997
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 5
Heriberto Herrera
1926 - 1996
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6
Cayetano Ré
1938 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 7
Eulogio Martínez
1935 - 1984
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 8
Roque Santa Cruz
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 9
Luis Vargas Peña
1905 - 1994
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 10
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 11
Ángel Berni
1931 - 2017
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 12
Darío Jara Saguier
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 13
Gerardo Romero
1906 - 2000
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 14
Carlos Gamarra
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 15