Soccer Player

Rui Costa

Portuguese footballer

1972 - today

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Rui Costa

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Rui Costa is the 347th most popular soccer player (down from 223rd in 2024), the 107th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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610k

Page Views

Past 12 months

66.88

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

#347 / 24k

Rui Costa ranks #347 of 24,321 Soccer Players worldwide, placing them among the top 2% of the profession.

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Rui Costa's biography appears in 56 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Rui Costa ranks 344 out of 24,321. Before him are Noritaka Hidaka, Karim Benzema, Vujadin Boškov, Tadao Horie, Antoni Ramallets, and Reizo Fukuhara. After him are Fukusaburo Harada, Arjen Robben, Saburo Shinosaki, Pedro Petrone, Kazu Naoki, and Yoshio Fujiwara.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Noritaka Hidaka
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 341
Karim Benzema
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 342
Vujadin Boškov
1931 - 2014
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 343
Tadao Horie
1913 - 2003
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 344
Antoni Ramallets
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 345
Reizo Fukuhara
1931 - 1970
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 346
Rui Costa
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 347
Fukusaburo Harada
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 348
Arjen Robben
1984 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 349
Saburo Shinosaki
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 350
Pedro Petrone
1905 - 1964
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 351
Kazu Naoki
1918 - 1944
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 352
Yoshio Fujiwara
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 353

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Rui Costa ranks 24. Before him are Thandiwe Newton, Jude Law, Big Show, Rubens Barrichello, Maia Sandu, and Lee Jung-jae. After him are Pedro Sánchez, Alf-Inge Håland, Vanessa Paradis, Sofía Vergara, Jaap Stam, and Tarkan.

Others Born in 1972

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Thandiwe Newton
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
Jude Law
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 19
Big Show
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 20
Rubens Barrichello
RACING DRIVER
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 21
Maia Sandu
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 22
Lee Jung-jae
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 23
Rui Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 24
Pedro Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 25
Alf-Inge Håland
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 26
Vanessa Paradis
COMPANION
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 27
Sofía Vergara
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 28
Jaap Stam
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 29
Tarkan
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 30

In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Rui Costa ranks 107 out of 750. Before him are Maria Isabel of Braganza (1797), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Nani (1986), and Pedro Nunes (1502). After him are Ruben Amorim (1985), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Joan of Portugal (1439), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), and Judah Leon Abravanel (1460).

Others born in Portugal

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Maria Isabel of Braganza
COMPANION
1797 - 1818
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 101
Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1470
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 102
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
PAINTER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 103
Sérgio Conceição
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 104
Nani
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 105
Pedro Nunes
MATHEMATICIAN
1502 - 1577
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 106
Rui Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 107
Ruben Amorim
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 108
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1538
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 109
Afonso I, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1461
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 110
Joan of Portugal
COMPANION
1439 - 1475
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 111
Francisco da Costa Gomes
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 112
Judah Leon Abravanel
WRITER
1460 - 1530
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 113