SOCCER PLAYER
Ruud van Nistelrooy
1976 - Today
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈryt fɑn ˈnɪstəlroːi]; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Premier League club Leicester City. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all-time, van Nistelrooy has been the top scorer in three UEFA Champions League seasons, and is the sixth-highest goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals. He has also been the top scorer in three European domestic leagues. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruud van Nistelrooy has received more than 8,037,929 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Ruud van Nistelrooy is the 240th most popular soccer player (up from 242nd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 188th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
8.0M
Page Views (PV)
60.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
10.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 240 out of 21,273. Before him are Aimé Jacquet, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Ramón Díaz, Fernando Torres, Kenji Tochio, and Yochanan Vollach. After him are Paul Van Himst, Willy van de Kerkhof, Arjen Robben, Ken Noritake, Paulino Alcántara, and Francisco Varallo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAimé Jacquet
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 234
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
1939 - 2024
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 235
Ramón Díaz
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 236
Fernando Torres
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 237
Kenji Tochio
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 238
Yochanan Vollach
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 239
Ruud van Nistelrooy
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 240
Paul Van Himst
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 241
Willy van de Kerkhof
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 242
Arjen Robben
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 243
Ken Noritake
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 244
Paulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 245
Francisco Varallo
1910 - 2010
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 246
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 12. Before him are Cillian Murphy, Ramzan Kadyrov, Clarence Seedorf, Chester Bennington, Michael Ballack, and Judit Polgár. After him are Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Vieira, Yuval Noah Harari, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Alessandro Nesta, and Colin Farrell.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsCillian Murphy
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 6
Ramzan Kadyrov
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 7
Clarence Seedorf
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
Chester Bennington
SINGER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 9
Michael Ballack
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 10
Judit Polgár
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 11
Ruud van Nistelrooy
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 12
Benedict Cumberbatch
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 13
Patrick Vieira
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 14
Yuval Noah Harari
HISTORIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 15
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
Alessandro Nesta
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 17
Colin Farrell
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 18
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 166 out of 1,646. Before him are Theo van Gogh (1957), Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Ferdinand Bol (1616), John II, Count of Holland (1247), and Cees Nooteboom (1933). After him are Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Arjen Robben (1984), Famke Janssen (1964), Mariska Veres (1947), and Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsTheo van Gogh
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - 2004
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 160
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1587 - 1629
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 161
Pier Gerlofs Donia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1480 - 1520
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 162
Ferdinand Bol
PAINTER
1616 - 1680
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 163
John II, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1304
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 164
Cees Nooteboom
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 165
Ruud van Nistelrooy
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 166
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 167
Willy van de Kerkhof
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 168
Arjen Robben
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 169
Famke Janssen
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 170
Mariska Veres
SINGER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 171
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 172
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 12. Before him are Ruud Krol (1949), Arie Haan (1948), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Johnny Rep (1951), René van de Kerkhof (1951), and Piet Keizer (1943). After him are Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Arjen Robben (1984), Peter Bosz (1963), Abe Lenstra (1920), Ruud Geels (1948), and Wesley Sneijder (1984).
Ruud Krol
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Arie Haan
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 7
Dennis Bergkamp
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8
Johnny Rep
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9
René van de Kerkhof
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 10
Piet Keizer
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 11
Ruud van Nistelrooy
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 12
Willy van de Kerkhof
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 13
Arjen Robben
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 14
Peter Bosz
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 15
Abe Lenstra
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 16
Ruud Geels
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 17
Wesley Sneijder
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 18