SOCCER PLAYER
Sándor Kocsis
1929 - 1979
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Sándor Kocsis
Sándor Péter Kocsis (SHAWN-dor KOTCH-ish; Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈpeːtɛr ˈkot͡ʃiʃ]; 21 September 1929 – 22 July 1979) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti, he was a member of the Mighty Magyars. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sándor Kocsis has received more than 764,160 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Sándor Kocsis is the 40th most popular soccer player (down from 25th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.
Sándor Kocsis is most famous for being the youngest member of the Golden Team, which was the Hungarian national team that won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Memorability Metrics
760k
Page Views (PV)
68.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
11.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Sándor Kocsis ranks 40 out of 21,273. Before him are Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Vavá, Roberto Baggio, Ronaldinho, Ruud Gullit, and Paolo Maldini. After him are Antonín Panenka, Jürgen Klinsmann, Gunnar Nordahl, Djalma Santos, Josef Masopust, and Omar Sívori.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl-Heinz Rummenigge
1955 - Present
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 34
Vavá
1934 - 2002
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 35
Roberto Baggio
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 36
Ronaldinho
1980 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 37
Ruud Gullit
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 38
Paolo Maldini
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 39
Sándor Kocsis
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 40
Antonín Panenka
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 41
Jürgen Klinsmann
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 42
Gunnar Nordahl
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 43
Djalma Santos
1929 - 2013
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 44
Josef Masopust
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 45
Omar Sívori
1935 - 2005
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Sándor Kocsis ranks 24. Before him are Jean Baudrillard, Frank Gehry, Oriana Fallaci, Peter Higgs, Mohamed Al-Fayed, and Max von Sydow. After him are Christopher Plummer, Djalma Santos, Tigran Petrosian, James Hong, Sam Nujoma, and Alejandro Jodorowsky. Among people deceased in 1979, Sándor Kocsis ranks 11. Before him are Talcott Parsons, Herbert Marcuse, Nino Rota, Jean Renoir, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Jean Monnet. After him are Mika Waltari, Dennis Gabor, Ludvík Svoboda, Jean Seberg, Mustafa Barzani, and Nelson Rockefeller.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsJean Baudrillard
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 18
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 19
Oriana Fallaci
JOURNALIST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 20
Peter Higgs
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2024
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 21
Mohamed Al-Fayed
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2023
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 22
Max von Sydow
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 23
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 24
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 25
Djalma Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 26
Tigran Petrosian
CHESS PLAYER
1929 - 1984
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 27
James Hong
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 28
Sam Nujoma
POLITICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 29
Alejandro Jodorowsky
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsTalcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 5
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 6
Nino Rota
COMPOSER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 8
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 9
Jean Monnet
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 10
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 11
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 12
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
Ludvík Svoboda
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
Jean Seberg
ACTOR
1938 - 1979
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 15
Mustafa Barzani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 16
Nelson Rockefeller
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 17
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Sándor Kocsis ranks 39 out of 1,077. Before him are Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Leo Szilard (1898), László Bíró (1899), and Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409). After him are Dennis Gabor (1900), Sándor Márai (1900), Sándor Petőfi (1823), Zoltán Kodály (1882), Ágota Kristóf (1935), and Coloman, King of Hungary (1070).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsAndrew II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1235
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 33
Mary, Queen of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1395
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 34
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 35
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 36
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 37
Elizabeth of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1409 - 1442
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 38
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 39
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 40
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 41
Sándor Petőfi
WRITER
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 42
Zoltán Kodály
COMPOSER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 43
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 44
Coloman, King of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1116
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 45
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary
Among soccer players born in Hungary, Sándor Kocsis ranks 2. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927). After him are László Kubala (1927), Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), György Sárosi (1912), and Gyula Lóránt (1923).
Ferenc Puskás
1927 - 2006
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 1
Sándor Kocsis
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 2
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 3
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 5
Nándor Hidegkuti
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 6
Zoltán Czibor
1929 - 1997
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 7
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
Gyula Grosics
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 9
Gusztáv Sebes
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
György Sárosi
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Gyula Lóránt
1923 - 1981
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 12