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Sergio Gonella
1933 - 2018
Sergio Gonella
Sergio Gonella (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo ɡoˈnɛlla]; 23 May 1933 – 19 June 2018) was an Italian bank manager and association football referee. He was the first ever Italian appointed to referee the final of the FIFA World Cup which occurred when he took charge of the 1978 final between hosts Argentina and the Netherlands. He is one of only two persons (the other being the Swiss Gottfried Dienst) to have refereed the finals of both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup. In 2013, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sergio Gonella has received more than 55,873 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sergio Gonella is the 20th most popular referee (up from 21st in 2019), the 3,331st most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,389th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Referee.
Memorability Metrics
56k
Page Views (PV)
49.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Sergio Gonella ranks 20 out of 147. Before him are Roberto Rosetti, Nicola Rizzoli, Said Belqola, Gamal Al-Ghandour, Viktor Kassai, and Maurice Guigue. After him are Szymon Marciniak, Ravshan Irmatov, Byron Moreno, Gottfried Dienst, Massimo Busacca, and Tom Henning Øvrebø.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoberto Rosetti
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 14
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 15
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 16
Gamal Al-Ghandour
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 17
Viktor Kassai
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 18
Maurice Guigue
1912 - 2011
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 19
Sergio Gonella
1933 - 2018
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 20
Szymon Marciniak
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 21
Ravshan Irmatov
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 22
Byron Moreno
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 23
Gottfried Dienst
1919 - 1998
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 24
Massimo Busacca
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 25
Tom Henning Øvrebø
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Sergio Gonella ranks 303. Before him are Nicholas Pileggi, Helmuth Rilling, Mark Forest, Theodore Roszak, Lee Radziwill, and Stanislav Lyubshin. After him are Tamás Vásáry, René Felber, Neale Fraser, Peter Post, Diane Disney Miller, and Hillevi Rombin. Among people deceased in 2018, Sergio Gonella ranks 258. Before him are Unshō Ishizuka, André Lerond, Shinobu Hashimoto, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Jigjidiin Mönkhbat, and Claudio Scimone. After him are Jennifer Welles, David Cherkassky, Theodor Hoffmann, Adolf Grünbaum, Tony Joe White, and Vladimír Weiss.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsNicholas Pileggi
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 297
Helmuth Rilling
MUSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 298
Mark Forest
ACTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 299
Theodore Roszak
WRITER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 300
Lee Radziwill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1933 - 2019
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 301
Stanislav Lyubshin
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 302
Sergio Gonella
REFEREE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 303
Tamás Vásáry
MUSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 304
René Felber
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 305
Neale Fraser
TENNIS PLAYER
1933 - 2024
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 306
Peter Post
CYCLIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 307
Diane Disney Miller
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 308
Hillevi Rombin
ACTOR
1933 - 1996
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 309
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsUnshō Ishizuka
ACTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 252
André Lerond
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 253
Shinobu Hashimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2018
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 254
Tatyana Kuznetsova
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 255
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat
WRESTLER
1941 - 2018
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 256
Claudio Scimone
CONDUCTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 257
Sergio Gonella
REFEREE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 258
Jennifer Welles
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 259
David Cherkassky
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 260
Theodor Hoffmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1935 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 261
Adolf Grünbaum
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 262
Tony Joe White
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2018
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 263
Vladimír Weiss
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 264
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Sergio Gonella ranks 3,331 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Mario Pagano (1748), Omero Tognon (1924), Bruno Zumino (1923), Aldo Nadi (1899), Fedora Barbieri (1920), and Isotta Nogarola (1418). After him are Clemente Biondetti (1898), Mauro Baldi (1954), Aristide Guarneri (1938), Lorenzo Insigne (1991), Paolo Romeo (1938), and Max Valier (1895).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Mario Pagano
WRITER
1748 - 1799
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,325
Omero Tognon
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 3,326
Bruno Zumino
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 3,327
Aldo Nadi
FENCER
1899 - 1965
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,328
Fedora Barbieri
SINGER
1920 - 2003
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,329
Isotta Nogarola
WRITER
1418 - 1466
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,330
Sergio Gonella
REFEREE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,331
Clemente Biondetti
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1955
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,332
Mauro Baldi
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 3,333
Aristide Guarneri
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 3,334
Lorenzo Insigne
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,335
Paolo Romeo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,336
Max Valier
INVENTOR
1895 - 1930
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,337
Among REFEREES In Italy
Among referees born in Italy, Sergio Gonella ranks 4. Before him are Pierluigi Collina (1960), Roberto Rosetti (1967), and Nicola Rizzoli (1971). After him are Daniele Orsato (1975), Pierluigi Pairetto (1952), Gianluca Rocchi (1973), Paolo Tagliavento (1972), and Stefano Farina (1962).
Pierluigi Collina
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1
Roberto Rosetti
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 2
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 3
Sergio Gonella
1933 - 2018
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 4
Daniele Orsato
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 5
Pierluigi Pairetto
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 6
Gianluca Rocchi
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 7
Paolo Tagliavento
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 8
Stefano Farina
1962 - 2017
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 9