SOCCER PLAYER
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
Silvio Piola
Silvio Piola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsilvjo ˈpjɔːla]; 29 September 1913 – 4 October 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set, and he is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, as well as one of the best Italian players of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Silvio Piola has received more than 787,566 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Silvio Piola is the 71st most popular soccer player (down from 68th in 2019), the 680th most popular biography from Italy (up from 809th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Soccer Player.
Silvio Piola is most famous for being the all-time leading goalscorer in the Italian league, and for scoring a goal in the 1934 World Cup Final.
Memorability Metrics
790k
Page Views (PV)
66.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
7.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Silvio Piola ranks 71 out of 21,273. Before him are Oliver Kahn, Luigi Riva, Gheorghe Hagi, George Weah, Franco Baresi, and Gianni Rivera. After him are Francesco Totti, Gianluigi Buffon, Miguel Muñoz, Gordon Banks, Rivaldo, and Neymar.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOliver Kahn
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 65
Luigi Riva
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 66
Gheorghe Hagi
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 67
George Weah
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 68
Franco Baresi
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 69
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 70
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 71
Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 72
Gianluigi Buffon
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 73
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 74
Gordon Banks
1937 - 2019
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 75
Rivaldo
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 76
Neymar
1992 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Silvio Piola ranks 27. Before him are Benjamin Britten, Kenzō Tange, Lon Nol, Roger Garaudy, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, and Paul Erdős. After him are Bảo Đại, Carmen Amaya, Stanford Moore, Trevor Howard, Frances Farmer, and Irwin Shaw. Among people deceased in 1996, Silvio Piola ranks 18. Before him are Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Whittle, Tadeusz Reichstein, René Lacoste, Paul Erdős, and Lars Ahlfors. After him are Babrak Karmal, Gene Kelly, Adolf Galland, Sergiu Celibidache, Joan Clarke, and Marcel Carné.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 21
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 22
Lon Nol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1985
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 23
Roger Garaudy
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 24
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 25
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 26
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 27
Bảo Đại
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 28
Carmen Amaya
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 29
Stanford Moore
CHEMIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 30
Trevor Howard
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 31
Frances Farmer
ACTOR
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 32
Irwin Shaw
WRITER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsElla Fitzgerald
SINGER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 12
Frank Whittle
INVENTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 13
Tadeusz Reichstein
CHEMIST
1897 - 1996
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 14
René Lacoste
TENNIS PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 15
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 16
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 17
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 18
Babrak Karmal
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1996
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 19
Gene Kelly
ACTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 20
Adolf Galland
PILOT
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 21
Sergiu Celibidache
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 22
Joan Clarke
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 23
Marcel Carné
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1996
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 24
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Silvio Piola ranks 680 out of 5,161. Before him are Pietro da Cortona (1596), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), Palmiro Togliatti (1893), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), and Euhemerus (-330). After him are Joanna I of Naples (1326), Eugenio Montale (1896), Francesco Totti (1976), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Dario Argento (1940), and Francis of Paola (1416).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPietro da Cortona
PAINTER
1596 - 1669
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 674
Franco Zeffirelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 675
Patrizia Reggiani
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 676
Palmiro Togliatti
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1964
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 677
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 678
Euhemerus
HISTORIAN
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 679
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 680
Joanna I of Naples
NOBLEMAN
1326 - 1382
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 681
Eugenio Montale
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 682
Francesco Totti
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 683
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 684
Dario Argento
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 685
Francis of Paola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1416 - 1507
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 686
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy
Among soccer players born in Italy, Silvio Piola ranks 10. Before him are Paolo Maldini (1968), Paolo Rossi (1956), Roberto Mancini (1964), Luigi Riva (1944), Franco Baresi (1960), and Gianni Rivera (1943). After him are Francesco Totti (1976), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), and Filippo Inzaghi (1973).
Paolo Maldini
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 4
Paolo Rossi
1956 - 2020
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 5
Roberto Mancini
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 6
Luigi Riva
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 7
Franco Baresi
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 8
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 9
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 10
Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 11
Gianluigi Buffon
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 12
Giacinto Facchetti
1942 - 2006
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 13
Alessandro Del Piero
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 14
Fabio Cannavaro
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 15
Filippo Inzaghi
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 16