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Simon Kuper

1969 - Today

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Simon Kuper is a British, and naturalized French, author and journalist, best known for his work at the Financial Times and as a football writer. After studies at Oxford, Harvard University and the Technische Universität Berlin, Kuper started his career in journalism at the FT in 1994, where he today writes about a wide range of topics, such as politics, society, culture, sports and urban planning. He publishes a well-read column in the weekend edition FT Magazine and has twice been awarded the British Society of Magazine Editors' prize for Columnist of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Kuper has received more than 216,791 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Kuper is the 7,098th most popular writer (down from 6,242nd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ugandan Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Soccernomics
Social aspects, Soccer, Sports, social aspects
2009
Ajax, the Dutch, the war
Ajax (Soccer team), Soccer, Jews
" ... explores the myths of Holland's "Good War" -- the brave nation that hid Anne Frank from the Nazis -- by using the story of soccer in Holland and the Amsterdam club Ajax to puncture the tales that post-war Holland lives by. Through interviews with Resistance fighters, survivors, wartime soccer players and more, Kuper uncovers a history that has been largely ignored. Ranging far beyond the Netherlands and examining the stories of soccer and war in England, German and France, Kuper writes an alternative history of Europe at its darkest hour. He helps change the way we understand ordinary people's experience of the war in Europe." -- Back cover.
2011
Soccer Against the Enemy
Soccer, Sports, social aspects, Sports and state
2010
Soccer men
Soccer coaches, Soccer players, Biography
In his national bestseller, "Soccernomics," Simon Kuper pioneered a new way of looking at soccer, the world's most popular game, through his witty and meticulous use of data. In "Soccer Men," Kuper explores the heart and soul of the sport by getting up close and personal with soccer's greatest players and coaches. An inquiry into the genius and hubris of the modern game, "Soccer Men" details the lives of international stars such as Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Josep Guardiola, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, and David Beckham, describing their upbringings, the soccer cultures they grew up in, the way they play or coach, and the baggage they bring to their relationships at work.
2011
Football Against the Enemy
Soccer, Social aspects, Social aspects of Soccer
1994
Soccernomics
Social aspects, Social aspects of Soccer, Soccer
2009

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Kuper ranks 7,098 out of 7,302. Before him are Stephanie Savage, Mika Brzezinski, Charlotte Roche, Sophie Dahl, Laura Gallego García, and Rebecca Walker. After him are Inna Shevchenko, Mark Ravenhill, Park Yeon-mi, Elizabeth Hand, Tom Holland, and Amma Darko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Simon Kuper ranks 876. Before him are Stephanie Savage, Michelle Smith, Hugo Brizuela, Ander Garitano, Rebecca Walker, and Neelam Kothari. After him are Claudio Úbeda, Keisuke Makino, David Wheaton, Sandra Forgues, Horst Heldt, and Zainab Salbi.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Simon Kuper ranks 34 out of 55. Before him are Amama Mbabazi (1949), Irshad Manji (1968), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Gita Ramjee (1956), and John Sentamu (1949). After him are Winnie Byanyima (1959), Davis Kamoga (1968), Phiona Mutesi (1996), Bobi Wine (1982), Vanessa Nakate (1996), and Ibrahim Sekagya (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Uganda

Among writers born in Uganda, Simon Kuper ranks 2. Before him are Irshad Manji (1968).

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