SOCCER PLAYER
Siphiwe Tshabalala
1984 - Today
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala (; born 25 September 1984) is a South African professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for AmaZulu. He is considered to be one of the most well-known and decorated South African soccer players of his generation. He was the first player to make his international debut while still playing in the National First Division. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siphiwe Tshabalala has received more than 1,041,448 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Siphiwe Tshabalala is the 6,344th most popular soccer player (down from 5,231st in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 188th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South African Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
40.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
5.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Siphiwe Tshabalala ranks 6,344 out of 21,273. Before him are Gert Heidler, Dieter Riedel, Xabi Prieto, Branko Strupar, Euller, and Nicolae Dică. After him are César Delgado, Renato, Mohamed Chaïb, Semih Şentürk, Pedro Emanuel, and Breel Embolo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGert Heidler
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 6,338
Dieter Riedel
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 6,339
Xabi Prieto
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,340
Branko Strupar
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,341
Euller
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,342
Nicolae Dică
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,343
Siphiwe Tshabalala
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,344
César Delgado
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,345
Renato
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 6,346
Mohamed Chaïb
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 6,347
Semih Şentürk
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 6,348
Pedro Emanuel
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 6,349
Breel Embolo
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 6,350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Siphiwe Tshabalala ranks 205. Before him are Leyla Aliyeva, Zhang Zilin, Seung-Hui Cho, Danay García, Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, and Darren Fletcher. After him are Tayanna, Marcin Gortat, Finn Wittrock, Aram Mp3, Florent Sinama Pongolle, and Antonio Rukavina.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsLeyla Aliyeva
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 199
Zhang Zilin
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 200
Seung-Hui Cho
EXTREMIST
1984 - 2007
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 201
Danay García
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 202
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 203
Darren Fletcher
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 204
Siphiwe Tshabalala
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 205
Tayanna
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 206
Marcin Gortat
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 207
Finn Wittrock
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 208
Aram Mp3
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 209
Florent Sinama Pongolle
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 210
Antonio Rukavina
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 211
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Siphiwe Tshabalala ranks 218 out of 454. Before him are Alfred Swift (1931), Ian Hunter (1900), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Troye Sivan (1995), and Sol Plaatje (1876). After him are Bram Fischer (1908), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Mike Melvill (1940), Austin Stevens (1950), Bruce Johnstone (1937), and William Ferguson (1940).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsAlfred Swift
CYCLIST
1931 - 2009
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 212
Ian Hunter
ACTOR
1900 - 1975
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 213
Clarence Oldfield
ATHLETE
1899 - 1981
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 214
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 215
Troye Sivan
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 216
Sol Plaatje
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1932
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 217
Siphiwe Tshabalala
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 218
Bram Fischer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1975
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 219
Daphne Hasenjäger
ATHLETE
1929 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 220
Mike Melvill
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 221
Austin Stevens
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 222
Bruce Johnstone
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 223
William Ferguson
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 224
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa
Among soccer players born in South Africa, Siphiwe Tshabalala ranks 8. Before him are Benni McCarthy (1977), Gordon Hodgson (1904), Dimas (1969), Steven Pienaar (1982), Phil Masinga (1969), and Lucas Radebe (1969). After him are Mark González (1984), Hans Vonk (1970), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Quinton Fortune (1977), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), and Pierre Issa (1975).
Benni McCarthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 2
Gordon Hodgson
1904 - 1951
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 3
Dimas
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 4
Steven Pienaar
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 5
Phil Masinga
1969 - 2019
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 6
Lucas Radebe
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 7
Siphiwe Tshabalala
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 8
Mark González
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 9
Hans Vonk
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 10
Aaron Mokoena
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 11
Quinton Fortune
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 12
MacBeth Sibaya
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 13
Pierre Issa
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 14