SOCCER PLAYER
Stan Bowles
1948 - 2024

Stan Bowles
Stanley Bowles (24 December 1948 – 24 February 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Known for his skills as a player in the 1970s and 1980s, he also gained a reputation as one of the game's great non-conformists and mavericks. He played 315 games for Queens Park Rangers, and earned five England caps. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Stan Bowles is the 7,980th most popular soccer player (down from 6,320th in 2024), the 6,413th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,680th in 2019) and the 452nd most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Stan Bowles ranks 7,980 out of 21,273. Before him are Takuro Okuyama, Dmitri Popov, Eddie Baily, Kinoto Saito, Tom Ince, and Satoru Yoshida. After him are Costel Pantilimon, Mickaël Madar, Nicolás Pareja, Luciano Figueroa, Shoko Mikami, and Michalis Kapsis.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakuro Okuyama
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,980
Dmitri Popov
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,981
Eddie Baily
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,982
Kinoto Saito
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,983
Tom Ince
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,984
Satoru Yoshida
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,985
Stan Bowles
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7,986
Costel Pantilimon
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 7,987
Mickaël Madar
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 7,988
Nicolás Pareja
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 7,989
Luciano Figueroa
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 7,990
Shoko Mikami
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 7,991
Michalis Kapsis
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 7,992
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Stan Bowles ranks 757. Before him are Wolf Blitzer, Saroj Khan, Jim Crawford, Anthony Moore, Charles D. Walker, and Dennis Prager. After him are Paul LePage, Joe Corrigan, Hurley Haywood, Kent Conrad, Jack Dalrymple, and Tom Udall. Among people deceased in 2024, Stan Bowles ranks 505. Before him are Terry Medwin, Bob Graham, Pankaj Udhas, Rashid Khan, Gary Graham, and Mislav Bezmalinović. After him are Rohini Godbole, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sartaj Aziz, Jodi Rell, Butch Johnson, and Trude Dybendahl.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsWolf Blitzer
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 751
Saroj Khan
DANCER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 752
Jim Crawford
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 753
Anthony Moore
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 754
Charles D. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 755
Dennis Prager
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 756
Stan Bowles
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 757
Paul LePage
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 758
Joe Corrigan
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 759
Hurley Haywood
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 760
Kent Conrad
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 761
Jack Dalrymple
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 762
Tom Udall
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 763
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsTerry Medwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 499
Bob Graham
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 500
Pankaj Udhas
SINGER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 501
Rashid Khan
SINGER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 502
Gary Graham
ACTOR
1950 - 2024
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 503
Mislav Bezmalinović
ATHLETE
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 504
Stan Bowles
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 505
Rohini Godbole
PHYSICIST
1952 - 2024
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 506
Sheila Jackson Lee
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2024
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 507
Sartaj Aziz
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 508
Jodi Rell
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 509
Butch Johnson
ATHLETE
1955 - 2024
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 510
Trude Dybendahl
SKIER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 511
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stan Bowles ranks 6,415 out of 8,785. Before him are Geoffrey Palmer (1927), Josh O'Connor (1990), Eddie Baily (1925), Tom Ince (1992), Jeff Rawle (1951), and Anthony Dod Mantle (1955). After him are Jasper Fforde (1961), John Simm (1970), Peter Reid (1956), Garth Ennis (1970), Paul Eddington (1927), and Bill Forsyth (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGeoffrey Palmer
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,409
Josh O'Connor
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,410
Eddie Baily
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,411
Tom Ince
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,412
Jeff Rawle
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,413
Anthony Dod Mantle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,414
Stan Bowles
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6,415
Jasper Fforde
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 6,416
John Simm
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 6,417
Peter Reid
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 6,418
Garth Ennis
COMIC ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,419
Paul Eddington
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,420
Bill Forsyth
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,421
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Stan Bowles ranks 452. Before him are Steve Coppell (1955), Levi Colwill (2003), Simon Cox (1987), Jack Robinson (1993), Eddie Baily (1925), and Tom Ince (1992). After him are Peter Reid (1956), Paul Lambert (1969), Syd Owen (1922), Mel Charles (1935), Andy Lonergan (1983), and Danny Drinkwater (1990).
Steve Coppell
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 446
Levi Colwill
2003 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 447
Simon Cox
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 448
Jack Robinson
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 449
Eddie Baily
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 450
Tom Ince
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 451
Stan Bowles
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 452
Peter Reid
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 453
Paul Lambert
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 454
Syd Owen
1922 - 1998
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 455
Mel Charles
1935 - 2016
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 456
Andy Lonergan
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 457
Danny Drinkwater
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 458























































