BUSINESSPERSON
Stanley Rous
1895 - 1986
Stanley Rous
Sir Stanley Ford Rous (25 April 1895 – 18 July 1986) was an English football referee and the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley Rous has received more than 301,494 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Stanley Rous is the 74th most popular businessperson (up from 86th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 656th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Businessperson.
Stanley Rous was a football referee who became the president of FIFA in 1961. He is most famous for being the president of FIFA when the 1966 World Cup was hosted in England.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
64.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
10.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Stanley Rous ranks 74 out of 847. Before him are Lee Byung-chul, Calouste Gulbenkian, Bernie Ecclestone, J. Bruce Ismay, Richard Branson, and Stan Kroenke. After him are Jack Ma, Robert McNamara, Kris Jenner, Louis Vuitton, Adnan Khashoggi, and Mercédès Jellinek.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLee Byung-chul
1910 - 1987
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 68
Calouste Gulbenkian
1869 - 1955
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 69
Bernie Ecclestone
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 70
J. Bruce Ismay
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 71
Richard Branson
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 72
Stan Kroenke
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 73
Stanley Rous
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 74
Jack Ma
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 75
Robert McNamara
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 76
Kris Jenner
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 77
Louis Vuitton
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 78
Adnan Khashoggi
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 79
Mercédès Jellinek
1889 - 1929
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Stanley Rous ranks 48. Before him are Zog I of Albania, Igor Tamm, Buckminster Fuller, André Frédéric Cournand, Augusto César Sandino, and Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia. After him are Jürgen Stroop, Richard Walther Darré, Dorothea Lange, Albert Göring, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, and Lewis Milestone. Among people deceased in 1986, Stanley Rous ranks 29. Before him are James Rainwater, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Erich Koch, Samora Machel, Alva Myrdal, and Dmitry Kabalevsky. After him are Leonid Kantorovich, Georges Dumézil, Chiune Sugihara, Benny Goodman, Lê Duẩn, and L. Ron Hubbard.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsZog I of Albania
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 42
Igor Tamm
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1971
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 43
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 44
André Frédéric Cournand
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 45
Augusto César Sandino
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1895 - 1934
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 46
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 47
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 48
Jürgen Stroop
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 49
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 50
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 51
Albert Göring
ENGINEER
1895 - 1966
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 52
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1970
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 53
Lewis Milestone
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1980
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsJames Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 23
Fritz Albert Lipmann
CHEMIST
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 24
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 25
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
Alva Myrdal
DIPLOMAT
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 28
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 29
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 30
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 31
Chiune Sugihara
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 32
Benny Goodman
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1986
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 33
Lê Duẩn
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 34
L. Ron Hubbard
WRITER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 35
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stanley Rous ranks 543 out of 8,785. Before him are Donald Pleasence (1919), Graham Hill (1929), Oliver Sacks (1933), Gregory Bateson (1904), Roger Glover (1945), and Gustav Holst (1874). After him are Bruce Dickinson (1958), Thomas Bayes (1702), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), Betty Williams (1943), David McCallum (1933), and David Lean (1908).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDonald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 537
Graham Hill
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 538
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 539
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 540
Roger Glover
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 541
Gustav Holst
COMPOSER
1874 - 1934
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 542
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 543
Bruce Dickinson
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 544
Thomas Bayes
STATISTICIAN
1702 - 1761
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 545
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 546
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 547
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 548
David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 549
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Stanley Rous ranks 7. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Cook (1808), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), and Richard Branson (1950). After him are Brian Epstein (1934), John McAfee (1945), Thomas Lipton (1848), Ron Dennis (1947), Frank Williams (1942), and Vidal Sassoon (1928).
Cecil Rhodes
1853 - 1902
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 1
Andrew Carnegie
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 2
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 3
Bernie Ecclestone
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 4
J. Bruce Ismay
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 5
Richard Branson
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 6
Stanley Rous
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 7
Brian Epstein
1934 - 1967
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 8
John McAfee
1945 - 2021
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 9
Thomas Lipton
1848 - 1931
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 10
Ron Dennis
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 11
Frank Williams
1942 - 2021
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 12
Vidal Sassoon
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 13