REFEREE
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
Sándor Puhl
Sándor Puhl (14 July 1955 – 20 May 2021) was a Hungarian football referee, mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, including the final between Brazil and Italy. He also refereed UEFA Champions League matches, including the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Juventus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sándor Puhl has received more than 117,320 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Sándor Puhl is the 2nd most popular referee, the 283rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 272nd in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Referee.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
52.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.59
Effective Languages (L*)
1.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Sándor Puhl ranks 2 out of 107. Before him are Pierluigi Collina. After him are Ivan Eklind, Cüneyt Çakır, Björn Kuipers, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Markus Merk, Felix Brych, Said Belqola, Horacio Elizondo, Howard Webb, and Nicolae Rainea.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
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Pierluigi Collina
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 3
Cüneyt Çakır
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 5
Romualdo Arppi Filho
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 6
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 7
Felix Brych
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 8
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 9
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 10
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 11
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Sándor Puhl ranks 133. Before him are Moses Malone, Friedrich Merz, Gloria Guida, Steve Berry, Anatoly Chubais, and Philippe Troussier. After him are Kim Hae-sook, Ildikó Enyedi, Mayumi Tanaka, James Gosling, Alan Sokal, and Paul Greengrass. Among people deceased in 2021, Sándor Puhl ranks 262. Before him are John Magufuli, Graham McRae, Yitzhak Arad, Lee Wan-koo, Vasily Lanovoy, and Judith Reisman. After him are Michael K. Williams, Leon Spinks, Ahmed Jibril, Willy van der Kuijlen, Edmund Gettier, and James Michael Tyler.
Others Born in 1955
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Moses Malone
1955 - 2015
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 127
Friedrich Merz
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 128
Gloria Guida
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 129
Steve Berry
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 130
Anatoly Chubais
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 131
Philippe Troussier
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 132
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 133
Kim Hae-sook
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 134
Ildikó Enyedi
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 135
Mayumi Tanaka
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 136
James Gosling
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 137
Alan Sokal
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 138
Paul Greengrass
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 139
Others Deceased in 2021
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John Magufuli
1959 - 2021
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 256
Graham McRae
1940 - 2021
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 257
Yitzhak Arad
1926 - 2021
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 258
Lee Wan-koo
1950 - 2021
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 259
Vasily Lanovoy
1934 - 2021
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 260
Judith Reisman
1935 - 2021
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 261
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 262
Michael K. Williams
1966 - 2021
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 263
Leon Spinks
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 264
Ahmed Jibril
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 265
Willy van der Kuijlen
1946 - 2021
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 266
Edmund Gettier
1927 - 2021
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 267
James Michael Tyler
1962 - 2021
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 268
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Sándor Puhl ranks 283 out of 866. Before him are Ferenc Szusza (1923), Jenő Hubay (1858), Ferenc Münnich (1886), András Arató (1945), Máté Zalka (1896), and Ferenc Gyulay (1799). After him are Rudolf Bauer (1879), David Schwarz (1850), Philip de László (1869), Péter Palotás (1929), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), and Isidor Gunsberg (1854).
Others born in Hungary
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Ferenc Szusza
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 277
Jenő Hubay
1858 - 1937
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 278
Ferenc Münnich
1886 - 1967
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 279
András Arató
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 280
Máté Zalka
1896 - 1937
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 281
Ferenc Gyulay
1799 - 1868
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 282
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 283
Rudolf Bauer
1879 - 1932
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 284
David Schwarz
1850 - 1897
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 285
Philip de László
1869 - 1937
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 286
Péter Palotás
1929 - 1967
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 287
Ildikó Enyedi
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 288
Isidor Gunsberg
1854 - 1930
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 289
Among REFEREES In Hungary
Among referees born in Hungary, Sándor Puhl ranks 1. After him are Viktor Kassai (1975).
