SOCCER PLAYER
Taye Taiwo
1985 - Today
Taye Taiwo
Taye Ismaila Taiwo (born 16 April 1985) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who last played as a defender for Kakkonen club SalPa. Having been a ranks of Gabros International and Lobi Stars, Taiwo moved to France by joining Marseille, where he had a successful spell at the club, winning Ligue 1, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des Champions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taye Taiwo has received more than 719,667 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Taye Taiwo is the 5,259th most popular soccer player (down from 4,389th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 54th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
720k
Page Views (PV)
43.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
6.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Taye Taiwo ranks 5,259 out of 21,273. Before him are Mark Jones, Rodrigo, Magdi Abdelghani, Rafael González, Kenji Honnami, and Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. After him are Klaus Lindenberger, Alex Manninger, Gumercindo Gómez, Mokhtar Naili, Cristian Tello, and Luca Bucci.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMark Jones
1933 - 1958
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 5,253
Rodrigo
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 5,254
Magdi Abdelghani
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 5,255
Rafael González
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 5,256
Kenji Honnami
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 5,257
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 5,258
Taye Taiwo
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 5,259
Klaus Lindenberger
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 5,260
Alex Manninger
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 5,261
Gumercindo Gómez
1907 - 1980
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 5,262
Mokhtar Naili
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 5,263
Cristian Tello
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 5,264
Luca Bucci
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 5,265
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Taye Taiwo ranks 158. Before him are Zach Roerig, Dave Franco, Athina Onassis, Rudy Fernández, Diego Alves, and Greg Van Avermaet. After him are John Isner, Marina Diamandis, Lee Min-ki, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Stéphane Lambiel, and Hwang Jung-eum.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsZach Roerig
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 152
Dave Franco
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 153
Athina Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 154
Rudy Fernández
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 155
Diego Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 156
Greg Van Avermaet
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 157
Taye Taiwo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 158
John Isner
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 159
Marina Diamandis
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 160
Lee Min-ki
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 161
Emil Hegle Svendsen
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 162
Stéphane Lambiel
SKATER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 163
Hwang Jung-eum
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 164
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Taye Taiwo ranks 59 out of 309. Before him are Stephen Keshi (1962), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Israel Adesanya (1989), Peter Rufai (1963), Buchi Emecheta (1944), and Celestine Babayaro (1978). After him are Victor Boniface (2000), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Flora Nwapa (1931), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), and Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978).
Others born in Nigeria
Go to all RankingsStephen Keshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 53
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 54
Israel Adesanya
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 55
Peter Rufai
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 56
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 57
Celestine Babayaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 58
Taye Taiwo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 59
Victor Boniface
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 60
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 61
Flora Nwapa
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 62
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 63
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 64
Emmanuel Olisadebe
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 65
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Taye Taiwo ranks 18. Before him are Victor Ikpeba (1973), Sunday Oliseh (1974), Uche Okechukwu (1967), Stephen Keshi (1962), Peter Rufai (1963), and Celestine Babayaro (1978). After him are Victor Boniface (2000), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Ahmed Musa (1992), Vincent Enyeama (1982), Victor Moses (1990), and Rabiu Afolabi (1980).
Victor Ikpeba
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 12
Sunday Oliseh
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 13
Uche Okechukwu
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 14
Stephen Keshi
1962 - 2016
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 15
Peter Rufai
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 16
Celestine Babayaro
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 17
Taye Taiwo
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 18
Victor Boniface
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 19
Emmanuel Olisadebe
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 20
Ahmed Musa
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 21
Vincent Enyeama
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 22
Victor Moses
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 23
Rabiu Afolabi
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 24