SOCCER PLAYER
Telmo Zarra
1921 - 2006
Telmo Zarra
Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), known as Telmo Zarra (Basque: [ˈs̻ara], Spanish: [ˈθara]), was a Spanish football forward. He spent the majority of his career at Athletic Bilbao, from 1940 to 1955, for whom he remains the top scorer in competitive matches with 335 goals. Zarra signed for Athletic after playing one season for Erandio. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Telmo Zarra has received more than 504,527 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Telmo Zarra is the 181st most popular soccer player (down from 136th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Spain (down from 286th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Telmo Zarra is most famous for being the first player to score 50 goals in La Liga.
Memorability Metrics
500k
Page Views (PV)
62.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
7.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Telmo Zarra ranks 181 out of 21,273. Before him are Osamu Yamaji, Lilian Thuram, Peter Shilton, Stjepan Bobek, Clarence Seedorf, and Carles Rexach. After him are Vittorio Pozzo, Günter Netzer, Kenny Dalglish, Luis Suárez, Thomas Tuchel, and Héctor Castro.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOsamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 175
Lilian Thuram
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 176
Peter Shilton
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 177
Stjepan Bobek
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 178
Clarence Seedorf
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 179
Carles Rexach
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 180
Telmo Zarra
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 181
Vittorio Pozzo
1886 - 1968
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 182
Günter Netzer
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 183
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 184
Luis Suárez
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 185
Thomas Tuchel
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 186
Héctor Castro
1904 - 1960
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Telmo Zarra ranks 52. Before him are Abdul Salam Arif, Kenneth Arrow, Nexhmije Hoxha, Herschel Grynszpan, Georges Brassens, and Mary Jackson. After him are James Jones, Deborah Kerr, Harald Quandt, Zdeněk Miler, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, and Louis Jourdan. Among people deceased in 2006, Telmo Zarra ranks 43. Before him are Markus Wolf, Bülent Ecevit, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, John Kenneth Galbraith, Shohei Imamura, and Zoia Ceaușescu. After him are P. W. Botha, Nam June Paik, Claude Jade, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Steve Irwin, and Gordon Parks.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsAbdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 46
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 47
Nexhmije Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2020
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 48
Herschel Grynszpan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 49
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 50
Mary Jackson
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 51
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 52
James Jones
WRITER
1921 - 1977
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 53
Deborah Kerr
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 54
Harald Quandt
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1967
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 55
Zdeněk Miler
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 56
Alexandra of Yugoslavia
COMPANION
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 57
Louis Jourdan
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsMarkus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 37
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 38
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 39
John Kenneth Galbraith
ECONOMIST
1908 - 2006
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 40
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 41
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 43
P. W. Botha
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 44
Nam June Paik
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 45
Claude Jade
ACTOR
1948 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 46
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 47
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 48
Gordon Parks
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2006
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 49
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Telmo Zarra ranks 297 out of 3,355. Before him are Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), La Belle Otero (1868), Eusebi Güell (1846), Carles Rexach (1947), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), and Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851). After him are Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Yolande of Aragon (1384), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), Manolete (1917), and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
EXPLORER
1488 - 1559
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 291
La Belle Otero
ACTOR
1868 - 1965
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 292
Eusebi Güell
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1918
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 293
Carles Rexach
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 294
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 295
Isabella, Princess of Asturias
COMPANION
1851 - 1931
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 296
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 297
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
WRITER
1964 - 2020
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 298
Yolande of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1384 - 1442
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 299
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1436 - 1517
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 300
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1949
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 301
Manolete
BULLFIGHTER
1917 - 1947
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 302
Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain
COMPANION
1729 - 1785
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 303
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain
Among soccer players born in Spain, Telmo Zarra ranks 14. Before him are Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Iker Casillas (1981), Carles Puyol (1978), and Carles Rexach (1947). After him are Pedro Cea (1900), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Amancio Amaro (1939), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), and Fernando Torres (1984).
Xavi
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 8
Xabi Alonso
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 9
Andrés Iniesta
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 10
Iker Casillas
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 11
Carles Puyol
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 12
Carles Rexach
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 13
Telmo Zarra
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 14
Pedro Cea
1900 - 1970
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 15
Emilio Butragueño
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 16
Amancio Amaro
1939 - 2023
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 17
Ernesto Valverde
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 18
Andoni Zubizarreta
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 19
Fernando Torres
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 20