SOCCER PLAYER
Theofanis Gekas
1980 - Today
Theofanis Gekas
Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas (Greek: Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Γκέκας; born 23 May 1980) is a Greek professional football official, coach and a former player, who played as a striker. He has been the top goalscorer of Superleague Greece and the Bundesliga in previous seasons. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theofanis Gekas has received more than 411,688 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Theofanis Gekas is the 2,672nd most popular soccer player (down from 2,395th in 2019), the 727th most popular biography from Greece (down from 695th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
48.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
7.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Theofanis Gekas ranks 2,672 out of 21,273. Before him are Milan Rapaić, Jerzy Gorgoń, Raimond Aumann, Eusebio Di Francesco, Emmanuel Amunike, and Myung Rye-hyun. After him are Wissam Ben Yedder, Georges Beaucourt, Ivan Gudelj, Billy McNeill, Ramón Guzmán, and Alberto Chividini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilan Rapaić
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 2,666
Jerzy Gorgoń
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,667
Raimond Aumann
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,668
Eusebio Di Francesco
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,669
Emmanuel Amunike
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,670
Myung Rye-hyun
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2,671
Theofanis Gekas
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2,672
Wissam Ben Yedder
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2,673
Georges Beaucourt
1912 - 2002
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2,674
Ivan Gudelj
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,675
Billy McNeill
1940 - 2019
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,676
Ramón Guzmán
1907 - 1954
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,677
Alberto Chividini
1907 - 1961
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,678
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Theofanis Gekas ranks 75. Before him are Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Shahi, Kim So-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Tiziano Ferro, and Christian Poulsen. After him are Irfaan Ali, Dani Güiza, Melissa Rauch, Jolin Tsai, Christoph Metzelder, and Natalia Poklonskaya.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsZooey Deschanel
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 69
Sarah Shahi
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 70
Kim So-yeon
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 71
Kim Nam-gil
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 72
Tiziano Ferro
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 73
Christian Poulsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 74
Theofanis Gekas
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 75
Irfaan Ali
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 76
Dani Güiza
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 77
Melissa Rauch
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 78
Jolin Tsai
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 79
Christoph Metzelder
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 80
Natalia Poklonskaya
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 81
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Theofanis Gekas ranks 727 out of 1,024. Before him are Glykeria (1953), Sotiria Bellou (1921), Thrasymedes (null), Alexandros Papanastasiou (1876), Androsthenes of Thasos (-400), and Spyridon Lambros (1851). After him are Lucius Shepard (1943), Ion Dragoumis (1878), Ioannis Persakis (1877), Stefanos Dragoumis (1842), Alketas Panagoulias (1934), and Alexandre Tuffère (1876).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsGlykeria
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 721
Sotiria Bellou
SINGER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 722
Thrasymedes
POLITICIAN
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 723
Alexandros Papanastasiou
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 724
Androsthenes of Thasos
EXPLORER
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 725
Spyridon Lambros
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1919
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 726
Theofanis Gekas
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 727
Lucius Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 728
Ion Dragoumis
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1920
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 729
Ioannis Persakis
ATHLETE
1877 - 1943
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 730
Stefanos Dragoumis
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1923
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 731
Alketas Panagoulias
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 732
Alexandre Tuffère
ATHLETE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 733
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Greece
Among soccer players born in Greece, Theofanis Gekas ranks 10. Before him are Angelos Charisteas (1980), Nikos Anastopoulos (1958), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1988), Giorgos Karagounis (1977), Antonis Antoniadis (1946), and Mimis Domazos (1942). After him are Alketas Panagoulias (1934), Traianos Dellas (1976), Nikos Machlas (1973), Giorgos Koudas (1946), Oganes Zanazanyan (1946), and Angelos Basinas (1976).
Angelos Charisteas
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 4
Nikos Anastopoulos
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 5
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 6
Giorgos Karagounis
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 7
Antonis Antoniadis
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 8
Mimis Domazos
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 9
Theofanis Gekas
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 10
Alketas Panagoulias
1934 - 2012
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 11
Traianos Dellas
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 12
Nikos Machlas
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 13
Giorgos Koudas
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 14
Oganes Zanazanyan
1946 - 2015
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 15
Angelos Basinas
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 16