SOCCER PLAYER
Thiago Silva
1984 - Today
Thiago Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known for his defensive prowess, discipline, and leadership. Silva began his senior club career in 2002 playing as a midfielder for RS Futebol, and transitioned to a defensive position while at Juventude; he then signed with Porto in 2004, at age 19, and moved to Dynamo Moscow on loan, where he was hospitalized with a near fatal bout of tuberculosis. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thiago Silva has received more than 8,818,221 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Thiago Silva is the 820th most popular soccer player (down from 523rd in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 138th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
8.8M
Page Views (PV)
55.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
7.13
Effective Languages (L*)
4.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Thiago Silva ranks 820 out of 21,273. Before him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Hans Tilkowski, Dudu Georgescu, Viktor Ponedelnik, Winfried Schäfer, and Florent Malouda. After him are Bill Foulkes, Pablo Forlán, Bernard Voorhoof, Thomas Häßler, Alexandre Pato, and Fabio Grosso.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLefter Küçükandonyadis
1924 - 2012
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 814
Hans Tilkowski
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 815
Dudu Georgescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 816
Viktor Ponedelnik
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 817
Winfried Schäfer
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 818
Florent Malouda
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 819
Thiago Silva
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 820
Bill Foulkes
1932 - 2013
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 821
Pablo Forlán
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 822
Bernard Voorhoof
1910 - 1974
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 823
Thomas Häßler
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 824
Alexandre Pato
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 825
Fabio Grosso
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 826
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Thiago Silva ranks 21. Before him are Javier Mascherano, Alizée, Giorgio Chiellini, Beren Saat, Burak Özçivit, and Katy Perry. After him are Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Antonio Puerta, Mohamed Bouazizi, Gaspard Ulliel, Robert Kubica, and Indila.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsJavier Mascherano
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 15
Alizée
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 16
Giorgio Chiellini
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 17
Beren Saat
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 18
Burak Özçivit
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 19
Katy Perry
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 20
Thiago Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 21
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
NOBLEMAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 22
Antonio Puerta
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - 2007
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 23
Mohamed Bouazizi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1984 - 2011
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 24
Gaspard Ulliel
ACTOR
1984 - 2022
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 25
Robert Kubica
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 26
Indila
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 27
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Thiago Silva ranks 186 out of 2,236. Before him are Orlando Peçanha (1935), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Preguinho (1905), Café Filho (1899), Venceslau Brás (1868), and Tita (1958). After him are Gisele Bündchen (1980), Tarsila do Amaral (1886), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Alexandre Pato (1989), Mazinho (1966), and Wallace Oliveira (1994).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsOrlando Peçanha
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 180
Sebastião Lazaroni
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 181
Preguinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1979
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 182
Café Filho
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 183
Venceslau Brás
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1966
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 184
Tita
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 185
Thiago Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 186
Gisele Bündchen
MODEL
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 187
Tarsila do Amaral
PAINTER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 188
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2023
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 189
Alexandre Pato
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 190
Mazinho
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 191
Wallace Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 192
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Thiago Silva ranks 83. Before him are Felipe Melo (1983), Dirceu (1952), Rogério Ceni (1973), Orlando Peçanha (1935), Preguinho (1905), and Tita (1958). After him are Alexandre Pato (1989), Wallace Oliveira (1994), Mário Jardel (1973), Djalminha (1970), Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943), and David Luiz (1987).
Felipe Melo
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 77
Dirceu
1952 - 1995
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 78
Rogério Ceni
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 79
Orlando Peçanha
1935 - 2010
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 80
Preguinho
1905 - 1979
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 81
Tita
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 82
Thiago Silva
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 83
Alexandre Pato
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 84
Wallace Oliveira
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 85
Mário Jardel
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 86
Djalminha
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 87
Wilson da Silva Piazza
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 88
David Luiz
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 89