SOCCER PLAYER
Thomas Bickel
1963 - Today
Thomas Bickel
Thomas Bickel (born 6 October 1963) is chief scout for FC Zürich and a former Switzerland national football team midfielder. He was capped 52 times including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and scored five goals for the Switzerland national team between 1986 and 1995. Working mostly as an entrepreneur in gastronomy after his career, he returned to football for good in 2013 as head of scouting at FC Zürich where he had started his professional career as a player in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Bickel has received more than 27,022 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Thomas Bickel is the 1,855th most popular soccer player (up from 1,986th in 2019), the 395th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 416th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
27k
Page Views (PV)
57.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
13.20
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Thomas Bickel ranks 1,855 out of 21,273. Before him are Ado, Don Revie, Aldo Donati, Zinho, Ladislav Ženíšek, and Mia Hamm. After him are Coen Moulijn, Ștefan Dobay, Paulo Fonseca, Stefan Reuter, Hasse Jeppson, and João Pinto.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdo
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,849
Don Revie
1927 - 1989
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,850
Aldo Donati
1910 - 1984
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,851
Zinho
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,852
Ladislav Ženíšek
1904 - 1985
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,853
Mia Hamm
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,854
Thomas Bickel
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,855
Coen Moulijn
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,856
Ștefan Dobay
1909 - 1994
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,857
Paulo Fonseca
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,858
Stefan Reuter
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 1,859
Hasse Jeppson
1925 - 2013
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 1,860
João Pinto
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,861
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Thomas Bickel ranks 182. Before him are Li Ning, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Inva Mula, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, John Stamos, and Viorica Dăncilă. After him are Rambo Amadeus, Len Bias, Júlio César, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Gabriele Reinsch, and Isaiah Washington.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsLi Ning
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 176
Nasrin Sotoudeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 177
Inva Mula
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 178
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 179
John Stamos
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 180
Viorica Dăncilă
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 181
Thomas Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 182
Rambo Amadeus
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 183
Len Bias
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - 1986
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 184
Júlio César
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 185
Pirmin Zurbriggen
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 186
Gabriele Reinsch
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 187
Isaiah Washington
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 188
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Thomas Bickel ranks 395 out of 1,015. Before him are Jules Gilliéron (1854), René Burri (1933), Samuel Schmid (1947), Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), and Robert Pinget (1919). After him are Fleur Jaeggy (1940), Robert Ballaman (1926), Gottfried von Einem (1918), Murat Yakin (1974), Jacques-Louis Soret (1827), and Peter Bichsel (1935).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJules Gilliéron
LINGUIST
1854 - 1926
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 389
René Burri
PHOTOGRAPHER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 390
Samuel Schmid
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 391
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 392
Henry, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1873 - 1939
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 393
Robert Pinget
WRITER
1919 - 1997
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 394
Thomas Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 395
Fleur Jaeggy
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 396
Robert Ballaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 397
Gottfried von Einem
COMPOSER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 398
Murat Yakin
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 399
Jacques-Louis Soret
CHEMIST
1827 - 1890
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 400
Peter Bichsel
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 401
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland
Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Thomas Bickel ranks 13. Before him are Max Abegglen (1902), Josef Hügi (1930), Luuk de Jong (1990), Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Richard Dürr (1938), and Oliver Neuville (1973). After him are Robert Ballaman (1926), Murat Yakin (1974), Hakan Yakin (1977), Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984), Roger Courtois (1912), and Granit Xhaka (1992).
Max Abegglen
1902 - 1970
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 7
Josef Hügi
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 8
Luuk de Jong
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 9
Stéphane Chapuisat
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
Richard Dürr
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 11
Oliver Neuville
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12
Thomas Bickel
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 13
Robert Ballaman
1926 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 14
Murat Yakin
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 15
Hakan Yakin
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 16
Stephan Lichtsteiner
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 17
Roger Courtois
1912 - 1972
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 18
Granit Xhaka
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 19