SOCCER PLAYER
Thomas Buffel
1981 - Today
Thomas Buffel
Thomas Buffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑz ˈbʏfəl]; born 19 February 1981) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is the manager of Jong Genk in Challenger Pro League. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Buffel has received more than 166,827 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Thomas Buffel is the 10,032nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,992nd in 2019), the 998th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 853rd in 2019) and the 197th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
42.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Thomas Buffel ranks 10,032 out of 21,273. Before him are Luis Chávez, Gaby Mudingayi, Kozue Ando, Éder Álvarez Balanta, Deyverson, and Antônio Monteiro Dutra. After him are Ademir Santos, Vera Pauw, Ante Covic, Yunus Mallı, Roberto Soriano, and Jacob Mulenga.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuis Chávez
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 10,026
Gaby Mudingayi
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 10,027
Kozue Ando
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 10,028
Éder Álvarez Balanta
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 10,029
Deyverson
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 10,030
Antônio Monteiro Dutra
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 10,031
Thomas Buffel
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 10,032
Ademir Santos
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 10,033
Vera Pauw
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 10,034
Ante Covic
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 10,035
Yunus Mallı
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 10,036
Roberto Soriano
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 10,037
Jacob Mulenga
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 10,038
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Thomas Buffel ranks 670. Before him are Issa Ba, Jenni Dahlman, Alisan Porter, Sergey Lagutin, Josh Henderson, and Gaby Mudingayi. After him are Joe Johnson, Paolo Lorenzi, Marcel Hossa, Bernard Mendy, Olivia, and Sani Bečirovič.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsIssa Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 664
Jenni Dahlman
CELEBRITY
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 665
Alisan Porter
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 666
Sergey Lagutin
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 667
Josh Henderson
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 668
Gaby Mudingayi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 669
Thomas Buffel
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 670
Joe Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 671
Paolo Lorenzi
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 672
Marcel Hossa
HOCKEY PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 673
Bernard Mendy
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 674
Olivia
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 675
Sani Bečirovič
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 676
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Thomas Buffel ranks 998 out of 1,190. Before him are Axel Hervelle (1983), Frédéric Herpoel (1974), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (1989), Tom Dice (1989), Koenraad Elst (1959), and Rik Verbrugghe (1974). After him are Serge Baguet (1969), Frédérik Deburghgraeve (1973), Nico Mattan (1971), Gaëtan Englebert (1976), Loïc Nottet (1996), and Björn Vleminckx (1985).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAxel Hervelle
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 992
Frédéric Herpoel
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 993
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 994
Tom Dice
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 995
Koenraad Elst
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 996
Rik Verbrugghe
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 997
Thomas Buffel
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 998
Serge Baguet
CYCLIST
1969 - 2017
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 999
Frédérik Deburghgraeve
SWIMMER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 1,000
Nico Mattan
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 1,001
Gaëtan Englebert
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 1,002
Loïc Nottet
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 1,003
Björn Vleminckx
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 1,004
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Thomas Buffel ranks 197. Before him are Junior Malanda (1994), Mike Verstraeten (1967), Olivier Deschacht (1981), Zakaria Bakkali (1996), Frédéric Herpoel (1974), and Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (1989). After him are Gaëtan Englebert (1976), Björn Vleminckx (1985), Tom De Mul (1986), Maxime Lestienne (1992), Faris Haroun (1985), and Maarten Martens (1984).
Junior Malanda
1994 - 2015
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 191
Mike Verstraeten
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 192
Olivier Deschacht
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 193
Zakaria Bakkali
1996 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 194
Frédéric Herpoel
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 195
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 196
Thomas Buffel
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 197
Gaëtan Englebert
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 198
Björn Vleminckx
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 199
Tom De Mul
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 200
Maxime Lestienne
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 201
Faris Haroun
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 202
Maarten Martens
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 203