SOCCER PLAYER
Thomas Linke
1969 - Today
Thomas Linke
Thomas Linke (born 26 December 1969) is a retired German professional footballer. He played as a central defender and last worked as the director of football of FC Ingolstadt 04. Linke was remembered as a hard-nosed tackler with tremendous heading ability, and played in 13 Bundesliga seasons in representation of Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, totalling 340 games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Linke has received more than 195,387 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Linke is the 2,388th most popular soccer player (up from 3,131st in 2019), the 4,332nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,402nd in 2019) and the 176th most popular German Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
55.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
8.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Thomas Linke ranks 2,388 out of 21,273. Before him are Ricardo Sá Pinto, Alexander Frei, Rainer Zobel, Raul Meireles, Aldo Serena, and Stefan Bozhkov. After him are Ståle Solbakken, Severino Minelli, Ove Grahn, Seiki Ichihara, Jaú, and Iuliu Bodola.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRicardo Sá Pinto
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,382
Alexander Frei
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,383
Rainer Zobel
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,384
Raul Meireles
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 2,385
Aldo Serena
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 2,386
Stefan Bozhkov
1923 - 2014
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 2,387
Thomas Linke
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 2,388
Ståle Solbakken
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 2,389
Severino Minelli
1909 - 1994
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 2,390
Ove Grahn
1943 - 2007
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 2,391
Seiki Ichihara
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 2,392
Jaú
1909 - 1988
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 2,393
Iuliu Bodola
1912 - 1992
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 2,394
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Thomas Linke ranks 172. Before him are Sophie Kinsella, Alain de Botton, Cosmin Olăroiu, Nate Dogg, Amy Ryan, and Christopher Scarver. After him are Erlend Loe, Hélène Grimaud, Stephen Hendry, Byron Moreno, Gary Speed, and Shawn Crahan.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsSophie Kinsella
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 166
Alain de Botton
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 167
Cosmin Olăroiu
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 168
Nate Dogg
SINGER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 169
Amy Ryan
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 170
Christopher Scarver
EXTREMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 171
Thomas Linke
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 172
Erlend Loe
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 173
Hélène Grimaud
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 174
Stephen Hendry
SNOOKER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 175
Byron Moreno
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 176
Gary Speed
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 177
Shawn Crahan
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 178
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Thomas Linke ranks 4,332 out of 7,253. Before him are Cilly Aussem (1909), Friedrich Frey-Herosé (1801), Albrecht Unsöld (1905), Rainer Zobel (1948), Klaus Badelt (1967), and Hans Günter Winkler (1926). After him are Joseph Höffner (1906), Hermann Osthoff (1847), Robert Havemann (1910), Adolf Stieler (1775), Felix Dahn (1834), and Marcus Goldman (1821).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCilly Aussem
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1963
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 4,326
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 4,327
Albrecht Unsöld
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,328
Rainer Zobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,329
Klaus Badelt
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,330
Hans Günter Winkler
ATHLETE
1926 - 2018
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,331
Thomas Linke
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,332
Joseph Höffner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1987
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 4,333
Hermann Osthoff
LINGUIST
1847 - 1909
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 4,334
Robert Havemann
CHEMIST
1910 - 1982
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 4,335
Adolf Stieler
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1836
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 4,336
Felix Dahn
WRITER
1834 - 1912
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 4,337
Marcus Goldman
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1904
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 4,338
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Thomas Linke ranks 176. Before him are Paul Janes (1912), Josef Gauchel (1916), Heinz Kubsch (1930), Karl-Heinz Metzner (1923), Bernd Stange (1948), and Rainer Zobel (1948). After him are Emre Can (1994), Stephan Beckenbauer (1968), Carsten Jancker (1974), Rudi Assauer (1944), Olaf Thon (1966), and Günter Bernard (1939).
Paul Janes
1912 - 1987
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 170
Josef Gauchel
1916 - 1963
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 171
Heinz Kubsch
1930 - 1993
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 172
Karl-Heinz Metzner
1923 - 1994
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 173
Bernd Stange
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 174
Rainer Zobel
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 175
Thomas Linke
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 176
Emre Can
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 177
Stephan Beckenbauer
1968 - 2015
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 178
Carsten Jancker
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 179
Rudi Assauer
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 180
Olaf Thon
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 181
Günter Bernard
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 182