SOCCER PLAYER
Tony Yeboah
1966 - Today
Tony Yeboah
Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in Goal of the Month or Goal of the Season competitions in the 1990s. Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs 1. FC Saarbrücken, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leeds United and Hamburger SV. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Yeboah has received more than 959,081 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Tony Yeboah is the 4,675th most popular soccer player (down from 2,507th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Ghana (down from 17th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
960k
Page Views (PV)
51.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
2.80
Effective Languages (L*)
4.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Tony Yeboah ranks 4,675 out of 21,273. Before him are Rodrigo Tabata, Viktor Matviyenko, Quiterio Olmedo, Choi Dae-shik, Marcell Jansen, and Ivan Yaremchuk. After him are John Metgod, Mounir El Hamdaoui, Kamil Glik, Martin Petrov, Eugenio Bersellini, and Nils Middelboe.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRodrigo Tabata
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 4,669
Viktor Matviyenko
1948 - 2018
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4,670
Quiterio Olmedo
1907 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4,671
Choi Dae-shik
1965 - 2024
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4,672
Marcell Jansen
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4,673
Ivan Yaremchuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4,674
Tony Yeboah
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4,675
John Metgod
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4,676
Mounir El Hamdaoui
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4,677
Kamil Glik
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4,678
Martin Petrov
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4,679
Eugenio Bersellini
1936 - 2017
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4,680
Nils Middelboe
1887 - 1976
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4,681
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Tony Yeboah ranks 314. Before him are Ali Boumnijel, Néstor Lorenzo, Andrea Berg, Roberto Gualtieri, Zoran Savić, and Sami Bouajila. After him are Christian Kracht, Aigars Kalvītis, Guy Delisle, Jerry Cantrell, Benito Archundia, and Traylor Howard.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsAli Boumnijel
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 308
Néstor Lorenzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 309
Andrea Berg
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 310
Roberto Gualtieri
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 311
Zoran Savić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 312
Sami Bouajila
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 313
Tony Yeboah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 314
Christian Kracht
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 315
Aigars Kalvītis
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 316
Guy Delisle
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 317
Jerry Cantrell
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 318
Benito Archundia
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 319
Traylor Howard
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 320
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Tony Yeboah ranks 32 out of 162. Before him are Gerald Asamoah (1978), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Hilla Limann (1934), Alphonso Davies (2000), Stephen Appiah (1980), and Akwasi Afrifa (1936). After him are Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), Richard Baawobr (1959), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Karim Abdul Razak (1956), Derek Boateng (1983), and Ayi Kwei Armah (1939).
Others born in Ghana
Go to all RankingsGerald Asamoah
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 26
Ibrahim Sunday
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 27
Hilla Limann
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1998
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 28
Alphonso Davies
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 29
Stephen Appiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 30
Akwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 31
Tony Yeboah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 32
Edward Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1979
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 33
Richard Baawobr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - 2022
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 34
Kwadwo Asamoah
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 35
Karim Abdul Razak
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 36
Derek Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 37
Ayi Kwei Armah
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 38
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana
Among soccer players born in Ghana, Tony Yeboah ranks 11. Before him are Sulley Muntari (1984), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Gerald Asamoah (1978), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Alphonso Davies (2000), and Stephen Appiah (1980). After him are Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Karim Abdul Razak (1956), Derek Boateng (1983), Owusu Benson (1977), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), and Christian Atsu (1992).
Sulley Muntari
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5
Asamoah Gyan
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 6
Gerald Asamoah
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 7
Ibrahim Sunday
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 8
Alphonso Davies
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 9
Stephen Appiah
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 10
Tony Yeboah
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 11
Kwadwo Asamoah
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 12
Karim Abdul Razak
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 13
Derek Boateng
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 14
Owusu Benson
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 15
James Kwesi Appiah
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 16
Christian Atsu
1992 - 2023
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 17