SOCCER PLAYER
Uche Okafor
1967 - 2011
Uche Okafor
Uchenna Kizito Okafor , often shortened to Uche Okafor (8 August 1967 – 6 January 2011) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uche Okafor has received more than 90,652 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Uche Okafor is the 6,836th most popular soccer player (up from 8,535th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 105th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
91k
Page Views (PV)
39.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Uche Okafor ranks 6,836 out of 21,273. Before him are Rashad Sadygov, Henrique, Ilya Tsymbalar, Felipe Santana, Aaron Mokoena, and Héctor Herrera. After him are Édison Méndez, José Francisco Cevallos, Andreas Ulmer, Alexander Nübel, Graeme Le Saux, and Yuko Oita.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRashad Sadygov
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 6,830
Henrique
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 6,831
Ilya Tsymbalar
1969 - 2013
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 6,832
Felipe Santana
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 6,833
Aaron Mokoena
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 6,834
Héctor Herrera
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 6,835
Uche Okafor
1967 - 2011
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 6,836
Édison Méndez
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 6,837
José Francisco Cevallos
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 6,838
Andreas Ulmer
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 6,839
Alexander Nübel
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 6,840
Graeme Le Saux
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 6,841
Yuko Oita
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 6,842
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Uche Okafor ranks 507. Before him are Michael Marsh, Mario Frangoulis, Joe DeLoach, Albert-László Barabási, Max Sciandri, and Sven Ottke. After him are Dan Ariely, Yūji Ueda, Mo'Nique, Alexandre Gallo, Robb Flynn, and Branko Brnović. Among people deceased in 2011, Uche Okafor ranks 472. Before him are Charlie Callas, Margaret Whiting, Zbigniew Jaremski, Mika Myllylä, Samuel Wanjiru, and Frank Kameny. After him are Varkey Vithayathil, Roberta Cowell, Pete Lovely, Ronald Searle, T. P. McKenna, and Anwar al-Awlaki.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsMichael Marsh
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 501
Mario Frangoulis
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 502
Joe DeLoach
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 503
Albert-László Barabási
PHYSICIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 504
Max Sciandri
CYCLIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 505
Sven Ottke
BOXER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 506
Uche Okafor
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 507
Dan Ariely
PSYCHOLOGIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 508
Yūji Ueda
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 509
Mo'Nique
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 510
Alexandre Gallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 511
Robb Flynn
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 512
Branko Brnović
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 513
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsCharlie Callas
ACTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 466
Margaret Whiting
SINGER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 467
Zbigniew Jaremski
ATHLETE
1949 - 2011
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 468
Mika Myllylä
SKIER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 469
Samuel Wanjiru
ATHLETE
1986 - 2011
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 470
Frank Kameny
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 471
Uche Okafor
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 472
Varkey Vithayathil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 473
Roberta Cowell
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 2011
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 474
Pete Lovely
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 475
Ronald Searle
COMIC ARTIST
1920 - 2011
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 476
T. P. McKenna
ACTOR
1929 - 2011
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 477
Anwar al-Awlaki
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2011
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 478
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Uche Okafor ranks 91 out of 309. Before him are Kalu Uche (1982), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), John Utaka (1982), Samuel Chukwueze (1999), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Peter Okpaleke (1963). After him are Babatunde Olatunji (1927), Haruna Babangida (1982), Yakubu (1982), Moshood Abiola (1937), Garba Lawal (1974), and Grace Alele-Williams (1932).
Others born in Nigeria
Go to all RankingsKalu Uche
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 85
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1891
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 86
John Utaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 87
Samuel Chukwueze
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 88
Obafemi Awolowo
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1987
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 89
Peter Okpaleke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 90
Uche Okafor
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 91
Babatunde Olatunji
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 92
Haruna Babangida
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 93
Yakubu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 94
Moshood Abiola
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1998
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 95
Garba Lawal
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 96
Grace Alele-Williams
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - 2022
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 97
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Uche Okafor ranks 37. Before him are Peter Utaka (1984), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Umar Sadiq (1997), Kalu Uche (1982), John Utaka (1982), and Samuel Chukwueze (1999). After him are Haruna Babangida (1982), Yakubu (1982), Garba Lawal (1974), Julius Aghahowa (1982), Victor Obinna (1987), and Momodu Mutairu (1976).
Peter Utaka
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 31
Mudashiru Lawal
1954 - 1991
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 32
Umar Sadiq
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 33
Kalu Uche
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 34
John Utaka
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 35
Samuel Chukwueze
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 36
Uche Okafor
1967 - 2011
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 37
Haruna Babangida
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 38
Yakubu
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 39
Garba Lawal
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 40
Julius Aghahowa
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 41
Victor Obinna
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 42
Momodu Mutairu
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 43