REFEREE
Urs Meier
1959 - Today
Urs Meier
Urs Meier (born 22 January 1959) is a retired Swiss football referee. He officiated at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, taking charge of the semi-final between South Korea and Germany in 2002. He also refereed the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final that year. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Urs Meier has received more than 102,637 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Urs Meier is the 44th most popular referee (down from 39th in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 586th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Referee.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
52.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Urs Meier ranks 44 out of 147. Before him are Pierluigi Pairetto, Stéphanie Frappart, Kim Milton Nielsen, Olegário Benquerença, Alireza Faghani, and Toru Kamikawa. After him are Wolfgang Stark, Manuel Mejuto González, Graham Poll, Clément Turpin, Luis Medina Cantalejo, and Bibiana Steinhaus.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierluigi Pairetto
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 38
Stéphanie Frappart
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 39
Kim Milton Nielsen
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 40
Olegário Benquerença
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 41
Alireza Faghani
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 42
Toru Kamikawa
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 43
Urs Meier
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 44
Wolfgang Stark
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 45
Manuel Mejuto González
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 46
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 47
Clément Turpin
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 48
Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 49
Bibiana Steinhaus
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Urs Meier ranks 370. Before him are Satoshi Miyauchi, Alexandre Guimarães, Vagiz Khidiyatullin, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, John Patitucci, and Naoji Ito. After him are Vigdis Hjorth, Päivi Räsänen, Sylvia Hanika, Kathy Hilton, Daniel Goldhagen, and Dave Schultz.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsSatoshi Miyauchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 364
Alexandre Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 365
Vagiz Khidiyatullin
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 366
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
LAWYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 367
John Patitucci
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 368
Naoji Ito
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 369
Urs Meier
REFEREE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 370
Vigdis Hjorth
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 371
Päivi Räsänen
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 372
Sylvia Hanika
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 373
Kathy Hilton
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 374
Daniel Goldhagen
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 375
Dave Schultz
WRESTLER
1959 - 1996
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 376
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Urs Meier ranks 605 out of 1,015. Before him are Georges Stuber (1925), Oswald Zappelli (1913), Klaus Tschütscher (1967), George Gruntz (1932), Mauro Gianetti (1964), and Hans Gerschwiler (1920). After him are Urs Bühler (1971), Heini Walter (1927), Georges Bregy (1958), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), Georges Trombert (1874), and Manuel Akanji (1995).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGeorges Stuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 599
Oswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 600
Klaus Tschütscher
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 601
George Gruntz
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 602
Mauro Gianetti
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 603
Hans Gerschwiler
SKATER
1920 - 2017
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 604
Urs Meier
REFEREE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 605
Urs Bühler
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 606
Heini Walter
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 607
Georges Bregy
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 608
Emmanuel Pahud
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 609
Georges Trombert
ATHLETE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 610
Manuel Akanji
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 611
Among REFEREES In Switzerland
Among referees born in Switzerland, Urs Meier ranks 3. Before him are Gottfried Dienst (1919), and Massimo Busacca (1969).
Gottfried Dienst
1919 - 1998
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1
Massimo Busacca
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 2
Urs Meier
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 3