Soccer Player
Valentin Afonin
1939 - 2021
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Valentin Afonin
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Valentin Afonin is the 2,404th most popular soccer player (up from 2,945th in 2024), the 1,577th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,854th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Russian Soccer Player.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Valentin Afonin ranks 2,404 out of 21,273. Before him are Talisca, Karl Zischek, José Parra Martínez, Heinz Kubsch, Alfred Teinitzer, and José Augusto Brandão. After him are Jan Olsson, Patrik Andersson, Jiří Čadek, Dai Sato, Gheorghe Albu, and Valery Gazzaev.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Talisca
1994 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,402
Karl Zischek
1910 - 1985
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,403
José Parra Martínez
1925 - 2016
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,404
Heinz Kubsch
1930 - 1993
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,405
Alfred Teinitzer
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,406
José Augusto Brandão
1911 - 1989
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,407
Valentin Afonin
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,408
Jan Olsson
1944 - 2023
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,409
Patrik Andersson
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,410
Jiří Čadek
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,411
Dai Sato
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,412
Gheorghe Albu
1909 - 1974
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,413
Valery Gazzaev
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,414
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Valentin Afonin ranks 354. Before him are Billy Cox, Edoardo Menichelli, Renée Schuurman, Jimmie Nicol, Pierluigi Pizzaballa, and Yaakov Neeman. After him are Carlos Alberto Silva, Hugh Masekela, Alessandra Panaro, Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Günter Bernard, and Melinda Dillon. Among people deceased in 2021, Valentin Afonin ranks 343. Before him are Richard Lewontin, Aydin Ibrahimov, Otar Patsatsia, C. George Boeree, Casimir Oyé-Mba, and Alfred Teinitzer. After him are Jiří Čadek, Jim Steinman, Kadir Topbaş, Susana Higuchi, Milkha Singh, and Pedro Casado.
Others Born in 1939
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Billy Cox
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 348
Edoardo Menichelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2025
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 349
Renée Schuurman
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 350
Jimmie Nicol
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 351
Pierluigi Pizzaballa
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 352
Yaakov Neeman
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 353
Valentin Afonin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 354
Carlos Alberto Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 355
Hugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 356
Alessandra Panaro
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 357
Klavdiya Boyarskikh
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 358
Günter Bernard
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 359
Melinda Dillon
ACTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 360
Others Deceased in 2021
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Richard Lewontin
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 337
Aydin Ibrahimov
WRESTLER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 338
Otar Patsatsia
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 339
C. George Boeree
PSYCHOLOGIST
1952 - 2021
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 340
Casimir Oyé-Mba
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 341
Alfred Teinitzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 342
Valentin Afonin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 343
Jiří Čadek
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 344
Jim Steinman
SINGER
1947 - 2021
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 345
Kadir Topbaş
ARCHITECT
1945 - 2021
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 346
Susana Higuchi
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2021
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 347
Milkha Singh
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 348
Pedro Casado
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2021
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 349
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valentin Afonin ranks 1,577 out of NaN. Before him are Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Maria Itkina (1932), Yuri Bondarev (1924), Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907), Raisa Smetanina (1952), and Vasily Trediakovsky (1703). After him are Nadezhda Popova (1921), Valery Gazzaev (1954), Nikolay Kamov (1902), Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903), Viktor Nogin (1878), and Fyodor Vasilyev (1850).
Others born in Russia
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Aleksandr Stoletov
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,571
Maria Itkina
ATHLETE
1932 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,572
Yuri Bondarev
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,573
Yevgeniy Abalakov
MOUNTAINEER
1907 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,574
Raisa Smetanina
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,575
Vasily Trediakovsky
WRITER
1703 - 1769
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,576
Valentin Afonin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1,577
Nadezhda Popova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1,578
Valery Gazzaev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,579
Nikolay Kamov
ENGINEER
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,580
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1903 - 1965
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,581
Viktor Nogin
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1924
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,582
Fyodor Vasilyev
PAINTER
1850 - 1873
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,583
Among Soccer Players In Russia
Among soccer players born in Russia, Valentin Afonin ranks 20. Before him are Igor Chislenko (1939), Yevhen Rudakov (1942), Anatoly Tarasov (1918), Aleksandr Mostovoi (1968), Gavriil Kachalin (1911), and Galimzyan Khusainov (1937). After him are Valery Gazzaev (1954), Klaus-Dieter Sieloff (1942), German Apukhtin (1936), Yuriy Voynov (1931), Eduard Malofeyev (1942), and Aleksandre Chivadze (1955).
Igor Chislenko
1939 - 1994
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 14
Yevhen Rudakov
1942 - 2011
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 15
Anatoly Tarasov
1918 - 1995
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 16
Aleksandr Mostovoi
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 17
Gavriil Kachalin
1911 - 1995
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 18
Galimzyan Khusainov
1937 - 2010
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 19
Valentin Afonin
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 20
Valery Gazzaev
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 21
Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
1942 - 2011
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 22
German Apukhtin
1936 - 2003
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 23
Yuriy Voynov
1931 - 2003
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 24
Eduard Malofeyev
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 25
Aleksandre Chivadze
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 26
