SOCCER PLAYER
Wynton Rufer
1962 - Today
Wynton Rufer
Wynton Alan Whai Rufer (born 29 December 1962) is a New Zealand retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent more than a decade of his professional career in Switzerland and Germany, achieving his greatest success at Werder Bremen, where he won a total of four major titles and finished the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League 1993–94 season. He was also a member of the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wynton Rufer has received more than 347,805 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Wynton Rufer is the 1,212th most popular soccer player (up from 1,301st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 39th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
52.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
7.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wynton Rufer ranks 1,212 out of 21,273. Before him are Javier Ambrois, Ivan Bek, Radja Nainggolan, Axel Witsel, Matías Almeyda, and Milovan Rajevac. After him are Rabah Saâdane, Jan Tomaszewski, Márcio Amoroso, Ernst Stojaspal, Horst Köppel, and Željko Čajkovski.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJavier Ambrois
1932 - 1975
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,206
Ivan Bek
1909 - 1963
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,207
Radja Nainggolan
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,208
Axel Witsel
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,209
Matías Almeyda
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,210
Milovan Rajevac
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,211
Wynton Rufer
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,212
Rabah Saâdane
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,213
Jan Tomaszewski
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,214
Márcio Amoroso
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,215
Ernst Stojaspal
1925 - 2002
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 1,216
Horst Köppel
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,217
Željko Čajkovski
1925 - 2016
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 1,218
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Wynton Rufer ranks 122. Before him are Sumi Jo, Ron McGovney, Maia Morgenstern, Michel Qissi, Lori Lightfoot, and David Foster Wallace. After him are Patrick Ewing, Branko Crvenkovski, Ulisses Correia e Silva, Thomas Gibson, Peter Steele, and Sheryl Crow.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsSumi Jo
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 116
Ron McGovney
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 117
Maia Morgenstern
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 118
Michel Qissi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 119
Lori Lightfoot
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 120
David Foster Wallace
WRITER
1962 - 2008
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 121
Wynton Rufer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 122
Patrick Ewing
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 123
Branko Crvenkovski
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 124
Ulisses Correia e Silva
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 125
Thomas Gibson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 126
Peter Steele
SINGER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 127
Sheryl Crow
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 128
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Wynton Rufer ranks 27 out of 303. Before him are Bruce Spence (1945), Nancy Wake (1912), Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), and Alan Dale (1947). After him are Jonah Lomu (1975), Cindy Kiro (1958), Andrew Niccol (1964), Raymond Firth (1901), Richard Curtis (1956), and Peter Snell (1938).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsBruce Spence
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 21
Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 22
Marton Csokas
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 23
Cliff Curtis
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 24
Temuera Morrison
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 25
Alan Dale
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 26
Wynton Rufer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 27
Jonah Lomu
RUGBY PLAYER
1975 - 2015
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 28
Cindy Kiro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 29
Andrew Niccol
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 30
Raymond Firth
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 2002
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 31
Richard Curtis
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 32
Peter Snell
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 33
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In New Zealand
Among soccer players born in New Zealand, Wynton Rufer ranks 1. After him are Archie Thompson (1978), Ricki Herbert (1961), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Mark Paston (1976), Chris Wood (1991), Simon Elliott (1974), Kayne Vincent (1988), Winston Reid (1988), Michael Fitzgerald (1988), Ryan Nelsen (1977), and Jeremy Christie (1983).
Wynton Rufer
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1
Archie Thompson
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 2
Ricki Herbert
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 3
Ivan Vicelich
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 4
Mark Paston
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 5
Chris Wood
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 6
Simon Elliott
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 7
Kayne Vincent
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 8
Winston Reid
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 9
Michael Fitzgerald
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.90
Rank: 10
Ryan Nelsen
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 11
Jeremy Christie
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 12