SOCCER PLAYER
Włodzimierz Smolarek
1957 - 2012
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Włodzimierz Wojciech Smolarek (16 July 1957 – 7 March 2012) was a Polish footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder. He played most of his 20-year professional career with Widzew Łódź and Utrecht, appearing in more than 200 official games for the former. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Włodzimierz Smolarek has received more than 190,313 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Włodzimierz Smolarek is the 591st most popular soccer player (up from 1,475th in 2019), the 408th most popular biography from Poland (up from 763rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
56.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Włodzimierz Smolarek ranks 591 out of 21,273. Before him are Sandro Puppo, Romelu Lukaku, Jimmy Greaves, Paul Gascoigne, Wayne Rooney, and Ján Popluhár. After him are Rainer Bonhof, Óscar Míguez, Harry Gregg, Poul Nielsen, Gonzalo Higuaín, and Michael Owen.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSandro Puppo
1918 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 585
Romelu Lukaku
1993 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 586
Jimmy Greaves
1940 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 587
Paul Gascoigne
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 588
Wayne Rooney
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 589
Ján Popluhár
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 590
Włodzimierz Smolarek
1957 - 2012
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 591
Rainer Bonhof
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 592
Óscar Míguez
1927 - 2006
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 593
Harry Gregg
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 594
Poul Nielsen
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 595
Gonzalo Higuaín
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 596
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 597
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Włodzimierz Smolarek ranks 67. Before him are Mukesh Ambani, Nick Cave, Ahmet Kaya, Adrian Smith, Bamir Topi, and Carrie Lam. After him are Timothy Spall, Joaquim de Almeida, Wolfgang Ketterle, Janick Gers, Lucien Favre, and Klaus Augenthaler. Among people deceased in 2012, Włodzimierz Smolarek ranks 97. Before him are Marcos Alonso, Giorgio Chinaglia, Tonino Guerra, Ulric Neisser, Manuel Fraga, and Vidal Sassoon. After him are Alfred Schmidt, Lina Romay, Andy Williams, Nora Ephron, Carlo Maria Martini, and Scott McKenzie.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsMukesh Ambani
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 61
Nick Cave
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 62
Ahmet Kaya
SINGER
1957 - 2000
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 63
Adrian Smith
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 64
Bamir Topi
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 65
Carrie Lam
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 66
Włodzimierz Smolarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 67
Timothy Spall
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 68
Joaquim de Almeida
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 69
Wolfgang Ketterle
PHYSICIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 70
Janick Gers
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 71
Lucien Favre
COACH
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 72
Klaus Augenthaler
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsMarcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 91
Giorgio Chinaglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2012
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 92
Tonino Guerra
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 93
Ulric Neisser
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 94
Manuel Fraga
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 95
Vidal Sassoon
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 96
Włodzimierz Smolarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 97
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 98
Lina Romay
ACTOR
1954 - 2012
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 99
Andy Williams
SINGER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 100
Nora Ephron
WRITER
1941 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 101
Carlo Maria Martini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 102
Scott McKenzie
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2012
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 103
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Włodzimierz Smolarek ranks 408 out of 1,694. Before him are Gerhard Klopfer (1905), Johann Adam Hiller (1728), Florian Znaniecki (1882), Mieszko I Tanglefoot (1132), Krystian Zimerman (1956), and Anny Ondra (1903). After him are Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz (1893), Helmuth von Pannwitz (1898), Wilhelm Kube (1887), Ewa Kopacz (1956), Oskar R. Lange (1904), and Bezprym (987).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsGerhard Klopfer
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1987
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 402
Johann Adam Hiller
COMPOSER
1728 - 1804
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 403
Florian Znaniecki
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 404
Mieszko I Tanglefoot
POLITICIAN
1132 - 1211
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 405
Krystian Zimerman
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 406
Anny Ondra
ACTOR
1903 - 1987
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 407
Włodzimierz Smolarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 408
Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 409
Helmuth von Pannwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1947
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 410
Wilhelm Kube
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1943
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 411
Ewa Kopacz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 412
Oskar R. Lange
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1965
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 413
Bezprym
POLITICIAN
987 - 1032
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 414
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Poland
Among soccer players born in Poland, Włodzimierz Smolarek ranks 10. Before him are Zbigniew Boniek (1956), Udo Lattek (1935), Kazimierz Deyna (1947), Ernst Wilimowski (1916), Lukas Podolski (1985), and Włodzimierz Lubański (1947). After him are Jerzy Dudek (1973), Andrzej Szarmach (1950), Wolfgang Weber (1944), Władysław Żmuda (1954), Jan Tomaszewski (1948), and Wojciech Szczęsny (1990).
Zbigniew Boniek
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4
Udo Lattek
1935 - 2015
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Kazimierz Deyna
1947 - 1989
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 6
Ernst Wilimowski
1916 - 1997
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 7
Lukas Podolski
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 8
Włodzimierz Lubański
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 9
Włodzimierz Smolarek
1957 - 2012
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 10
Jerzy Dudek
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 11
Andrzej Szarmach
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 12
Wolfgang Weber
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 13
Władysław Żmuda
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 14
Jan Tomaszewski
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 15
Wojciech Szczęsny
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 16