1956 - Today
Zbigniew Boniek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbɔɲɛk]; born 3 March 1956) is a Polish former footballer and manager and the current head of the Polish Football Association (PZPN). A former midfielder, who was also capable of playing mostly as a right winger and second striker, he is considered one of the greatest Polish players of all time, and was selected by Pelé as one of the 100 best living footballers in 2004.In an 80-cap international career, he scored 24 goals and played at three consecutive World Cups, helping Poland to 3rd place in 1982 and making the Team of the Tournament. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zbigniew Boniek has received more than 442,124 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Zbigniew Boniek is the 238th most popular soccer player (up from 248th in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Poland (up from 277th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 238 out of 16,923. Before him are Shoichi Nishimura, Jair Marinho, Samuel Eto'o, Luis Enrique, Toshio Hirabayashi, and Paul Van Himst. After him are Andreas Brehme, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, František Plánička, Jupp Derwall, Masanori Tokita, and Pedro Cea.
1912 - 1998
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 232
1936 - 2020
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 233
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 234
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 235
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 236
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 237
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 238
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 239
1892 - 1922
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 240
1904 - 1996
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 241
1927 - 2007
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 242
1925 - 2004
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 243
1900 - 1970
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 244
Among people born in 1956, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 39. Before him are Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Anthony Bourdain, Leslie Cheung, Steve Harris, Aileen Wuornos, and Marc Dutroux. After him are Kim Cattrall, Ingemar Stenmark, Michael Connelly, David Caruso, John Lydon, and Imelda Staunton.
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 33
1956 - 2018
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 34
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 35
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 36
1956 - 2002
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 37
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 38
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 39
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 40
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 41
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 42
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 43
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 44
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 45
Among people born in Poland, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 248 out of 1,231. Before him are Ignacy Mościcki (1867), Udo Lattek (1935), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866), Jan Baudouin de Courtenay (1845), and Piast the Wheelwright (800). After him are Kurt Masur (1927), Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030), Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895), Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Miguel Najdorf (1910), and Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822).
1867 - 1946
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 242
1935 - 2015
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 243
1530 - 1584
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 244
1866 - 1934
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 245
1845 - 1929
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 246
800 - 870
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 247
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 248
1927 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 249
1030 - 1079
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 250
1895 - 1966
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 251
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 252
1910 - 1997
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 253
1822 - 1882
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 254
Among soccer players born in Poland, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 4. Before him are Miroslav Klose (1978), Grzegorz Lato (1950), and Udo Lattek (1935). After him are Sepp Piontek (1940), Robert Lewandowski (1988), Kazimierz Deyna (1947), Ernst Wilimowski (1916), Lukas Podolski (1985), Włodzimierz Lubański (1947), Jerzy Dudek (1973), and Andrzej Szarmach (1950).
1978 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 1
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 2
1935 - 2015
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 3
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 5
1988 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 6
1947 - 1989
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 7
1916 - 1997
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 8
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 10
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 11
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 12