1932 - 2015
José Ely de Miranda (8 August 1932 – 14 June 2015), commonly known as Zito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the biggest idols of Santos FC, the club he represented for 15 years, captaining a side including Pelé to domestic and international successes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zito has received more than 25,906 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Zito is the 106th most popular soccer player (down from 75th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Zito is most famous for his work in the field of the philosophy of science. He is the author of "The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" and "The Social Construction of What?".
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Among soccer players, Zito ranks 106 out of 16,880. Before him are José Nasazzi, Oleg Blokhin, Peter Schmeichel, Paulo Roberto Falcão, Paul Breitner, and Jürgen Klinsmann. After him are César Luis Menotti, Alcides Ghiggia, Thierry Henry, Uwe Seeler, Fabio Cannavaro, and Neymar.
1901 - 1968
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 100
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 101
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 102
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 103
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 104
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 105
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 106
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 107
1926 - 2015
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 108
1977 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 109
1936 - 2022
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 110
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 111
1992 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 112
Among people born in 1932, Zito ranks 54. Before him are Little Richard, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Stephen Covey, Sirikit, Robert Vaughn, and Francis Lai. After him are V. S. Naipaul, Nam June Paik, Harriet Andersson, Algirdas Brazauskas, Melvin Schwartz, and John Updike. Among people deceased in 2015, Zito ranks 43. Before him are Yevgeny Primakov, Günter Schabowski, Udo Lattek, Irwin Rose, Colleen McCullough, and Benedict Anderson. After him are Alcides Ghiggia, Faten Hamama, Pierre Brice, James Horner, René Girard, and Michele Ferrero.
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 48
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 49
1932 - 2012
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 50
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 51
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 52
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 53
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 54
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 55
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 56
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 57
1932 - 2010
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 58
1932 - 2006
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 59
1932 - 2009
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 60
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 37
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 38
1935 - 2015
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 39
1926 - 2015
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 40
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 41
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 42
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 43
1926 - 2015
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 44
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 45
1929 - 2015
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 46
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 47
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 48
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 49
Among people born in Brazil, Zito ranks 47 out of 2,067. Before him are Rivaldo (1972), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Roberto Carlos (1941), and Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953). After him are Neymar (1992), Dani Alves (1983), Caetano Veloso (1942), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Gilberto Gil (1942), and Cafu (1970).
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 41
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 42
1930 - 2013
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 43
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 44
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 45
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 46
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 47
1992 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 48
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 49
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 50
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 51
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 52
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 53
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zito ranks 23. Before him are Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Leônidas (1913), Rivaldo (1972), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), and Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953). After him are Neymar (1992), Dani Alves (1983), Cafu (1970), Kaká (1982), Tostão (1947), and Ademir de Menezes (1922).
1892 - 1969
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 17
1913 - 2004
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 18
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 19
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 20
1930 - 2013
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 21
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 22
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 23
1992 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 24
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 25
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 26
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 27
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 28
1922 - 1996
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 29