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Zito

1932 - 2015

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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 27,542 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Zito is the 107th most popular soccer player (down from 105th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 47th in 2019) and the 24th 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?".

Memorability Metrics

  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Zito ranks 107 out of 21,273. Before him are Kaká, Eric Cantona, Nándor Hidegkuti, Andriy Shevchenko, Matthias Sindelar, and Cafu. After him are Vahid Halilhodžić, René Higuita, Kunishige Kamamoto, Leônidas, Hiroto Muraoka, and Didier Deschamps.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Zito ranks 39. Before him are Michel Legrand, Sirikit, Adolfo Suárez, Ryszard Kapuściński, Raisa Gorbacheva, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. After him are Donald Rumsfeld, Valentino, Roy Scheider, Ted Kennedy, Pat Morita, and Stéphane Audran. Among people deceased in 2015, Zito ranks 31. Before him are Yitzhak Navon, Tariq Aziz, Otto Carius, Kenan Evren, Irwin Rose, and Charles H. Townes. After him are Eduardo Galeano, Maya Plisetskaya, Manoel de Oliveira, Oliver Sacks, Douglass North, and Boris Nemtsov.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Zito ranks 46 out of 2,236. Before him are Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), and Cafu (1970). After him are Leônidas (1913), Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), and Gérson (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zito ranks 24. Before him are Neymar (1992), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), and Cafu (1970). After him are Leônidas (1913), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), and Ademir de Menezes (1922).

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