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Famous footballers by birth year
This list ranks 52 entries by birth year. First on the list is Pelé (born 1940); last is Neymar da Silva (born 1992). Right in the middle sits Robin van Persie (born 1983).
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Sort these footballers by birth year, born earliest at the top. Use the arrows, then press Check.
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Full list
Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.
| # | Name | Birth year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelé Footballer | born 1940 |
| 2 | Diego Maradona Footballer | born 1960 |
| 3 | Zinedine Zidane Footballer | born 1972 |
| 4 | Ryan Giggs Footballer | born 1973 |
| 5 | Alessandro Del Piero Footballer | born 1974 |
| 6 | David Beckham Footballer | born 1975 |
| 7 | Ronaldo Footballer | born 1976 |
| 8 | Andriy Shevchenko Footballer | born 1976 |
| 9 | Francesco Totti Footballer | born 1976 |
| 10 | Thierry Henry Footballer | born 1977 |
| 11 | Didier Drogba Footballer | born 1978 |
| 12 | Frank Lampard Footballer | born 1978 |
| 13 | Gianluigi Buffon Footballer | born 1978 |
| 14 | Miroslav Klose Footballer | born 1978 |
| 15 | Michael Owen Footballer | born 1979 |
| 16 | Diego Forlán Footballer | born 1979 |
| 17 | Andrea Pirlo Footballer | born 1979 |
| 18 | Nicolas Anelka Footballer | born 1979 |
| 19 | Ronaldinho Footballer | born 1980 |
| 20 | Xavi Footballer | born 1980 |
| 21 | Steven Gerrard Footballer | born 1980 |
| 22 | Zlatan Ibrahimović Footballer | born 1981 |
| 23 | David Villa Footballer | born 1981 |
| 24 | Íker Casillas Footballer | born 1981 |
| 25 | Samuel Eto'o Footballer | born 1981 |
| 26 | Kaká Footballer | born 1982 |
| 27 | Robin van Persie Footballer | born 1983 |
| 28 | Franck Ribéry Footballer | born 1983 |
| 29 | Fernando Torres Footballer | born 1984 |
| 30 | Arjen Robben Footballer | born 1984 |
| 31 | Wesley Sneijder Footballer | born 1984 |
| 32 | Andrés Iniesta Footballer | born 1984 |
| 33 | Carlos Tévez Footballer | born 1984 |
| 34 | Robinho Footballer | born 1984 |
| 35 | Cristiano Ronaldo Footballer | born 1985 |
| 36 | Wayne Rooney Footballer | born 1985 |
| 37 | Lukas Podolski Footballer | born 1985 |
| 38 | Mario Gomez Footballer | born 1985 |
| 39 | Lionel Messi Footballer | born 1987 |
| 40 | Gerard Piqué Footballer | born 1987 |
| 41 | Cesc Fàbregas Footballer | born 1987 |
| 42 | Karim Benzema Footballer | born 1987 |
| 43 | Gonzalo Higuaín Footballer | born 1987 |
| 44 | Kevin-Prince Boateng Footballer | born 1987 |
| 45 | Mesut Özil Footballer | born 1988 |
| 46 | Javier Hernández Footballer | born 1988 |
| 47 | Sergio Agüero Footballer | born 1988 |
| 48 | Gareth Bale Footballer | born 1989 |
| 49 | Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva Footballer | born 1989 |
| 50 | Shinji Kagawa Footballer | born 1989 |
| 51 | Mario Barwuah Balotelli Footballer | born 1990 |
| 52 | Neymar da Silva Footballer | born 1992 |
Questions
What is the born earliest on this list?
Pelé, with born 1940.
What is the born most recently on this list?
Neymar da Silva, with born 1992.
Where do these numbers come from?
Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.
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