







Occupation
REFEREES
With 147 biographies, Referees are the 60th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Martial Arts, Archaeologists, and Photographers.
People
Pantheon has 147 people classified as referees born between 1905 and 1991. Of these 147, 135 (91.84%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living referees include Luis Medina Cantalejo, César Arturo Ramos, and Khalil Al Ghamdi. The most famous deceased referees include Ivan Eklind, Nicolae Rainea, and Maurice Guigue.
Living Referees
Go to all RankingsPierluigi Collina
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Szymon Marciniak
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Roberto Rosetti
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.50
István Kovács
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Viktor Kassai
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Gamal Al-Ghandour
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Deceased Referees
Go to all RankingsSándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 60.35
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
HPI: 59.88
Romualdo Arppi Filho
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.80
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 58.89
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 58.86
Rudi Glöckner
1929 - 1999
HPI: 58.66
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 58.54
Gottfried Dienst
1919 - 1998
HPI: 57.65
Sergio Gonella
1933 - 2018
HPI: 57.52
Maurice Guigue
1912 - 2011
HPI: 57.14
Nikolay Latyshev
1913 - 1999
HPI: 55.32
Stefano Farina
1962 - 2017
HPI: 44.83
Places
Most referees were born in United Kingdom (14), Germany (9), and Italy (9). By city, the most common birth places were Sydney (3), Oran (2), and Moscow (2).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as referees in Pantheon are Nikolay Latyshev, Maurice Guigue, and Ivan Eklind. The concentration of referees was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier referees are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Referees were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 11 most globally memorable Referees since 1700.