SOCCER PLAYER
Ad-Diba
1927 - 2016

Ad-Diba
Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (Arabic: مُحَمَّد دِيَاب الْعَطَّار; 17 November 1927 – 30 December 2016), known as Ad-Diba (Arabic: الدِّيبَة), was a footballer who played for the Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and the Egypt national football team. He later served as an international football referee. In 2007, he was named one of the 200 greatest African footballers. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ad-Diba is the 2,617th most popular soccer player (up from 2,738th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 498th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Egyptian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ad-Diba ranks 2,617 out of 21,273. Before him are Jimmy McGrory, Costinha, Félix Sesúmaga, Albert Ferrer, Sergi Roberto, and Adrián Escudero. After him are Václav Mašek, Dieter Burdenski, Nikos Anastopoulos, Eduard Mudrik, Pedro de Felipe, and Nahum Stelmach.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJimmy McGrory
1904 - 1982
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,615
Costinha
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,616
Félix Sesúmaga
1898 - 1925
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,617
Albert Ferrer
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,618
Sergi Roberto
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,619
Adrián Escudero
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,620
Ad-Diba
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,621
Václav Mašek
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,622
Dieter Burdenski
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,623
Nikos Anastopoulos
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,624
Eduard Mudrik
1939 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,625
Pedro de Felipe
1944 - 2016
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 2,626
Nahum Stelmach
1936 - 1999
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 2,627
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Ad-Diba ranks 302. Before him are Nikola Kljusev, Estelle Parsons, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Robert Guillaume, Tibor Csík, and Adrián Escudero. After him are Jerry Schatzberg, Mark Blaug, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Janet Moreau, Pasqualino De Santis, and Alex Katz. Among people deceased in 2016, Ad-Diba ranks 319. Before him are Fritz Stern, Michel Déon, Susana Duijm, Eliseo Prado, Georges Balandier, and Merle Haggard. After him are Pedro de Felipe, Prince Buster, Néstor Gonçalves, Franco Faggi, Adrienne Corri, and Anatoli Ilyin.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsNikola Kljusev
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2008
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 296
Estelle Parsons
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 297
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
WRITER
1927 - 2019
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 298
Robert Guillaume
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 299
Tibor Csík
BOXER
1927 - 1976
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 300
Adrián Escudero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 301
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 302
Jerry Schatzberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 303
Mark Blaug
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 304
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2000
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 305
Janet Moreau
ATHLETE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 306
Pasqualino De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 307
Alex Katz
PAINTER
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 308
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsFritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 313
Michel Déon
WRITER
1919 - 2016
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 314
Susana Duijm
CELEBRITY
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 315
Eliseo Prado
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 316
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 317
Merle Haggard
SINGER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 318
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 319
Pedro de Felipe
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 320
Prince Buster
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 321
Néstor Gonçalves
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 322
Franco Faggi
ATHLETE
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 323
Adrienne Corri
ACTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 324
Anatoli Ilyin
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 325
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Ad-Diba ranks 485 out of 642. Before him are Julian Fellowes (1949), Meretseger (-1850), Gamal Al-Ghandour (1957), Andrée Chedid (1920), Majida El Roumi (1956), and Pope Primus of Alexandria (100). After him are Pope Markianos of Alexandria (100), Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed (1872), Al-Hakim II (null), Pope Eumenes of Alexandria (100), Sotion (-250), and Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi (1838).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsJulian Fellowes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 479
Meretseger
POLITICIAN
1850 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 480
Gamal Al-Ghandour
REFEREE
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 481
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 482
Majida El Roumi
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 483
Pope Primus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 121
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 484
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 485
Pope Markianos of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 154
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 486
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1963
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 487
Al-Hakim II
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 488
Pope Eumenes of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 143
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 489
Sotion
WRITER
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 490
Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 491
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Egypt
Among soccer players born in Egypt, Ad-Diba ranks 6. Before him are Mohamed Salah (1992), Hossam Hassan (1966), Hassan Shehata (1947), Abdulrahman Fawzi (1909), and Mahmoud El Khatib (1954). After him are Mahmoud El-Gohary (1938), Mustafa Mansour (1914), Omar Marmoush (1999), Essam El Hadary (1973), Ahmed Hassan (1975), and Mohamed Zidan (1981).
Mohamed Salah
1992 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 1
Hossam Hassan
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 2
Hassan Shehata
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 3
Abdulrahman Fawzi
1909 - 1988
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4
Mahmoud El Khatib
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5
Ad-Diba
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6
Mahmoud El-Gohary
1938 - 2012
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7
Mustafa Mansour
1914 - 2002
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 8
Omar Marmoush
1999 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 9
Essam El Hadary
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 10
Ahmed Hassan
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 11
Mohamed Zidan
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 12