SOCCER PLAYER
Bobby Smith
1933 - 2010

Bobby Smith
Robert Alfred Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in the 1957–58 season and he is Tottenham Hotspur's third-highest goal scorer with 208 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Smith is the 1,111th most popular soccer player (up from 4,924th in 2019), the 2,240th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,899th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Bobby Smith ranks 1,111 out of 21,273. Before him are Giancarlo Antognoni, Rinus Israël, Andy Gray, Roy Keane, Adrian Mutu, and Julio César Romero. After him are İlkay Gündoğan, Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, David Seaman, Juliano Belletti, Pierino Prati, and Lima.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiancarlo Antognoni
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,108
Rinus Israël
1942 - 2025
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,109
Andy Gray
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,110
Roy Keane
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,111
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,112
Julio César Romero
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,113
Bobby Smith
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,114
İlkay Gündoğan
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,115
Katsuyoshi Kuwahara
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,116
David Seaman
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,117
Juliano Belletti
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,118
Pierino Prati
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,119
Lima
1942 - 2025
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Bobby Smith ranks 187. Before him are Toshi Ichiyanagi, James Rosenquist, Vera Krepkina, Abel Pacheco, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. After him are Hossein Nasr, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, Chuck Grassley, Donald E. Westlake, Asim Ferhatović, and Jesús Gil. Among people deceased in 2010, Bobby Smith ranks 139. Before him are Charlie Hickcox, Werner Schroeter, Bogdan Bogdanović, Captain Beefheart, Trevor Taylor, and Raymond Franz. After him are Rudolf Barshai, Peter Steele, Herbert Erhardt, Luis García Berlanga, Jean Ferrat, and Caterina Boratto.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsToshi Ichiyanagi
COMPOSER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 181
James Rosenquist
PAINTER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 182
Vera Krepkina
ATHLETE
1933 - 2023
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 183
Abel Pacheco
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 184
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 185
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 186
Bobby Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 187
Hossein Nasr
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 188
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 189
Chuck Grassley
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 190
Donald E. Westlake
WRITER
1933 - 2008
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 191
Asim Ferhatović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1987
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 192
Jesús Gil
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2004
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 193
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsCharlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 133
Werner Schroeter
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2010
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 134
Bogdan Bogdanović
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 135
Captain Beefheart
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2010
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 136
Trevor Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 137
Raymond Franz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 138
Bobby Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 139
Rudolf Barshai
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 140
Peter Steele
SINGER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 141
Herbert Erhardt
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 142
Luis García Berlanga
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2010
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 143
Jean Ferrat
SINGER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 144
Caterina Boratto
ACTOR
1915 - 2010
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 145
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bobby Smith ranks 2,240 out of 8,785. Before him are Trevor Taylor (1936), John Canton (1718), Andy Gray (1955), Jonathan Bailey (1988), Lord William Bentinck (1774), and Albert F. Mummery (1855). After him are Jethro Tull (1674), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), William Blackstone (1723), David Seaman (1963), Eric Woolfson (1945), and Robert Conquest (1917).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTrevor Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,234
John Canton
PHYSICIST
1718 - 1772
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,235
Andy Gray
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,236
Jonathan Bailey
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,237
Lord William Bentinck
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1839
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,238
Albert F. Mummery
MOUNTAINEER
1855 - 1895
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,239
Bobby Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,240
Jethro Tull
INVENTOR
1674 - 1741
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,241
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1855
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,242
William Blackstone
LAWYER
1723 - 1780
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,243
David Seaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,244
Eric Woolfson
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,245
Robert Conquest
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,246
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Bobby Smith ranks 70. Before him are Craig Brown (1940), David Platt (1966), Cliff Jones (1935), Harry Gregg (1932), Alan Smith (1962), and Andy Gray (1955). After him are David Seaman (1963), Jimmy Jones (1928), Dixie Dean (1907), Bert Williams (1920), Bob Wilson (1941), and Roger Hunt (1938).
Craig Brown
1940 - 2023
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 64
David Platt
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 65
Cliff Jones
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 66
Harry Gregg
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 67
Alan Smith
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 68
Andy Gray
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 69
Bobby Smith
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 70
David Seaman
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 71
Jimmy Jones
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 72
Dixie Dean
1907 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 73
Bert Williams
1920 - 2014
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 74
Bob Wilson
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 75
Roger Hunt
1938 - 2021
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 76