SOCCER PLAYER
Clint Dempsey
1983 - Today

Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew Dempsey (; born March 9, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who is a sports analyst on the television program Soccer on CBS Sports. He played as a forward and midfielder for Premier League clubs Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur and in Major League Soccer for clubs New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. Often debated as the greatest American player of all time, he is one of the most successful American players in Europe, and is tied with Landon Donovan for the record of most international goals scored by an American player (57). A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, Dempsey spent his youth career with the Dallas Texans before joining Furman University's men's soccer team in 2001. In 2004, he was drafted by the New England Revolution, where he scored 25 goals in 71 appearances. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clint Dempsey is the 4,979th most popular soccer player (up from 5,306th in 2019), the 10,168th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,559th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Clint Dempsey ranks 4,979 out of 21,273. Before him are Takafumi Kanazawa, Ivan Leko, Kiko, Dennis Wise, Carlinhos Júnior, and Magnar Isaksen. After him are Kaori Nagamine, Bryan Roy, Satoru Mochizuki, Antonio Munguía, Gilberto Penayo, and Karl Gustafsson.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakafumi Kanazawa
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,979
Ivan Leko
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,980
Kiko
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,981
Dennis Wise
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,982
Carlinhos Júnior
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,983
Magnar Isaksen
1910 - 1979
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,984
Clint Dempsey
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,985
Kaori Nagamine
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,986
Bryan Roy
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 4,987
Satoru Mochizuki
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 4,988
Antonio Munguía
1942 - 2018
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 4,989
Gilberto Penayo
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 4,990
Karl Gustafsson
1888 - 1960
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 4,991
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Clint Dempsey ranks 140. Before him are Atsushi Ito, Ed Skrein, Leandro Domingues, Remko Pasveer, Dudu Cearense, and Branko Ilić. After him are Yuri Zhirkov, Tatsuya Kamohara, Michael Krohn-Dehli, Nelson Haedo Valdez, Steven Sotloff, and Iqbal Masih.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsAtsushi Ito
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 134
Ed Skrein
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 135
Leandro Domingues
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2025
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 136
Remko Pasveer
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 137
Dudu Cearense
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 138
Branko Ilić
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 139
Clint Dempsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 140
Yuri Zhirkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 141
Tatsuya Kamohara
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 142
Michael Krohn-Dehli
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 143
Nelson Haedo Valdez
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 144
Steven Sotloff
JOURNALIST
1983 - 2014
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 145
Iqbal Masih
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 1995
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 146
In United States
Among people born in United States, Clint Dempsey ranks 10,170 out of 20,380. Before him are Alexander Hall (1894), David LaChapelle (1963), Paula Badosa (1997), Spike Jones (1911), Frank Fetter (1863), and Harold Budd (1936). After him are Jay O. Sanders (1953), Cheryl Studer (1955), Karl Rove (1950), T. Keith Glennan (1905), Bob Skelton (1903), and Alice Lake (1895).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlexander Hall
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1968
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,164
David LaChapelle
PHOTOGRAPHER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,165
Paula Badosa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,166
Spike Jones
COMPOSER
1911 - 1965
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,167
Frank Fetter
ECONOMIST
1863 - 1949
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,168
Harold Budd
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,169
Clint Dempsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,170
Jay O. Sanders
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,171
Cheryl Studer
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,172
Karl Rove
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,173
T. Keith Glennan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,174
Bob Skelton
SWIMMER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,175
Alice Lake
ACTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,176
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States
Among soccer players born in United States, Clint Dempsey ranks 12. Before him are Tim Howard (1979), Landon Donovan (1982), Tom Florie (1897), Bruce Arena (1951), Timothy Weah (2000), and Alexi Lalas (1970). After him are Dan Calichman (1968), Ed Czerkiewicz (1913), Christian Pulisic (1998), Steve Cherundolo (1979), Faiq Bolkiah (1998), and Cobi Jones (1970).
Tim Howard
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 6
Landon Donovan
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7
Tom Florie
1897 - 1966
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 8
Bruce Arena
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 9
Timothy Weah
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 10
Alexi Lalas
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 11
Clint Dempsey
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 12
Dan Calichman
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 13
Ed Czerkiewicz
1913 - 1990
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 14
Christian Pulisic
1998 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 15
Steve Cherundolo
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 16
Faiq Bolkiah
1998 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 17
Cobi Jones
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 18