SOCCER PLAYER

Denis Compton

1918 - 1997

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Denis Charles Scott Compton (23 May 1918 – 23 April 1997) was an English multi-sportsman. As a cricketer he played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole career with Middlesex. As a footballer, he played as a winger and spent most of his career at Arsenal. A right-handed batsman and left-arm unorthodox spin bowler, Compton is regularly credited as one of England's most remarkable batsmen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Compton is the 10,959th most popular soccer player (down from 10,937th in 2019), the 7,091st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,020th in 2019) and the 642nd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Denis Compton ranks 10,959 out of 21,273. Before him are Takuma Sugano, Fernando Correa, Jonny, Kim Jae-sung, Eric Carrière, and Bernard Mendy. After him are Bakary Koné, Pape Gueye, Ádám Nagy, Teruki Tabata, Go Yo-han, and Thomas Kraft.

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Among people born in 1918, Denis Compton ranks 347. Before him are Edwin O'Connor, Jane Bryan, Allen Drury, Griffin Bell, Nipsey Russell, and Claiborne Pell.  Among people deceased in 1997, Denis Compton ranks 332. Before him are Chetan Anand, Joyce Compton, Marjorie Reynolds, Barry Evans, Sipan Shiraz, and Terry Nation.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denis Compton ranks 7,093 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Jones (1973), Chris Sutton (1973), Arthur Darvill (1982), Craig Thomson (1972), Mo Mowlam (1949), and Eleanor Tomlinson (1992). After him are Paul Manning (1974), Jade Ewen (1988), Michael O'Neill (1969), Mark Rowland (1963), Toby Gard (1972), and Flávio Canto (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Denis Compton ranks 642. Before him are John McGinn (1994), James Ward-Prowse (1994), Roy Chipolina (1983), Chris Martin (1988), Graeme Sharp (1960), and Chris Sutton (1973). After him are Ray Houghton (1962), Jay Bothroyd (1982), Garry Birtles (1956), Chuba Akpom (1995), Fabian Delph (1989), and Jermaine Pennant (1983).

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