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, where he would win both the top flight and F.A. Cup. 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 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Denis Compton is the 11,188th most popular soccer player (down from 10,937th in 2024), the 7,165th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,019th in 2019) and the 643rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Denis Compton ranks 11,188 out of 21,273. Before him are Fernando Correa, Jonny, Mika Biereth, Kim Jae-sung, Eric Carrière, and Bernard Mendy. After him are Bakary Koné, Pape Gueye, Ádám Nagy, Teruki Tabata, Tim Kleindienst, and Go Yo-han.

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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 334. Before him are Chetan Anand, Joyce Compton, Marjorie Reynolds, Barry Evans, Sipan Shiraz, and Terry Nation. After him is Bridgette Andersen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denis Compton ranks 7,167 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Collins (1975), Arthur Darvill (1982), Craig Thomson (1972), Mo Mowlam (1949), Mika Biereth (2003), and Eleanor Tomlinson (1992). After him are Paul Manning (1974), Jade Ewen (1988), Michael O'Neill (1969), Danny Williams (1973), Mark Rowland (1963), and Toby Gard (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Denis Compton ranks 643. Before him are James Ward-Prowse (1994), Roy Chipolina (1983), Chris Martin (1988), Graeme Sharp (1960), Chris Sutton (1973), and Mika Biereth (2003). 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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