SOCCER PLAYER
Dennis Viollet
1933 - 1999

Dennis Viollet
Dennis Sydney Viollet (20 September 1933 – 6 March 1999) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team. He was famous as one of the Busby Babes and survived the Munich air disaster. After his retirement as player, he became a coach and spent most of his managerial career in the United States for various professional and school teams. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Viollet is the 1,697th most popular soccer player (down from 1,146th in 2019), the 2,863rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,123rd in 2019) and the 111th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dennis Viollet ranks 1,697 out of 21,273. Before him are Ebenezer Cobb Morley, Thorsten Fink, Marius Lăcătuș, Josep Escolà, Nílton de Sordi, and Anton Allemann. After him are Omar Larrosa, Willy Sagnol, Jiří Tichý, Karl Hohmann, Ciro Ferrara, and Sandro Puppo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEbenezer Cobb Morley
1831 - 1924
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,695
Thorsten Fink
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,696
Marius Lăcătuș
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,697
Josep Escolà
1914 - 1998
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,698
Nílton de Sordi
1931 - 2013
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,699
Anton Allemann
1936 - 2008
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,700
Dennis Viollet
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,701
Omar Larrosa
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,702
Willy Sagnol
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,703
Jiří Tichý
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,704
Karl Hohmann
1908 - 1974
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,705
Ciro Ferrara
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1,706
Sandro Puppo
1918 - 1986
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1,707
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Dennis Viollet ranks 245. Before him are Siân Phillips, Bob Rafelson, Petra Schürmann, Jean Yanne, Chen Jingrun, and Renée Taylor. After him are Tsuneko Okazaki, Jiří Tichý, Ray Dolby, Ruth Arnon, Vassilis Vassilikos, and Haruo Remeliik. Among people deceased in 1999, Dennis Viollet ranks 129. Before him are Oswaldo Guayasamín, Muhammad al-Sadr, Bob Peck, Hendrick Chin A Sen, Rudolf Kárpáti, and Kazuo Sakamaki. After him are Petr Shelokhonov, Madeline Kahn, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Olga Orozco, and Harvey Postlethwaite.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsSiân Phillips
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 239
Bob Rafelson
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 240
Petra Schürmann
ACTOR
1933 - 2010
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 241
Jean Yanne
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 242
Chen Jingrun
MATHEMATICIAN
1933 - 1996
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 243
Renée Taylor
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 244
Dennis Viollet
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 245
Tsuneko Okazaki
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 246
Jiří Tichý
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 247
Ray Dolby
INVENTOR
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 248
Ruth Arnon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 249
Vassilis Vassilikos
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 250
Haruo Remeliik
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1985
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 251
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsOswaldo Guayasamín
PAINTER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 123
Muhammad al-Sadr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 1999
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 124
Bob Peck
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 125
Hendrick Chin A Sen
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1999
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 126
Rudolf Kárpáti
FENCER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 127
Kazuo Sakamaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 1999
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 128
Dennis Viollet
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 129
Petr Shelokhonov
ACTOR
1929 - 1999
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 130
Madeline Kahn
ACTOR
1942 - 1999
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 131
Aleksandr Demyanenko
ACTOR
1937 - 1999
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 132
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
WRITER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 133
Olga Orozco
WRITER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 134
Harvey Postlethwaite
ENGINEER
1944 - 1999
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 135
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Viollet ranks 2,864 out of 8,785. Before him are Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831), Henry Wood (1869), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), E. W. Hornung (1866), Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831), and Lindsay Kemp (1938). After him are Arthur Waley (1889), Herbert James Draper (1863), Edward William Lane (1801), Joely Richardson (1965), Jane Digby (1807), and Paul Young (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEbenezer Cobb Morley
SOCCER PLAYER
1831 - 1924
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 2,858
Henry Wood
CONDUCTOR
1869 - 1944
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 2,859
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
FASHION DESIGNER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 2,860
E. W. Hornung
WRITER
1866 - 1921
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 2,861
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1891
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 2,862
Lindsay Kemp
DANCER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 2,863
Dennis Viollet
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 2,864
Arthur Waley
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 2,865
Herbert James Draper
PAINTER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 2,866
Edward William Lane
WRITER
1801 - 1876
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 2,867
Joely Richardson
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 2,868
Jane Digby
NOBLEMAN
1807 - 1881
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 2,869
Paul Young
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 2,870
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Dennis Viollet ranks 111. Before him are Ronnie Clayton (1934), Jack Greenwell (1884), Graeme Souness (1953), John Terry (1980), Peter Thompson (1942), and Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831). After him are Pat Jennings (1945), Mark Jones (1933), Tom Finney (1922), Gary Stevens (1963), Fergus Suter (1857), and Neil Young (1944).
Ronnie Clayton
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 105
Jack Greenwell
1884 - 1942
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 106
Graeme Souness
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 107
John Terry
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 108
Peter Thompson
1942 - 2018
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 109
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
1831 - 1924
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 110
Dennis Viollet
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 111
Pat Jennings
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 112
Mark Jones
1933 - 1958
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 113
Tom Finney
1922 - 2014
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 114
Gary Stevens
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 115
Fergus Suter
1857 - 1916
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 116
Neil Young
1944 - 2011
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 117