SOCCER PLAYER
Des Walker
1965 - Today

Des Walker
Desmond Sinclair Walker (born 26 November 1965) is an English football coach and former player who played as a defender. At club level he played in seven cup finals for Nottingham Forest at Wembley, winning five of them. He was Forest's player of the year three times; on four straight occasions at Forest he was selected for the PFA Team of the Year. At Sheffield Wednesday he picked up another club player of the year accolade. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Des Walker is the 10,104th most popular soccer player (down from 9,584th in 2024), the 6,937th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,755th in 2019) and the 586th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Des Walker ranks 10,104 out of 21,273. Before him are Adrian Mierzejewski, Josh Risdon, Franky Vandendriessche, Javi Venta, Erik Hoftun, and Heinz Lindner. After him are Fábio Santos, Stanislav Manolev, Oleh Shelayev, Marco Sandy, Gaëtan Englebert, and Cyrille Regis.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdrian Mierzejewski
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 10,104
Josh Risdon
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,105
Franky Vandendriessche
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,106
Javi Venta
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,107
Erik Hoftun
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,108
Heinz Lindner
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,109
Des Walker
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,110
Fábio Santos
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,111
Stanislav Manolev
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,112
Oleh Shelayev
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,113
Marco Sandy
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,114
Gaëtan Englebert
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,115
Cyrille Regis
1958 - 2018
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 10,116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Des Walker ranks 929. Before him are Lucílio Batista, Raudnei Anversa Freire, László Fidel, Ricardo Altamirano, Aleksandr Popov, and Utut Adianto. After him are Dmitri Mironov, Mayte Martín, Gjekë Marinaj, Ángeles González-Sinde, Daniel Müller, and Boaz Yakin.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsLucílio Batista
REFEREE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 923
Raudnei Anversa Freire
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 924
László Fidel
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 925
Ricardo Altamirano
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 926
Aleksandr Popov
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 927
Utut Adianto
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 928
Des Walker
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 929
Dmitri Mironov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 930
Mayte Martín
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 931
Gjekë Marinaj
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 932
Ángeles González-Sinde
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 933
Daniel Müller
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 934
Boaz Yakin
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 935
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Des Walker ranks 6,939 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Eubank (1966), Ricky Hatton (1978), Steve Nicol (1961), Holly Bradshaw (1991), Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966), and Dave Rowntree (1964). After him are Yasmin Finney (2003), Rebecca Saunders (1967), Andrea Levy (1956), Jonathan Ross (1960), Terry Fenwick (1959), and Callum Blue (1977).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsChris Eubank
BOXER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 6,933
Ricky Hatton
BOXER
1978 - 2025
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 6,934
Steve Nicol
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 6,935
Holly Bradshaw
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 6,936
Rupert Gregson-Williams
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 6,937
Dave Rowntree
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 6,938
Des Walker
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 6,939
Yasmin Finney
ACTOR
2003 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 6,940
Rebecca Saunders
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 6,941
Andrea Levy
WRITER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 6,942
Jonathan Ross
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 6,943
Terry Fenwick
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 6,944
Callum Blue
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 6,945
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Des Walker ranks 586. Before him are Jimmy Case (1954), Gordon Cowans (1958), Colin Todd (1948), Nick Pope (1992), Ben Watson (1985), and Steve Nicol (1961). After him are Terry Fenwick (1959), Barry Ferguson (1978), Steve Wooddin (1955), Kevin Beattie (1953), Sammy McIlroy (1954), and Dean Saunders (1964).
Jimmy Case
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 580
Gordon Cowans
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 581
Colin Todd
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 582
Nick Pope
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 583
Ben Watson
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 584
Steve Nicol
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 585
Des Walker
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 586
Terry Fenwick
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 587
Barry Ferguson
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 588
Steve Wooddin
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 589
Kevin Beattie
1953 - 2018
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 590
Sammy McIlroy
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 591
Dean Saunders
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 592














































