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Didier Drogba

1978 - today

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Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje iv dʁɔɡba tebili]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He also ranks fourth for the all-time African men's top goalscorers in international football. Best known for his career at Chelsea, he is the club’s all-time top goalscorer as a foreign player and the club's fourth-highest goalscorer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2024). Didier Drogba is the 177th most popular soccer player (down from 159th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Côte d’Ivoire (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Ivorian Soccer Player.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Didier Drogba ranks 177 out of 21,273. Before him are Miroslav Klose, Pepe, Masao Uchino, Takashi Furukawa, Telmo Zarra, and Arie Haan. After him are Takashi Takabayashi, Luis Monti, Teiichi Matsumaru, Denis Law, Thierry Henry, and Gérson.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Miroslav Klose
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 174
Pepe
1983 - Present
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 175
Masao Uchino
1934 - 2013
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 176
Takashi Furukawa
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 177
Telmo Zarra
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 178
Arie Haan
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 179
Didier Drogba
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 180
Takashi Takabayashi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 181
Luis Monti
1901 - 1983
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 182
Teiichi Matsumaru
1909 - 1997
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 183
Denis Law
1940 - 2025
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 184
Thierry Henry
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 185
Gérson
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 186

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Didier Drogba ranks 5. Before him are Volodymyr Zelensky, Gianluigi Buffon, Zoe Saldaña, and Miroslav Klose. After him are Usher, Carles Puyol, Amal Clooney, Gennaro Gattuso, Kobe Bryant, Olena Zelenska, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.

Others Born in 1978

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Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 2
Zoe Saldaña
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 3
Miroslav Klose
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 4
Didier Drogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 5
Usher
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
Carles Puyol
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 7
Amal Clooney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 8
Gennaro Gattuso
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 9
Kobe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 10
Olena Zelenska
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 11
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12