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Gary Lineker

1960 - Today

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Gary Winston Lineker ( LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. His media career began with the BBC, where he presented the flagship football programme Match of the Day from 1999 until 2025, the longest tenure of any MOTD presenter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Lineker is the 688th most popular soccer player (down from 264th in 2019), the 1,649th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 902nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gary Lineker ranks 688 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos José Castilho, Lorenzo Fernández, Hans-Peter Briegel, Lúcio, Bruno Fernandes, and Michael Owen. After him are Ken Naganuma, Fabio Cudicini, Ahmed Faras, Isco, Klaus Augenthaler, and Takayuki Kuwata.

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Among people born in 1960, Gary Lineker ranks 90. Before him are Jennifer Grey, Gazebo, Jonas Gahr Støre, Daryl Hannah, Hiroshi Amano, and John Schneider. After him are Simonetta Sommaruga, Nicoletta Braschi, Leos Carax, José Maria Neves, Yannick Noah, and Cathy Moriarty.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Lineker ranks 1,649 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Hodgkin (1798), Walafrid Strabo (808), Oliver Lodge (1851), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836), Nigel Short (1965), and Michael Owen (1979). After him are Beau Brummell (1778), Christabel Pankhurst (1880), Jon Anderson (1944), Jessie J (1988), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), and Mark Phillips (1948).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gary Lineker ranks 42. Before him are Ian Rush (1961), Gerry Byrne (1938), Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), Dave Sexton (1930), and Michael Owen (1979). After him are Geoff Hurst (1941), Herbert Kilpin (1870), John Charles (1931), Steven Gerrard (1980), Jimmy Greaves (1940), and Paul Scholes (1974).

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