SOCCER PLAYER

Geoff Hurst

1941 - Today

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Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst (born 8 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, as England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley in 1966. With the death of Sir Bobby Charlton in October 2023, Hurst became the last living player from the team that won the 1966 final. Hurst began his career with West Ham United, where he scored 242 goals in 500 first team appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoff Hurst is the 709th most popular soccer player (down from 561st in 2019), the 1,678th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,360th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Geoff Hurst ranks 709 out of 21,273. Before him are Sergio Agüero, Dani Carvajal, Rodri, Óscar Míguez, Yoshitada Yamaguchi, and Yoshiichi Watanabe. After him are Juan Román Riquelme, Imre Schlosser, Ali Dia, Teruo Nimura, Giorgio Chinaglia, and Jean Djorkaeff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Geoff Hurst ranks 170. Before him are George Lakoff, Ron Brown, Takayuki Kuwata, Fabio Testi, Gunpei Yokoi, and Mirosław Hermaszewski. After him are Philippe Honoré, Raúl Ruiz, Pak Seung-zin, Richard Holbrooke, Rached Ghannouchi, and Ghena Dimitrova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoff Hurst ranks 1,678 out of 8,785. Before him are Joan of Kent (1328), Hugh Lofting (1886), Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783), Maggie Reilly (1956), William Gull (1816), and Robert Watson-Watt (1892). After him are Thomas Lipton (1848), Arthur Machen (1863), Ealhswith (852), Edward Wilson (1872), David Chipperfield (1953), and Emilia Clarke (1986).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Geoff Hurst ranks 43. Before him are Gerry Byrne (1938), Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), Dave Sexton (1930), Michael Owen (1979), and Gary Lineker (1960). After him are Herbert Kilpin (1870), John Charles (1931), Steven Gerrard (1980), Jimmy Greaves (1940), Paul Scholes (1974), and Allan Clarke (1946).

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