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Graham Poll
1963 - Today

Graham Poll
Graham Poll (born 29 July 1963) is an English former football referee in the Premier League. With 26 years of experience, he was one of the most prominent referees in English football, often taking charge of the highest-profile games. His final domestic game in a career spanning 1,544 matches was the Championship play-off final on 28 May 2007 between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion. He was the English representative at two World Cups and UEFA Euro 2000, and refereed the 2005 UEFA Cup Final. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graham Poll is the 58th most popular referee (down from 47th in 2019), the 5,216th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,828th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Graham Poll ranks 58 out of 147. Before him are Khalil Al Ghamdi, Carlos Velasco Carballo, Óscar Ruiz, Alireza Faghani, Carlos Eugênio Simon, and Luis Medina Cantalejo. After him are Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed, Stéphanie Frappart, Kyros Vassaras, Djamel Haimoudi, and Nawaf Shukralla.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKhalil Al Ghamdi
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 52
Carlos Velasco Carballo
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 53
Óscar Ruiz
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 54
Alireza Faghani
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 55
Carlos Eugênio Simon
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 56
Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 57
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 58
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 59
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 60
Stéphanie Frappart
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 61
Kyros Vassaras
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 62
Djamel Haimoudi
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 63
Nawaf Shukralla
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Graham Poll ranks 457. Before him are Frank Peterson, Pablo Berger, Jozefina Topalli, Bret Michaels, John Delaney, and Roland Wohlfarth. After him are Olivier Gourmet, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Maja Gojković, Andy Timmons, Solvita Āboltiņa, and Daniel Pearl.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsFrank Peterson
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 451
Pablo Berger
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 452
Jozefina Topalli
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 453
Bret Michaels
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 454
John Delaney
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 455
Roland Wohlfarth
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 456
Graham Poll
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 457
Olivier Gourmet
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 458
Semih Kaplanoğlu
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 459
Maja Gojković
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 460
Andy Timmons
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 461
Solvita Āboltiņa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 462
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 463
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Graham Poll ranks 5,218 out of 8,785. Before him are Allan Williams (1930), Henry Lawes (1595), Archie Cochrane (1909), Laura Haddock (1985), Hugh Huxley (1924), and Pat Rice (1949). After him are Nancy Mackay (1922), Richey Edwards (1967), Prideaux John Selby (1788), J. J. C. Smart (1920), Lionel Jeffries (1926), and Pat Symonds (1953).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAllan Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 5,212
Henry Lawes
COMPOSER
1595 - 1662
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 5,213
Archie Cochrane
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1988
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,214
Laura Haddock
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,215
Hugh Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,216
Pat Rice
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,217
Graham Poll
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,218
Nancy Mackay
ATHLETE
1922 - 2016
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,219
Richey Edwards
MUSICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,220
Prideaux John Selby
BIOLOGIST
1788 - 1867
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,221
J. J. C. Smart
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,222
Lionel Jeffries
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,223
Pat Symonds
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,224
Among REFEREES In United Kingdom
Among referees born in United Kingdom, Graham Poll ranks 4. Before him are Jack Taylor (1930), Howard Webb (1971), and Anthony Taylor (1978). After him are Willie Collum (1979), Martin Atkinson (1971), Michael Oliver (1985), Mark Clattenburg (1975), Hugh Dallas (1957), Mike Dean (1968), Craig Thomson (1972), and Michaela Tabb (1967).
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 2
Anthony Taylor
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 3
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 4
Willie Collum
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 5
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6
Michael Oliver
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 7
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 8
Hugh Dallas
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9
Mike Dean
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 10
Craig Thomson
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 11
Michaela Tabb
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 12