SOCCER PLAYER
Imre Kovács
1921 - 1996

Imre Kovács
Imre Kovács (26 November 1921 – 9 March 1996) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder for Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for MTK Budapest FC. He won a gold medal in football at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His brother, József, was also a footballer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Imre Kovács is the 1,720th most popular soccer player (up from 1,758th in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Imre Kovács ranks 1,720 out of 21,273. Before him are Yozhef Sabo, Mladen Mladenović, Milorad Pavić, Oliver Neuville, Masae Suzuki, and Diogo Jota. After him are Leroy Sané, Carlos Riolfo, Mariano García Remón, Rudolf Noack, Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, and Saburō Kawabuchi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYozhef Sabo
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,718
Mladen Mladenović
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,719
Milorad Pavić
1921 - 2005
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,720
Oliver Neuville
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,721
Masae Suzuki
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,722
Diogo Jota
1996 - 2025
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,723
Imre Kovács
1921 - 1996
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,724
Leroy Sané
1996 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,725
Carlos Riolfo
1905 - 1978
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,726
Mariano García Remón
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,727
Rudolf Noack
1913 - 1947
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,728
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,729
Saburō Kawabuchi
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,730
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Imre Kovács ranks 227. Before him are Gunnar Eriksson, Wadih El Safi, Augusto Monterroso, Walter Laqueur, Milorad Pavić, and Brian Keith. After him are Willem Frederik Hermans, Sune Andersson, Ursula Franklin, Jean Robic, Carmen Laforet, and Kathleen Antonelli. Among people deceased in 1996, Imre Kovács ranks 155. Before him are Akram al-Hawrani, Dave Schultz, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Bernhard Klodt, George Burns, and Edmund Muskie. After him are Teodoro Fernández, Endel Puusepp, Michel Pablo, Joseph Mermans, Charles Jewtraw, and Ryōtarō Shiba.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsGunnar Eriksson
SKIER
1921 - 1982
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 221
Wadih El Safi
SINGER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 222
Augusto Monterroso
WRITER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 223
Walter Laqueur
HISTORIAN
1921 - 2018
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 224
Milorad Pavić
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 225
Brian Keith
ACTOR
1921 - 1997
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 226
Imre Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1996
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 227
Willem Frederik Hermans
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 228
Sune Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 229
Ursula Franklin
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 230
Jean Robic
CYCLIST
1921 - 1980
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 231
Carmen Laforet
WRITER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 232
Kathleen Antonelli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 233
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsAkram al-Hawrani
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1996
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 149
Dave Schultz
WRESTLER
1959 - 1996
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 150
Joseph Asajiro Satowaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1996
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 151
Bernhard Klodt
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1996
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 152
George Burns
ACTOR
1896 - 1996
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 153
Edmund Muskie
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1996
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 154
Imre Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1996
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 155
Teodoro Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 156
Endel Puusepp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1996
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 157
Michel Pablo
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 158
Joseph Mermans
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 159
Charles Jewtraw
SKATER
1900 - 1996
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 160
Ryōtarō Shiba
WRITER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 161
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Imre Kovács ranks 413 out of 1,077. Before him are Gyula Krúdy (1878), Flóra Kádár (1928), József Nagy (1892), Gergely Kulcsár (1934), Móric Esterházy (1881), and Catherine Schell (1944). After him are Márton Bukovi (1903), Eva Bartok (1927), Zsuzsa Körmöczy (1924), Sándor Simonyi-Semadam (1864), Imre Frivaldszky (1799), and János Starker (1924).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsGyula Krúdy
WRITER
1878 - 1933
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 407
Flóra Kádár
ACTOR
1928 - 2003
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 408
József Nagy
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1963
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 409
Gergely Kulcsár
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 410
Móric Esterházy
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 411
Catherine Schell
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 412
Imre Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1996
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 413
Márton Bukovi
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 414
Eva Bartok
ACTOR
1927 - 1998
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 415
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
TENNIS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 416
Sándor Simonyi-Semadam
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1946
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 417
Imre Frivaldszky
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1870
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 418
János Starker
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 419
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary
Among soccer players born in Hungary, Imre Kovács ranks 41. Before him are László Fazekas (1947), Árpád Weisz (1896), Ferenc Hirzer (1902), Kálmán Mészöly (1941), Lajos Baróti (1914), and József Nagy (1892). After him are Márton Bukovi (1903), János Göröcs (1939), Imre Komora (1940), József Takács (1904), Máté Fenyvesi (1933), and Tibor Nyilasi (1955).
László Fazekas
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 35
Árpád Weisz
1896 - 1944
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 36
Ferenc Hirzer
1902 - 1957
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 37
Kálmán Mészöly
1941 - 2022
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 38
Lajos Baróti
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 39
József Nagy
1892 - 1963
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 40
Imre Kovács
1921 - 1996
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 41
Márton Bukovi
1903 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 42
János Göröcs
1939 - 2020
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 43
Imre Komora
1940 - 2024
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 44
József Takács
1904 - 1983
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 45
Máté Fenyvesi
1933 - 2022
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 46
Tibor Nyilasi
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 47