SOCCER PLAYER
Jan Furtok
1962 - 2024

Jan Furtok
Jan Furtok (9 March 1962 – 26 November 2024) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as the greatest player in GKS Katowice's history, he is the club's all-time best goalscorer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jan Furtok is the 5,371st most popular soccer player (up from 6,280th in 2024), the 1,235th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,299th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Polish Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jan Furtok ranks 5,371 out of 21,273. Before him are Marco Etcheverry, Kiril Rakarov, Teofilo Spasojević, Rúben Bareño, Gianfranco Bedin, and Luís Oliveira. After him are Mikhail Ogonkov, Magno Alves, Hironori Nagamine, Yoshiki Maeda, Mateo Retegui, and Satoshi Tsunami.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarco Etcheverry
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,371
Kiril Rakarov
1932 - 2006
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,372
Teofilo Spasojević
1909 - 1970
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,373
Rúben Bareño
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,374
Gianfranco Bedin
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,375
Luís Oliveira
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,376
Jan Furtok
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,377
Mikhail Ogonkov
1932 - 1979
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,378
Magno Alves
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,379
Hironori Nagamine
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,380
Yoshiki Maeda
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,381
Mateo Retegui
1999 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,382
Satoshi Tsunami
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Jan Furtok ranks 456. Before him are Davey Boy Smith, Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Grant Show, Jason Watkins, Craig Ferguson, and Álvaro García Linera. After him are Štefan Füle, Roberto Fernández Bonillo, Mary Kay Letourneau, Aminata Touré, Sophie Thompson, and Peter Segal. Among people deceased in 2024, Jan Furtok ranks 455. Before him are Aigars Fadejevs, Wolfgang de Beer, Jim Inhofe, Charles Dierkop, Maatia Toafa, and Peter Lundgren. After him are Albert Heath, Robertas Žulpa, Lev Rubinstein, Igor Kirillov, Stephen Laybutt, and Abbas Nilforoushan.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsDavey Boy Smith
WRESTLER
1962 - 2002
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 450
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 451
Grant Show
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 452
Jason Watkins
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 453
Craig Ferguson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 454
Álvaro García Linera
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 455
Jan Furtok
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 456
Štefan Füle
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 457
Roberto Fernández Bonillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 458
Mary Kay Letourneau
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 459
Aminata Touré
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 460
Sophie Thompson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 461
Peter Segal
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 462
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsAigars Fadejevs
ATHLETE
1975 - 2024
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 449
Wolfgang de Beer
1964 - 2024
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 450
Jim Inhofe
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 451
Charles Dierkop
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 452
Maatia Toafa
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2024
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 453
Peter Lundgren
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - 2024
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 454
Jan Furtok
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 455
Albert Heath
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2024
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 456
Robertas Žulpa
ATHLETE
1960 - 2024
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 457
Lev Rubinstein
WRITER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 458
Igor Kirillov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1970 - 2024
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 459
Stephen Laybutt
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2024
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 460
Abbas Nilforoushan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1966 - 2024
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 461
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jan Furtok ranks 1,235 out of 1,694. Before him are Dietrich Stobbe (1938), Bronisław Malinowski (1951), Marek Dąbrowski (1949), Dariusz Michalczewski (1968), Grzegorz Krychowiak (1990), and Jan Kowalczyk (1941). After him are Anna Held (1872), Jürgen Colombo (1949), Stanisław Barańczak (1946), Piotr Świerczewski (1972), Jan Urban (1962), and Agnieszka Radwańska (1989).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsDietrich Stobbe
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2011
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,229
Bronisław Malinowski
ATHLETE
1951 - 1981
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 1,230
Marek Dąbrowski
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,231
Dariusz Michalczewski
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 1,232
Grzegorz Krychowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1,233
Jan Kowalczyk
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1,234
Jan Furtok
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 1,235
Anna Held
SINGER
1872 - 1918
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1,236
Jürgen Colombo
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 1,237
Stanisław Barańczak
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,238
Piotr Świerczewski
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,239
Jan Urban
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,240
Agnieszka Radwańska
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,241
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Poland
Among soccer players born in Poland, Jan Furtok ranks 55. Before him are Andrzej Buncol (1959), Tomasz Kuszczak (1982), Józef Kałuża (1896), Henryk Wieczorek (1949), Hubert Kostka (1940), and Grzegorz Krychowiak (1990). After him are Piotr Świerczewski (1972), Jan Urban (1962), Artur Boruc (1980), Stefan Majewski (1956), Jan Domarski (1946), and Euzebiusz Smolarek (1981).
Andrzej Buncol
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 49
Tomasz Kuszczak
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 50
Józef Kałuża
1896 - 1944
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 51
Henryk Wieczorek
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 52
Hubert Kostka
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 53
Grzegorz Krychowiak
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 54
Jan Furtok
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 55
Piotr Świerczewski
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 56
Jan Urban
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 57
Artur Boruc
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 58
Stefan Majewski
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 59
Jan Domarski
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 60
Euzebiusz Smolarek
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 61

























































