SOCCER PLAYER
Jan Tomaszewski
1948 - Today

Jan Tomaszewski
Jan Tomaszewski (Polish pronunciation: [jan tɔmaˈʂɛvskʲi]; born 9 January 1948) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1970s. He kept goal for the Poland national teams that came third at the 1974 World Cup, where he was named Best Goalkeeper, that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and that competed at the 1978 World Cup. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Polish football. He was later a football commentator and politician. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Tomaszewski is the 1,124th most popular soccer player (up from 1,213th in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from Poland (up from 655th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Polish Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jan Tomaszewski ranks 1,124 out of 21,273. Before him are Christian Panucci, Edmílson, Maryan Wisniewski, Dino Baggio, Gaizka Mendieta, and Svatopluk Pluskal. After him are Goro Yamada, Sven Rydell, Christophe Galtier, David Silva, Jean Vincent, and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristian Panucci
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,121
Edmílson
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,122
Maryan Wisniewski
1937 - 2022
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,123
Dino Baggio
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,124
Gaizka Mendieta
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,125
Svatopluk Pluskal
1930 - 2005
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,126
Jan Tomaszewski
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,127
Goro Yamada
1894 - 1958
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,128
Sven Rydell
1905 - 1975
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,129
Christophe Galtier
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,130
David Silva
1986 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,131
Jean Vincent
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 1,132
Kepa Arrizabalaga
1994 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,133
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Jan Tomaszewski ranks 254. Before him are Meg Foster, Wadih Sa'adeh, George Wendt, Muse Bihi Abdi, Terry Goodkind, and Mahamane Ousmane. After him are Steve Winwood, Manuel Bento, Peter Hammill, Sho Kosugi, Jim Carter, and Josip Katalinski.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsMeg Foster
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 248
Wadih Sa'adeh
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 249
George Wendt
ACTOR
1948 - 2025
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 250
Muse Bihi Abdi
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 251
Terry Goodkind
WRITER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 252
Mahamane Ousmane
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 253
Jan Tomaszewski
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 254
Steve Winwood
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 255
Manuel Bento
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 256
Peter Hammill
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 257
Sho Kosugi
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 258
Jim Carter
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 259
Josip Katalinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 260
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jan Tomaszewski ranks 594 out of 1,694. Before him are Władysław Bartoszewski (1922), Caspar Schwenckfeld (1490), Klaus Roth (1925), Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann (1818), Otto Freundlich (1878), and Louis Marcoussis (1878). After him are Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (1729), Michał Rola-Żymierski (1890), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788), Józef Maria Bocheński (1902), Peter Berling (1934), and Aleksander Wolszczan (1946).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsWładysław Bartoszewski
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 588
Caspar Schwenckfeld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1561
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 589
Klaus Roth
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 590
Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 591
Otto Freundlich
PAINTER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 592
Louis Marcoussis
PAINTER
1878 - 1941
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 593
Jan Tomaszewski
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 594
Michał Kazimierz Ogiński
POLITICIAN
1729 - 1800
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 595
Michał Rola-Żymierski
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1989
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 596
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1857
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 597
Józef Maria Bocheński
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1995
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 598
Peter Berling
ACTOR
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 599
Aleksander Wolszczan
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 600
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Poland
Among soccer players born in Poland, Jan Tomaszewski ranks 14. Before him are Lukas Podolski (1985), Ernst Wilimowski (1916), Włodzimierz Lubański (1947), Włodzimierz Smolarek (1957), Andrzej Szarmach (1950), and Jerzy Dudek (1973). After him are Wolfgang Weber (1944), Władysław Żmuda (1954), Richard Herrmann (1923), Robert Gadocha (1946), Fritz Laband (1925), and Jakub Błaszczykowski (1985).
Lukas Podolski
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 8
Ernst Wilimowski
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 9
Włodzimierz Lubański
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
Włodzimierz Smolarek
1957 - 2012
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 11
Andrzej Szarmach
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 12
Jerzy Dudek
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 13
Jan Tomaszewski
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 14
Wolfgang Weber
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 15
Władysław Żmuda
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 16
Richard Herrmann
1923 - 1962
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 17
Robert Gadocha
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 18
Fritz Laband
1925 - 1982
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 19
Jakub Błaszczykowski
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 20