SOCCER PLAYER
Jens Nowotny
1974 - Today

Jens Nowotny
Jens Daniel Nowotny (born 11 January 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or sweeper. He played in nearly 300 official games with Bayer Leverkusen in one full decade, helping them reach the 2002 Champions League final. Internationally, Nowotny appeared for Germany in one World Cup and two European Championships, gaining 48 caps. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Jens Nowotny is the 4,002nd most popular soccer player (up from 4,768th in 2024), the 5,047th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,340th in 2019) and the 262nd most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jens Nowotny ranks 4,002 out of 21,273. Before him are Aleksei Mamykin, Théodore Nouwens, Hitoyoshi Satomi, Oleg Romantsev, Zdeněk Grygera, and Arvid Thörn. After him are David Pizarro, Bruno Génésio, Kim Do-hoon, Désiré Doué, Ilie Dumitrescu, and Salem Al-Dawsari.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksei Mamykin
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,001
Théodore Nouwens
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,002
Hitoyoshi Satomi
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,003
Oleg Romantsev
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,004
Zdeněk Grygera
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,005
Arvid Thörn
1911 - 1986
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,006
Jens Nowotny
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,007
David Pizarro
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,008
Bruno Génésio
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,009
Kim Do-hoon
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 4,010
Désiré Doué
2005 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 4,011
Ilie Dumitrescu
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 4,012
Salem Al-Dawsari
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 4,013
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Jens Nowotny ranks 186. Before him are Hiromasa Tokioka, Tiffani Thiessen, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jenna Fischer, Tricia Helfer, and Marc Gené. After him are Nina Persson, Preta Gil, Jerry O'Connell, Serhiy Zhadan, Leslie Bibb, and Satoshi Yashiro.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsHiromasa Tokioka
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 180
Tiffani Thiessen
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 181
Jaume Collet-Serra
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 182
Jenna Fischer
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 183
Tricia Helfer
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 184
Marc Gené
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 185
Jens Nowotny
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 186
Nina Persson
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 187
Preta Gil
MUSICIAN
1974 - 2025
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 188
Jerry O'Connell
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 189
Serhiy Zhadan
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 190
Leslie Bibb
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 191
Satoshi Yashiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 192
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jens Nowotny ranks 5,050 out of 7,253. Before him are Norbert Blüm (1935), Nathan Zach (1930), Hermann Nuber (1935), Georg Holtzendorff (null), Rudolph Dirks (1877), and Oskar Perron (1880). After him are Frank Schwalba-Hoth (1952), Hannelore Schroth (1922), Katja Riemann (1963), Erich Kähler (1906), Franz Sigel (1824), and Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsNorbert Blüm
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,044
Nathan Zach
WRITER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,045
Hermann Nuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,046
Georg Holtzendorff
PAINTER
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,047
Rudolph Dirks
COMIC ARTIST
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,048
Oskar Perron
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1975
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,049
Jens Nowotny
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,050
Frank Schwalba-Hoth
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,051
Hannelore Schroth
ACTOR
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,052
Katja Riemann
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,053
Erich Kähler
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 2000
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,054
Franz Sigel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1824 - 1902
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,055
Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1860
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,056
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Jens Nowotny ranks 262. Before him are Rüdiger Schnuphase (1954), Engelbert Kraus (1934), Dieter Hecking (1964), Konrad Weise (1951), Leo Wilden (1936), and Hermann Nuber (1935). After him are Kevin Trapp (1990), Yıldıray Baştürk (1978), Michael Bella (1945), Bernd Franke (1948), Halil Altıntop (1982), and Wolfgang Seguin (1945).
Rüdiger Schnuphase
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 256
Engelbert Kraus
1934 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 257
Dieter Hecking
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 258
Konrad Weise
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 259
Leo Wilden
1936 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 260
Hermann Nuber
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 261
Jens Nowotny
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 262
Kevin Trapp
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 263
Yıldıray Baştürk
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 264
Michael Bella
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 265
Bernd Franke
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 266
Halil Altıntop
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 267
Wolfgang Seguin
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 268















































