AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Joe Montana

1956 - Today

Joe Montana

Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After winning a national championship with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Montana began his NFL career in 1979 at San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Montana is the 4th most popular american football player, the 7,121st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,922nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Joe Montana ranks 4 out of 63. Before him are O. J. Simpson, Jim Brown, and Tom Brady. After him are Patrick Mahomes, Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Michael Oher, Brett Favre, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, and Peyton Manning.

Most Popular American Football Players in Wikipedia

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O. J. Simpson
1947 - 2024
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 1
Jim Brown
1936 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2
Tom Brady
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3
Joe Montana
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 4
Patrick Mahomes
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5
Dan Marino
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 6
Johnny Unitas
1933 - 2002
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 7
Michael Oher
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 8
Brett Favre
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 9
Aldo Donelli
1907 - 1994
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 10
Joe Namath
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 11
Peyton Manning
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Joe Montana ranks 314. Before him are Evelin Jahl, Ivan Nielsen, Tomáš Šmíd, Michael Spinks, Paul Lockhart, and Nigel Kennedy. After him are Michael Hoffman, Jesús Huerta de Soto, Tengiz Sulakvelidze, Edson Tavares, David E. Kelley, and Pierre Lévy.

Others Born in 1956

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Evelin Jahl
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 308
Ivan Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 309
Tomáš Šmíd
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 310
Michael Spinks
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 311
Paul Lockhart
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 312
Nigel Kennedy
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 313
Joe Montana
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 314
Michael Hoffman
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 315
Jesús Huerta de Soto
ECONOMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 316
Tengiz Sulakvelidze
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 317
Edson Tavares
COACH
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 318
David E. Kelley
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 319
Pierre Lévy
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 320

In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Montana ranks 7,123 out of 20,380. Before him are Gram Parsons (1946), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), David Belasco (1853), Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), and Ron Asheton (1948). After him are Branscombe Richmond (1955), Joan Hackett (1934), Milton Berle (1908), Stephen Miller (1985), David Thornton (1953), and Maynard James Keenan (1964).

Others born in United States

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Gram Parsons
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1973
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,117
Ben Sharpsteen
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1980
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,118
David Belasco
WRITER
1853 - 1931
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,119
Sheila E.
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,120
Jello Biafra
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,121
Ron Asheton
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,122
Joe Montana
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,123
Branscombe Richmond
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,124
Joan Hackett
ACTOR
1934 - 1983
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,125
Milton Berle
ACTOR
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,126
Stephen Miller
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,127
David Thornton
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,128
Maynard James Keenan
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 7,129