SOCCER PLAYER
John Barnes
1963 - Today

John Barnes
John Charles Bryan Barnes (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. Often considered one of the greatest England players of all time and one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, Barnes works as an author, as well as a commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to central midfield later in his career. Barnes won two League titles and two FA Cups with Liverpool. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Barnes is the 165th most popular soccer player (up from 2,329th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, John Barnes ranks 165 out of 21,273. Before him are Hernán Crespo, Zoltán Czibor, Luigi Riva, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Héctor Scarone, and Vahid Halilhodžić. After him are Dennis Bergkamp, Kunishige Kamamoto, Yasuo Takamori, Shoichi Nishimura, Robert Lewandowski, and Miroslav Klose.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHernán Crespo
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 162
Zoltán Czibor
1929 - 1997
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 163
Luigi Riva
1944 - 2024
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 164
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
1925 - 2002
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 165
Héctor Scarone
1898 - 1967
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 166
Vahid Halilhodžić
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 167
John Barnes
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 168
Dennis Bergkamp
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 169
Kunishige Kamamoto
1944 - 2025
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 170
Yasuo Takamori
1934 - 2016
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 171
Shoichi Nishimura
1912 - 1998
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 172
Robert Lewandowski
1988 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 173
Miroslav Klose
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 174
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, John Barnes ranks 25. Before him are Rick Rubin, Dunga, Thomas Anders, Marla Maples, Tori Amos, and Donnie Yen. After him are Phoebe Cates, James Hetfield, James May, Fatboy Slim, Ming-Na Wen, and Rafael Correa.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsRick Rubin
PRODUCER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 19
Dunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 20
Thomas Anders
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 21
Marla Maples
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 22
Tori Amos
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 23
Donnie Yen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 24
John Barnes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 25
Phoebe Cates
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 26
James Hetfield
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 27
James May
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 28
Fatboy Slim
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 29
Ming-Na Wen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 30
Rafael Correa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 31
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, John Barnes ranks 4 out of 189. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Stamford Raffles (1781), and Grace Jones (1948). After him are Ben Johnson (1961), Usain Bolt (1986), Patrick Allen (1951), Max Romeo (1944), Peter Tosh (1944), Jimmy Cliff (1948), Marcus Garvey (1887), and Violet Brown (1900).
Others born in Jamaica
Go to all RankingsBob Marley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1981
HPI: 87.58
Rank: 1
Stamford Raffles
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 2
Grace Jones
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 3
John Barnes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 4
Ben Johnson
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 5
Usain Bolt
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 6
Patrick Allen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 7
Max Romeo
SINGER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 8
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 9
Jimmy Cliff
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 10
Marcus Garvey
WRITER
1887 - 1940
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 11
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 12
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Jamaica
Among soccer players born in Jamaica, John Barnes ranks 1. After him are Raheem Sterling (1994), Luther Blissett (1958), Leon Bailey (1997), Theodore Whitmore (1972), Luton Shelton (1985), Jermaine Taylor (1985), Ian Goodison (1972), Robin Fraser (1966), Musashi Suzuki (1994), Ricardo Gardner (1978), and Jeff Cunningham (1976).
John Barnes
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 1
Raheem Sterling
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2
Luther Blissett
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 3
Leon Bailey
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 4
Theodore Whitmore
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 5
Luton Shelton
1985 - 2021
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 6
Jermaine Taylor
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 7
Ian Goodison
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 8
Robin Fraser
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 9
Musashi Suzuki
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 10
Ricardo Gardner
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 11
Jeff Cunningham
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 12