SOCCER PLAYER
John O'Brien
1977 - Today

John O'Brien
Jonathan Patrick O'Brien (born August 29, 1977) is an American former soccer player. After retiring, he pursued a career in psychology. O'Brien was one of the first Americans to earn a starting spot with a major European team, with Ajax Amsterdam in the late 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). John O'Brien is the 12,904th most popular soccer player (down from 11,449th in 2024), the 17,801st most popular biography from United States (down from 16,918th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, John O'Brien ranks 12,904 out of 21,273. Before him are Tetsuharu Yamaguchi, Okay Yokuşlu, Marie-Laure Delie, William Vainqueur, Masaya Nishitani, and Naoya Kondo. After him are Luisinho, Arvydas Novikovas, Florian Kainz, Keiichiro Nakano, Hasan Kabze, and Jean-Jacques Pierre.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTetsuharu Yamaguchi
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,911
Okay Yokuşlu
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,912
Marie-Laure Delie
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,913
William Vainqueur
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,914
Masaya Nishitani
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,915
Naoya Kondo
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,916
John O'Brien
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,917
Luisinho
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,918
Arvydas Novikovas
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,919
Florian Kainz
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,920
Keiichiro Nakano
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,921
Hasan Kabze
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,922
Jean-Jacques Pierre
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 12,923
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, John O'Brien ranks 964. Before him are Murad Umakhanov, Timo Schultz, Gail Kim, Yukta Mookhey, Sylviane Félix, and Tetsuharu Yamaguchi. After him are Zhang Jun, Simon Quarterman, Manabu Nakamura, Sophie Dahl, Igor Cassina, and Evgeniy Najer.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsMurad Umakhanov
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 958
Timo Schultz
COACH
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 959
Gail Kim
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 960
Yukta Mookhey
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 961
Sylviane Félix
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 962
Tetsuharu Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 963
John O'Brien
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 964
Zhang Jun
BADMINTON PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 965
Simon Quarterman
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 966
Manabu Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 967
Sophie Dahl
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 968
Igor Cassina
GYMNAST
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 969
Evgeniy Najer
CHESS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 970
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States
Among soccer players born in United States, John O'Brien ranks 96. Before him are Sam Mewis (1992), Nick Rimando (1979), Julie Foudy (1971), Chris Henderson (1970), and Marcus Hahnemann (1972). After him are John Harkes (1967), Julián Araujo (2001), Mike Burns (1970), Frankie Hejduk (1974), Johnny Cardoso (2001), Luca de la Torre (1998), and Eric Eichmann (1965).
Sam Mewis
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 91
Nick Rimando
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 92
Julie Foudy
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 93
Chris Henderson
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 94
Marcus Hahnemann
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 95
John O'Brien
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 96
John Harkes
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 97
Julián Araujo
2001 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 98
Mike Burns
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 99
Frankie Hejduk
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 100
Johnny Cardoso
2001 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 101
Luca de la Torre
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 102
Eric Eichmann
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 103



































