REFEREE
Mark Shield
1973 - Today

Mark Shield
Mark Shield (born 2 September 1973) is a former Australian soccer referee who officiated in the top tier of Australian soccer between 1995 and 2005. Shield was FIFA listed between 1999 and 2008, and was in control of matches at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. He refereed the finals of the 2006 AFC Champions League and the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. After retiring, he served as national director of referees. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Shield is the 94th most popular referee (up from 104th in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from Australia (up from 577th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Mark Shield ranks 94 out of 147. Before him are Jesús Gil Manzano, Sandro Ricci, Carlos Amarilla, Pavel Královec, Janny Sikazwe, and Carlos del Cerro Grande. After him are Artur Soares Dias, Alejandro Hernández Hernández, Enrique Cáceres, Ryuji Sato, Benoît Bastien, and Andrés Cunha.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJesús Gil Manzano
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 88
Sandro Ricci
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 89
Carlos Amarilla
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 90
Pavel Královec
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 91
Janny Sikazwe
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 92
Carlos del Cerro Grande
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 93
Mark Shield
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 94
Artur Soares Dias
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 95
Alejandro Hernández Hernández
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 96
Enrique Cáceres
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 97
Ryuji Sato
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 98
Benoît Bastien
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 99
Andrés Cunha
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 100
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Mark Shield ranks 559. Before him are Matt Hughes, Jere Lehtinen, Ann Kristin Aarønes, Wail al-Shehri, Igor Simutenkov, and Fatuma Roba. After him are Aviv Geffen, Ben Falcone, Aurélie Filippetti, John LeCompt, Eisuke Nakanishi, and Rimi Natsukawa.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsMatt Hughes
MARTIAL ARTS
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 553
Jere Lehtinen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 554
Ann Kristin Aarønes
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 555
Wail al-Shehri
EXTREMIST
1973 - 2001
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 556
Igor Simutenkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 557
Fatuma Roba
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 558
Mark Shield
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 559
Aviv Geffen
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 560
Ben Falcone
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 561
Aurélie Filippetti
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 562
John LeCompt
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 563
Eisuke Nakanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 564
Rimi Natsukawa
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 565
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Mark Shield ranks 554 out of 1,143. Before him are Mark Philippoussis (1976), Donna Williams (1963), Angus McLaren (1988), Ryan Kwanten (1976), Brett Tucker (1972), and Sarah Snook (1987). After him are Sullivan Stapleton (1977), Brett Dean (1961), Scott Chipperfield (1975), Beverley Whitfield (1954), Josip Skoko (1975), and Vida Goldstein (1869).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsMark Philippoussis
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 548
Donna Williams
WRITER
1963 - 2017
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 549
Angus McLaren
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 550
Ryan Kwanten
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 551
Brett Tucker
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 552
Sarah Snook
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 553
Mark Shield
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 554
Sullivan Stapleton
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 555
Brett Dean
COMPOSER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 556
Scott Chipperfield
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 557
Beverley Whitfield
SWIMMER
1954 - 1996
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 558
Josip Skoko
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 559
Vida Goldstein
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1949
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 560
Among REFEREES In Australia
Among referees born in Australia, Mark Shield ranks 2. Before him are Michael Hester (1972). After him are Chris Beath (1984), and Matthew Breeze (1972).
Michael Hester
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 1
Mark Shield
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 2
Chris Beath
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 3
Matthew Breeze
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 4