SOCCER PLAYER
Max Merkel
1918 - 2006

Max Merkel
Max Merkel (7 December 1918 – 28 November 2006) was an Austrian footballer who played international football for both Germany and Austria as a defender. At club level, he played for Rapid Wien, Wiener SC, and Luftwaffen SV Markersdorf. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Merkel is the 1,869th most popular soccer player (up from 1,890th in 2019), the 727th most popular biography from Austria (up from 735th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Austrian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Max Merkel ranks 1,869 out of 21,273. Before him are Martin Koeman, Toshihiko Okimune, Marcelino García Toral, Amaral, Antonio Rattín, and Eberhard Vogel. After him are Juan Mata, Paul Cook, Reino Börjesson, Vlastimil Bubník, Vladimír Šmicer, and Giancarlo De Sisti.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Koeman
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,867
Toshihiko Okimune
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,868
Marcelino García Toral
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,869
Amaral
1954 - 2024
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,870
Antonio Rattín
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,871
Eberhard Vogel
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,872
Max Merkel
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,873
Juan Mata
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,874
Paul Cook
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,875
Reino Börjesson
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,876
Vlastimil Bubník
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,877
Vladimír Šmicer
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,878
Giancarlo De Sisti
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,879
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Max Merkel ranks 175. Before him are Alfredo Ovando Candía, Peter Poreku Dery, Bruno Zevi, Art Carney, Pyotr Masherov, and Said Mohamed Djohar. After him are Zara Dolukhanova, John Bromwich, San Yu, Hank Jones, Zakaria Mohieddin, and Eric Ericson. Among people deceased in 2006, Max Merkel ranks 199. Before him are Dennis Weaver, William P. Gottlieb, Peter Norman, Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Charles E. Brady Jr., and Said Mohamed Djohar. After him are Karl Hugo Strunz, John Profumo, Fritz Klein, Elena Mukhina, Gordon George Avery, and Anita O'Day.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsAlfredo Ovando Candía
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1982
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 169
Peter Poreku Dery
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 170
Bruno Zevi
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2000
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 171
Art Carney
ACTOR
1918 - 2003
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 172
Pyotr Masherov
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 173
Said Mohamed Djohar
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 174
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 175
Zara Dolukhanova
SINGER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 176
John Bromwich
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 177
San Yu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 178
Hank Jones
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 179
Zakaria Mohieddin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 180
Eric Ericson
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 181
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsDennis Weaver
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 193
William P. Gottlieb
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 194
Peter Norman
ATHLETE
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 195
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 196
Charles E. Brady Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 197
Said Mohamed Djohar
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 198
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 199
Karl Hugo Strunz
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 2006
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 200
John Profumo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 201
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 202
Elena Mukhina
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 203
Gordon George Avery
ATHLETE
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 204
Anita O'Day
SINGER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 205
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Max Merkel ranks 727 out of 1,424. Before him are Ignaz Holzbauer (1711), František Svoboda (1906), Joseph Rock (1884), Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria (1869), Fritz Heider (1896), and Christopher Alexander (1936). After him are Otto Muehl (1925), Ignaz Schiffermüller (1727), Robert Dienst (1928), Fritz Klein (1932), Maria Lassnig (1919), and Rudolf von Alt (1812).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsIgnaz Holzbauer
COMPOSER
1711 - 1783
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 721
František Svoboda
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1948
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 722
Joseph Rock
BIOLOGIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 723
Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1945
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 724
Fritz Heider
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1988
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 725
Christopher Alexander
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2022
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 726
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 727
Otto Muehl
PAINTER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 728
Ignaz Schiffermüller
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 729
Robert Dienst
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2000
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 730
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 731
Maria Lassnig
PAINTER
1919 - 2014
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 732
Rudolf von Alt
PAINTER
1812 - 1905
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 733
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Austria
Among soccer players born in Austria, Max Merkel ranks 25. Before him are David Alaba (1992), Josef Hickersberger (1948), Marko Arnautović (1989), Karl Sesta (1906), Adi Hütter (1970), and František Svoboda (1906). After him are Robert Dienst (1928), Rudolf Krčil (1906), Wilhelm Hahnemann (1914), Johann Horvath (1903), Franz Wagner (1911), and Josef Uridil (1895).
David Alaba
1992 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 19
Josef Hickersberger
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 20
Marko Arnautović
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 21
Karl Sesta
1906 - 1974
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 22
Adi Hütter
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 23
František Svoboda
1906 - 1948
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 24
Max Merkel
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 25
Robert Dienst
1928 - 2000
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 26
Rudolf Krčil
1906 - 1981
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 27
Wilhelm Hahnemann
1914 - 1991
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 28
Johann Horvath
1903 - 1968
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 29
Franz Wagner
1911 - 1974
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 30
Josef Uridil
1895 - 1962
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 31