SOCCER PLAYER
Mel Charles
1935 - 2016

Mel Charles
Melvyn Charles (14 May 1935 – 24 September 2016) was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half. After a short stint on the Leeds United ground staff, he turned professional with his local club, Swansea Town, in 1952. He spent seven years in the Second Division with the club before he won a £42,750 move to First Division Arsenal in March 1959. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Charles is the 7,980th most popular soccer player (down from 7,199th in 2019), the 6,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,086th in 2019) and the 456th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mel Charles ranks 7,980 out of 21,273. Before him are Lee Seung-woo, Patrice Garande, Masayuki Nakagomi, Archie Thompson, Frederico Rosa, and Kento Kato. After him are Sándor Schwartz, Çağlar Söyüncü, Fumiyuki Kanda, Carlos Ruiz, Shinnosuke Honda, and Pablo Maqueda.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLee Seung-woo
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,980
Patrice Garande
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,981
Masayuki Nakagomi
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,982
Archie Thompson
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,983
Frederico Rosa
1957 - 2019
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,984
Kento Kato
1995 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,985
Mel Charles
1935 - 2016
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,986
Sándor Schwartz
1909 - 1994
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,987
Çağlar Söyüncü
1996 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,988
Fumiyuki Kanda
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7,989
Carlos Ruiz
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 7,990
Shinnosuke Honda
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 7,991
Pablo Maqueda
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 7,992
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Mel Charles ranks 541. Before him are Bobby Bare, John Cordts, Bill Brack, Anne Reid, Gail Fisher, and Harry B. Gray. After him are John Inman, Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, Edward Schreyer, Herb Kohl, and Ron Delany. Among people deceased in 2016, Mel Charles ranks 577. Before him are P. A. Sangma, Christina Grimmie, Viktor Gavrikov, Theresa Saldana, Aleš Debeljak, and Susan Lindquist. After him are Mike Oxley, Rob Ford, Janet Waldo, Dale Bumpers, Filipe Machado, and Guy Clark.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsBobby Bare
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 535
John Cordts
RACING DRIVER
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 536
Bill Brack
RACING DRIVER
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 537
Anne Reid
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 538
Gail Fisher
ACTOR
1935 - 2000
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 539
Harry B. Gray
CHEMIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 540
Mel Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 541
John Inman
ACTOR
1935 - 2007
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 542
Lyle Waggoner
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 543
Ruth Ann Minner
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 544
Edward Schreyer
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 545
Herb Kohl
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2023
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 546
Ron Delany
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 547
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsP. A. Sangma
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 571
Christina Grimmie
ACTOR
1994 - 2016
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 572
Viktor Gavrikov
CHESS PLAYER
1957 - 2016
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 573
Theresa Saldana
ACTOR
1954 - 2016
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 574
Aleš Debeljak
WRITER
1961 - 2016
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 575
Susan Lindquist
BIOLOGIST
1949 - 2016
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 576
Mel Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 577
Mike Oxley
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 578
Rob Ford
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2016
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 579
Janet Waldo
ACTOR
1919 - 2016
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 580
Dale Bumpers
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 581
Filipe Machado
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - 2016
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 582
Guy Clark
SINGER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 583
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mel Charles ranks 6,401 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Forsyth (1946), Elkie Brooks (1945), Alistair Darling (1953), Paul Lambert (1969), Syd Owen (1922), and Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991). After him are Charlie Brooker (1971), Dominic Raab (1974), Peter Safran (1965), Lalla Ward (1951), Andy Lonergan (1983), and Peter Ebdon (1970).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBill Forsyth
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,395
Elkie Brooks
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 6,396
Alistair Darling
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2023
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 6,397
Paul Lambert
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 6,398
Syd Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6,399
Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
NOBLEMAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6,400
Mel Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6,401
Charlie Brooker
PRESENTER
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,402
Dominic Raab
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,403
Peter Safran
PRODUCER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,404
Lalla Ward
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,405
Andy Lonergan
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,406
Peter Ebdon
SNOOKER
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,407
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Mel Charles ranks 456. Before him are Eddie Baily (1925), Tom Ince (1992), Stan Bowles (1948), Peter Reid (1956), Paul Lambert (1969), and Syd Owen (1922). After him are Andy Lonergan (1983), Danny Drinkwater (1990), Wilf Mannion (1918), Jack Kelsey (1929), Adam Smith (1991), and Gerry Peyton (1956).
Eddie Baily
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 450
Tom Ince
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 451
Stan Bowles
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 452
Peter Reid
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 453
Paul Lambert
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 454
Syd Owen
1922 - 1998
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 455
Mel Charles
1935 - 2016
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 456
Andy Lonergan
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 457
Danny Drinkwater
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 458
Wilf Mannion
1918 - 2000
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 459
Jack Kelsey
1929 - 1992
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 460
Adam Smith
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 461
Gerry Peyton
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 462