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Michael Hester

1972 - Today

Michael Hester

Michael Hester (born 2 May 1972), is a former New Zealand association football referee in the A-League. Holder of a FIFA international licence, he has participated at the highest level, officiating at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hester is the 79th most popular referee (up from 84th in 2024), the 476th most popular biography from Australia (up from 484th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Michael Hester ranks 79 out of 147. Before him are Jonas Eriksson, Koman Coulibaly, Éric Poulat, Jerome Damon, Pablo Pozo, and Martin Hansson. After him are Ovidiu Hațegan, Deniz Aytekin, Héctor Baldassi, Bibiana Steinhaus, Martin Atkinson, and Daniel Siebert.

Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia

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Jonas Eriksson
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 73
Koman Coulibaly
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 74
Éric Poulat
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 75
Jerome Damon
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 76
Pablo Pozo
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 77
Martin Hansson
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 78
Michael Hester
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 79
Ovidiu Hațegan
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 80
Deniz Aytekin
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 81
Héctor Baldassi
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 82
Bibiana Steinhaus
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 83
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 84
Daniel Siebert
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 85

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Michael Hester ranks 494. Before him are Ken Hirai, Demet Akalın, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Jesper Kyd, Lluís Carreras, and Carlos Ponce. After him are Sandrine Holt, David Charvet, Kristoffer Joner, Dominika Paleta, Shawn Bradley, and Daniel Elena.

Others Born in 1972

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Ken Hirai
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 488
Demet Akalın
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 489
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 490
Jesper Kyd
COMPOSER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 491
Lluís Carreras
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 492
Carlos Ponce
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 493
Michael Hester
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 494
Sandrine Holt
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 495
David Charvet
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 496
Kristoffer Joner
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 497
Dominika Paleta
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 498
Shawn Bradley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 499
Daniel Elena
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 500