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Michel Vautrot
1945 - Today

Michel Vautrot
Michel Jean Maurice Vautrot (born 23 October 1945) is a French former football referee. He is mostly known for officiating five matches in the FIFA World Cup: two in 1982 and three in 1990. He refereed the Club World Cup final in 1983 on National Stadium Tokyo between Hamburg S.V. (West Germany) and Grêmio F.B.P.A. (Brazil). He refereed three matches in the European Championship, one in 1984 and two in 1988, including the final between the Soviet Union and the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Vautrot is the 7th most popular referee (down from 6th in 2019), the 3,455th most popular biography from France (down from 3,267th in 2019) and the most popular French Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Michel Vautrot ranks 7 out of 147. Before him are Pierluigi Collina, Szymon Marciniak, Sándor Puhl, Ivan Eklind, Romualdo Arppi Filho, and Markus Merk. After him are Nicola Rizzoli, Björn Kuipers, Said Belqola, Nicolae Rainea, Horacio Elizondo, and Rudi Glöckner.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierluigi Collina
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 1
Szymon Marciniak
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 3
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 4
Romualdo Arppi Filho
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 5
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 6
Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 7
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 8
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 9
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 11
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 12
Rudi Glöckner
1929 - 1999
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Michel Vautrot ranks 288. Before him are Ali Akbar Velayati, Rita Coolidge, Faina Melnik, Frans Janssens, Carrie Snodgress, and Yuri Antonov. After him are Rüdiger Safranski, John Carlos, Mick Jones, Al Stewart, Romeo Benetti, and Peter Lamborn Wilson.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsAli Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 282
Rita Coolidge
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 283
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 284
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 285
Carrie Snodgress
ACTOR
1945 - 2004
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 286
Yuri Antonov
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 287
Michel Vautrot
REFEREE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 288
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 289
John Carlos
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 290
Mick Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 291
Al Stewart
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 292
Romeo Benetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 293
Peter Lamborn Wilson
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 294
In France
Among people born in France, Michel Vautrot ranks 3,455 out of 6,770. Before him are Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1942), Bernard Giraudeau (1947), Jacques-André Naigeon (1738), Louis Seigner (1903), Thierry Lhermitte (1952), and Pierre Benoit (1886). After him are Joseph Duplessis (1725), Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys (1805), Robert Planquette (1848), Michel Blanc (1952), Pierre Bachelet (1944), and Gérard Blain (1930).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJohnny Servoz-Gavin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,449
Bernard Giraudeau
ACTOR
1947 - 2010
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,450
Jacques-André Naigeon
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,451
Louis Seigner
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,452
Thierry Lhermitte
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,453
Pierre Benoit
WRITER
1886 - 1962
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,454
Michel Vautrot
REFEREE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,455
Joseph Duplessis
PAINTER
1725 - 1802
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,456
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,457
Robert Planquette
COMPOSER
1848 - 1903
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,458
Michel Blanc
ACTOR
1952 - 2024
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,459
Pierre Bachelet
SINGER
1944 - 2005
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,460
Gérard Blain
ACTOR
1930 - 2000
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,461
Among REFEREES In France
Among referees born in France, Michel Vautrot ranks 1. After him are Maurice Guigue (1912), Clément Turpin (1982), Stéphanie Frappart (1983), Stéphane Lannoy (1969), Éric Poulat (1963), and Benoît Bastien (1983).
Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1
Maurice Guigue
1912 - 2011
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2
Clément Turpin
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 3
Stéphanie Frappart
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 4
Stéphane Lannoy
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 5
Éric Poulat
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 6
Benoît Bastien
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 7