SOCCER PLAYER
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015

Mwepu Ilunga
Joseph Mwepu Ilunga (22 August 1949 – 8 May 2015) was a football defender from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). His name is also written as Alunga Mwepu. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mwepu Ilunga is the 3,020th most popular soccer player (down from 3,018th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 25th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Congolese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mwepu Ilunga ranks 3,020 out of 21,273. Before him are Tarak Dhiab, Peter Withe, Ståle Solbakken, Marc Cucurella, Guy François, and Guillermo Saavedra. After him are Willy Jäggi, Kenneth Brylle, Juan Carlos Valerón, Branislav Sekulić, Niginho, and Ernesto Grillo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTarak Dhiab
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,018
Peter Withe
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,019
Ståle Solbakken
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,020
Marc Cucurella
1998 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 3,021
Guy François
1947 - 2019
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 3,022
Guillermo Saavedra
1903 - 1957
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 3,023
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 3,024
Willy Jäggi
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 3,025
Kenneth Brylle
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 3,026
Juan Carlos Valerón
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 3,027
Branislav Sekulić
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 3,028
Niginho
1912 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 3,029
Ernesto Grillo
1929 - 1998
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 3,030
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Mwepu Ilunga ranks 451. Before him are Tommy Seebach, Loretta Devine, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Jerzy Gorgoń, Peter Ackroyd, and Kiran Bedi. After him are Helena Fibingerová, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Patrick Kilpatrick, Klaus Ludwig, Patrick Nève, and Viktor Kolotov. Among people deceased in 2015, Mwepu Ilunga ranks 312. Before him are Colette Marchand, Driss Bamous, Vladimir Kesarev, Wayne Rogers, Friedrich L. Bauer, and Jouko Törmänen. After him are Joseph Engelberger, Yossi Sarid, Daniel von Bargen, Mario Cuomo, Geoff Duke, and Bengt Berndtsson.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsTommy Seebach
SINGER
1949 - 2003
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 445
Loretta Devine
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 446
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 447
Jerzy Gorgoń
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 448
Peter Ackroyd
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 449
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 450
Mwepu Ilunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 451
Helena Fibingerová
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 452
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 453
Patrick Kilpatrick
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 454
Klaus Ludwig
RACING DRIVER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 455
Patrick Nève
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 456
Viktor Kolotov
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2000
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 457
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsColette Marchand
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 306
Driss Bamous
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 307
Vladimir Kesarev
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 308
Wayne Rogers
ACTOR
1933 - 2015
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 309
Friedrich L. Bauer
ENGINEER
1924 - 2015
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 310
Jouko Törmänen
SKIER
1954 - 2015
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 311
Mwepu Ilunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 312
Joseph Engelberger
INVENTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 313
Yossi Sarid
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 314
Daniel von Bargen
ACTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 315
Mario Cuomo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2015
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 316
Geoff Duke
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 317
Bengt Berndtsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 318
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mwepu Ilunga ranks 23 out of 107. Before him are Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Ota Benga (1883), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Marie Myriam (1957), Ndaye Mulamba (1948), and Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962). After him are Joseph Iléo (1921), Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949), Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937), Steve Mandanda (1985), Bwanga Tshimen (1949), and Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Go to all RankingsKembo Uba Kembo
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 17
Ota Benga
CELEBRITY
1883 - 1916
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 18
Sylvestre Ilunga
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 19
Marie Myriam
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 20
Ndaye Mulamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 21
Jean-Pierre Bemba
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 22
Mwepu Ilunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 23
Joseph Iléo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 24
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 25
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 26
Steve Mandanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 27
Bwanga Tshimen
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 28
Tubilandu Ndimbi
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 29
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among soccer players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mwepu Ilunga ranks 4. Before him are Claude Makélélé (1973), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), and Ndaye Mulamba (1948). After him are Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949), Steve Mandanda (1985), Bwanga Tshimen (1949), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), José Bosingwa (1982), Mavuba Mafuila (1949), and Kibonge Mafu (1945).
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1
Kembo Uba Kembo
1947 - 2007
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 2
Ndaye Mulamba
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 3
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 4
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 6
Bwanga Tshimen
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 7
Tubilandu Ndimbi
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 8
Kazadi Mwamba
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
José Bosingwa
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 10
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 11
Kibonge Mafu
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 12