SOCCER PLAYER
Paul Janes
1912 - 1987

Paul Janes
Paul Janes (11 March 1912 – 12 June 1987) was a German football player. He earned 71 caps and scored seven goals for the Germany national team from 1932 to 1942, and played in two World Cups: 1934 and 1938. Janes was a member of the Breslau Eleven that beat Denmark 8–0 in Breslau in 1937 and went on to win ten out 11 games played during that year. The DFB lists him in the top 20 best German footballers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Janes is the 2,174th most popular soccer player (up from 2,316th in 2019), the 4,160th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,286th in 2019) and the 158th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Paul Janes ranks 2,174 out of 21,273. Before him are Pedro Manfredini, Ricardo Infante, Oleksandr Zavarov, Georg Buschner, Burhan Sargun, and Stephan El Shaarawy. After him are François Heutte, Jesús María Satrústegui, Alfred Bickel, Attilio Giovannini, Fred, and Mauricio Pellegrino.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPedro Manfredini
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,172
Ricardo Infante
1924 - 2008
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,173
Oleksandr Zavarov
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,174
Georg Buschner
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 2,175
Burhan Sargun
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 2,176
Stephan El Shaarawy
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 2,177
Paul Janes
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 2,178
François Heutte
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 2,179
Jesús María Satrústegui
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 2,180
Alfred Bickel
1918 - 1999
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 2,181
Attilio Giovannini
1924 - 2005
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 2,182
Fred
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 2,183
Mauricio Pellegrino
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 2,184
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Paul Janes ranks 239. Before him are Herluf Bidstrup, Roger Michelot, Mario Genta, Leonardo Cilaurren, Carlos Guastavino, and Carmelo Robledo. After him are Karl Deutsch, Viviane Romance, Enoch Powell, Niyazi, Pietro Palazzini, and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Among people deceased in 1987, Paul Janes ranks 154. Before him are Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Oscar Casanovas, Joseph Höffner, Giovanni Arpino, Madeleine Carroll, and Conny Plank. After him are Ralph Nelson, John Mikaelsson, Jacob Taubes, J. Lawton Collins, Gerardo Diego, and Yūjirō Ishihara.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsHerluf Bidstrup
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 233
Roger Michelot
BOXER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 234
Mario Genta
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 235
Leonardo Cilaurren
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1969
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 236
Carlos Guastavino
COMPOSER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 237
Carmelo Robledo
BOXER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 238
Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 239
Karl Deutsch
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 240
Viviane Romance
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 241
Enoch Powell
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1998
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 242
Niyazi
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 243
Pietro Palazzini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 244
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 1987
Go to all RankingsJohan Otto von Spreckelsen
ARCHITECT
1929 - 1987
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 148
Oscar Casanovas
BOXER
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 149
Joseph Höffner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1987
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 150
Giovanni Arpino
WRITER
1927 - 1987
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 151
Madeleine Carroll
ACTOR
1906 - 1987
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 152
Conny Plank
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 153
Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 154
Ralph Nelson
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1987
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 155
John Mikaelsson
ATHLETE
1913 - 1987
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 156
Jacob Taubes
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 1987
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 157
J. Lawton Collins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 158
Gerardo Diego
WRITER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 159
Yūjirō Ishihara
ACTOR
1934 - 1987
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 160
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Paul Janes ranks 4,162 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Rohlfs (1849), Monika Zehrt (1952), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756), Barbara Krause (1959), Carl Tanzler (1877), and Conny Plank (1940). After him are Irmgard Keun (1905), Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1802), Erick-Oskar Hansen (1889), Alfred Müller-Armack (1901), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682), and Alfred Bickel (1918).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsChristian Rohlfs
PAINTER
1849 - 1938
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,156
Monika Zehrt
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,157
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1808
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,158
Barbara Krause
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,159
Carl Tanzler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1952
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,160
Conny Plank
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,161
Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,162
Irmgard Keun
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,163
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,164
Erick-Oskar Hansen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1967
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,165
Alfred Müller-Armack
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,166
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1682 - 1719
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,167
Alfred Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,168
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Paul Janes ranks 158. Before him are Heinz Stuy (1945), Alfred Kelbassa (1925), Julius Hirsch (1892), Rainer Zobel (1948), Loris Karius (1993), and Georg Buschner (1925). After him are Alfred Bickel (1918), Hans Cieslarczyk (1937), Mehmet Scholl (1970), Olaf Thon (1966), Karl-Heinz Körbel (1954), and Friedel Lutz (1939).
Heinz Stuy
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 152
Alfred Kelbassa
1925 - 1988
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 153
Julius Hirsch
1892 - 1945
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 154
Rainer Zobel
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 155
Loris Karius
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 156
Georg Buschner
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 157
Paul Janes
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 158
Alfred Bickel
1918 - 1999
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 159
Hans Cieslarczyk
1937 - 2020
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 160
Mehmet Scholl
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 161
Olaf Thon
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 162
Karl-Heinz Körbel
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 163
Friedel Lutz
1939 - 2023
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 164