SOCCER PLAYER
Peter Bonetti
1941 - 2020

Peter Bonetti
Peter Philip Bonetti (27 September 1941 – 12 April 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. He was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname "The Cat". He was one of several goalkeepers (Gordon West of Everton was another) who specialised in a one-armed throw which could achieve a similar distance to a drop kick. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Bonetti is the 2,785th most popular soccer player (down from 2,554th in 2019), the 3,684th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,337th in 2019) and the 170th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Peter Bonetti ranks 2,785 out of 21,273. Before him are Jorge Fossati, Masaaki Mori, Mokhtar Dahari, Akgün Kaçmaz, Rudolf Wetzer, and Bruno Mora. After him are Amedeo Carboni, Jimmy Johnstone, Simon Tahamata, Luigi Radice, Christian Gourcuff, and Steve Bloomer.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJorge Fossati
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,783
Masaaki Mori
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,784
Mokhtar Dahari
1953 - 1991
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,785
Akgün Kaçmaz
1935 - 2023
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,786
Rudolf Wetzer
1901 - 1993
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,787
Bruno Mora
1937 - 1986
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,788
Peter Bonetti
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,789
Amedeo Carboni
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,790
Jimmy Johnstone
1944 - 2006
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,791
Simon Tahamata
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,792
Luigi Radice
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,793
Christian Gourcuff
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,794
Steve Bloomer
1874 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 2,795
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Peter Bonetti ranks 399. Before him are Zlatko Škorić, Gérard Corbiau, Wilfrid Napier, Markus Lüpertz, Christoph Höhne, and Alf Clausen. After him are Ole Ritter, Francisco Jara, Kazuo Imanishi, John Steel, Laisenia Qarase, and Paddy Ashdown. Among people deceased in 2020, Peter Bonetti ranks 431. Before him are Luis Eduardo Aute, Billy Evans, Germà Colón, Goyo Benito, Luciano Federici, and Emilio Caprile. After him are Inna Makarova, Tom Belsø, Nate Brooks, Vaughan Jones, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, and Ulla Pia.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsZlatko Škorić
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 393
Gérard Corbiau
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 394
Wilfrid Napier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 395
Markus Lüpertz
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 396
Christoph Höhne
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 397
Alf Clausen
COMPOSER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 398
Peter Bonetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 399
Ole Ritter
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 400
Francisco Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 401
Kazuo Imanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 402
John Steel
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 403
Laisenia Qarase
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 404
Paddy Ashdown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 405
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsLuis Eduardo Aute
SINGER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 425
Billy Evans
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 426
Germà Colón
LINGUIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 427
Goyo Benito
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 428
Luciano Federici
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 429
Emilio Caprile
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 430
Peter Bonetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 431
Inna Makarova
ACTOR
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 432
Tom Belsø
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 433
Nate Brooks
ATHLETE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 434
Vaughan Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 435
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 436
Ulla Pia
SINGER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 437
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Bonetti ranks 3,685 out of 8,785. Before him are John Abbot (1751), Dorothea Bate (1878), Lachlan Macquarie (1762), John Houlding (1833), Vincent Nichols (1945), and Una Stubbs (1937). After him are Steve Davis (1957), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), Harry Melling (1989), Steve Bloomer (1874), Henry Macintosh (1892), and Jason Bonham (1966).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Abbot
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1840
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,679
Dorothea Bate
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1878 - 1951
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,680
Lachlan Macquarie
EXPLORER
1762 - 1824
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,681
John Houlding
BUSINESSPERSON
1833 - 1902
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,682
Vincent Nichols
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,683
Una Stubbs
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,684
Peter Bonetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3,685
Steve Davis
SNOOKER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 3,686
Jimmy Johnstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 3,687
Harry Melling
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,688
Steve Bloomer
SOCCER PLAYER
1874 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,689
Henry Macintosh
ATHLETE
1892 - 1918
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,690
Jason Bonham
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,691
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Peter Bonetti ranks 170. Before him are Jimmy Ross (1866), Ramón Zabalo (1910), Ron Atkinson (1939), Nat Lofthouse (1925), Phil Brown (1959), and Billy Bremner (1942). After him are Jimmy Johnstone (1944), Steve Bloomer (1874), Vic Buckingham (1915), Joe Gomez (1997), Billy McNeill (1940), and Don Revie (1927).
Jimmy Ross
1866 - 1902
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 164
Ramón Zabalo
1910 - 1967
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 165
Ron Atkinson
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 166
Nat Lofthouse
1925 - 2011
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 167
Phil Brown
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 168
Billy Bremner
1942 - 1997
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 169
Peter Bonetti
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 170
Jimmy Johnstone
1944 - 2006
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 171
Steve Bloomer
1874 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 172
Vic Buckingham
1915 - 1995
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 173
Joe Gomez
1997 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 174
Billy McNeill
1940 - 2019
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 175
Don Revie
1927 - 1989
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 176