REFEREE
Peter O'Leary
1972 - Today
Peter O'Leary
Peter O'Leary (born 3 March 1972) is a New Zealand former Association football referee, previously of Wellington but now is residing in Hamilton. He operated in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship, and his other occupation is as a teacher and deputy principal at Te Aroha College. He currently has the record for controlling the most matches in the FIFA Club World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter O'Leary is the 43rd most popular referee (up from 93rd in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 143rd in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Peter O'Leary ranks 43 out of 147. Before him are Byron Moreno, Olegário Benquerença, Kim Milton Nielsen, Slavko Vinčić, Pedro Proença, and Jorge Larrionda. After him are Pierluigi Pairetto, Urs Meier, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Yuichi Nishimura, Manuel Mejuto González, and Felix Brych.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
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Byron Moreno
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 37
Olegário Benquerença
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 38
Kim Milton Nielsen
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 39
Slavko Vinčić
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 40
Pedro Proença
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 41
Jorge Larrionda
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 42
Peter O'Leary
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 43
Pierluigi Pairetto
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 44
Urs Meier
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 45
Marco Antonio Rodríguez
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 46
Yuichi Nishimura
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 47
Manuel Mejuto González
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 48
Felix Brych
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 49
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Peter O'Leary ranks 245. Before him are Serhiy Skachenko, Giuseppe Favalli, Jérôme Le Banner, Sam Houser, Michael Rosenbaum, and Gilles Lellouche. After him are Alex Kapranos, Cristina Scabbia, Luca Turilli, Seo Taiji, Konstantin Khabensky, and Henrique Capriles.
Others Born in 1972
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Serhiy Skachenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 239
Giuseppe Favalli
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 240
Jérôme Le Banner
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 241
Sam Houser
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 242
Michael Rosenbaum
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 243
Gilles Lellouche
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 244
Peter O'Leary
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 245
Alex Kapranos
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 246
Cristina Scabbia
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 247
Luca Turilli
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 248
Seo Taiji
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 249
Konstantin Khabensky
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 250
Henrique Capriles
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 251
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Peter O'Leary ranks 83 out of 303. Before him are Jonah Lomu (1975), Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), Jenny Shipley (1952), John Gorton (1911), Keri Hulme (1947), and Andrew Adamson (1966). After him are John Nicholson (1941), David Lange (1942), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), and Murray Halberg (1933).
Others born in New Zealand
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Jonah Lomu
RUGBY PLAYER
1975 - 2015
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 77
Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey
ATHLETE
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 78
Jenny Shipley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 79
John Gorton
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 80
Keri Hulme
WRITER
1947 - 2021
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 81
Andrew Adamson
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 82
Peter O'Leary
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 83
John Nicholson
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 84
David Lange
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 85
Dudley Storey
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 86
Hugh Anderson
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 87
Eric Verdonk
ATHLETE
1959 - 2020
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 88
Murray Halberg
ATHLETE
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 89
Among REFEREES In New Zealand
Among referees born in New Zealand, Peter O'Leary ranks 1.
