SOCCER PLAYER
Roger Byrne
1929 - 1958

Roger Byrne
Roger William Byrne (8 September 1929 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a full-back and captain of Manchester United. He died at the age of 28 in the Munich air disaster. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the disaster on 6 February 1958. He made 33 appearances for the England national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Byrne is the 1,175th most popular soccer player (down from 640th in 2019), the 2,316th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,491st in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Roger Byrne ranks 1,175 out of 21,273. Before him are Waldo Machado, Roger Hunt, Asim Ferhatović, Dušan Tadić, Bobby Collins, and Domènec Balmanya. After him are Michele Andreolo, Ante Žanetić, Josip Katalinski, Peter Crouch, Ralf Edström, and Pietro Vierchowod.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWaldo Machado
1934 - 2019
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,172
Roger Hunt
1938 - 2021
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,173
Asim Ferhatović
1933 - 1987
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,174
Dušan Tadić
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,175
Bobby Collins
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,176
Domènec Balmanya
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,177
Roger Byrne
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,178
Michele Andreolo
1912 - 1981
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,179
Ante Žanetić
1936 - 2014
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,180
Josip Katalinski
1948 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,181
Peter Crouch
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,182
Ralf Edström
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,183
Pietro Vierchowod
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,184
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Roger Byrne ranks 207. Before him are Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Josef Suk, Gerhard Hanappi, and Peter Yates. After him are Shakuntala Devi, René Laloux, Julinho, Adrienne Rich, Edison Denisov, and Andrew Bertie. Among people deceased in 1958, Roger Byrne ranks 79. Before him are Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Yutaka Taniyama, Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium, Goro Yamada, Isidora Sekulić, and Maurice Germot. After him are Salama Moussa, László Hudec, Robert Donat, Alexandre Tuffère, Marie Stopes, and Varvara Stepanova.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Rafiq Tarar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 201
Fernando Sebastián Aguilar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 202
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2000
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 203
Josef Suk
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 204
Gerhard Hanappi
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 205
Peter Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2011
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 206
Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 207
Shakuntala Devi
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 208
René Laloux
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 209
Julinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 210
Adrienne Rich
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 211
Edison Denisov
COMPOSER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 212
Andrew Bertie
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2008
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 213
Others Deceased in 1958
Go to all RankingsPrincess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1958
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 73
Yutaka Taniyama
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 74
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1958
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 75
Goro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 76
Isidora Sekulić
WRITER
1877 - 1958
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 77
Maurice Germot
TENNIS PLAYER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 78
Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 79
Salama Moussa
WRITER
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 80
László Hudec
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1958
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 81
Robert Donat
ACTOR
1905 - 1958
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 82
Alexandre Tuffère
ATHLETE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 83
Marie Stopes
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1958
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 84
Varvara Stepanova
PAINTER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 85
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Byrne ranks 2,316 out of 8,785. Before him are W. V. D. Hodge (1903), Hubert Cecil Booth (1871), Bobby Collins (1931), H. J. R. Murray (1868), Edward Low (1690), and Jim Carter (1948). After him are Thomas Otway (1652), Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880), Peter Crouch (1981), Robert Maynard (1684), Taliesin (518), and Geoffrey Hughes (1944).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsW. V. D. Hodge
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,310
Hubert Cecil Booth
INVENTOR
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,311
Bobby Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,312
H. J. R. Murray
HISTORIAN
1868 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,313
Edward Low
PIRATE
1690 - 1724
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,314
Jim Carter
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,315
Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,316
Thomas Otway
WRITER
1652 - 1685
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,317
Philibert Jacques Melotte
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,318
Peter Crouch
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,319
Robert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,320
Taliesin
WRITER
518 - 599
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,321
Geoffrey Hughes
ACTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,322
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Roger Byrne ranks 78. Before him are Jimmy Jones (1928), Dixie Dean (1907), Bert Williams (1920), Bob Wilson (1941), Roger Hunt (1938), and Bobby Collins (1931). After him are Peter Crouch (1981), Gordon Milne (1937), Glen Johnson (1984), Bill Foulkes (1932), Jamie Vardy (1987), and Ernest Payne (1884).
Jimmy Jones
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 72
Dixie Dean
1907 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 73
Bert Williams
1920 - 2014
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 74
Bob Wilson
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 75
Roger Hunt
1938 - 2021
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 76
Bobby Collins
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 77
Roger Byrne
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 78
Peter Crouch
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 79
Gordon Milne
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 80
Glen Johnson
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 81
Bill Foulkes
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 82
Jamie Vardy
1987 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 83
Ernest Payne
1884 - 1961
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 84