Soccer Player

Ronaldo

1976 - Today

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Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 106 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2024). Ronaldo is the 17th most popular soccer player (down from 14th in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 6th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Ronaldo is most famous for his amazing soccer skills. He has won many awards and is one of the best soccer players in the world.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Ronaldo ranks 17 out of 21,273. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, Zico, and Cristiano Ronaldo. After him are Luis Suárez, Bobby Charlton, Luis Enrique, Francisco Gento, Mário Zagallo, and Cesare Maldini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ronaldo ranks 1. After him are Francesco Totti, Reese Witherspoon, Yuval Noah Harari, Andriy Shevchenko, Alexei Navalny, Abiy Ahmed, Simone Inzaghi, Chester Bennington, Cillian Murphy, Judit Polgár, and Clarence Seedorf.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ronaldo ranks 8 out of 2,236. Before him are Ayrton Senna (1960), Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Garrincha (1933), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), and Zico (1953). After him are Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Sebastião Salgado (1944), and Jairzinho (1944).

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Among Soccer Players In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Ronaldo ranks 4. Before him are Pelé (1940), Garrincha (1933), and Zico (1953). After him are Mário Zagallo (1931), Jairzinho (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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