REFEREE
Szymon Marciniak
1981 - Today
Szymon Marciniak
Szymon Marciniak (Polish: [ˈʂɨmɔn marˈt͡ɕiɲak]; born 7 January 1981) is a Polish football referee. He is considered one of the best rated international referees of his generation. He has refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, the 2018 UEFA Super Cup between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, and the 2023 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan. For 2022 and 2023, he was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Szymon Marciniak is the 2nd most popular referee (up from 21st in 2019), the 647th most popular biography from Poland (up from 897th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Referee.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Szymon Marciniak by language
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Szymon Marciniak ranks 2 out of 147. Before him are Pierluigi Collina. After him are Sándor Puhl, Ivan Eklind, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Markus Merk, Michel Vautrot, Nicola Rizzoli, Björn Kuipers, Said Belqola, Nicolae Rainea, and Horacio Elizondo.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings
Pierluigi Collina
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 1
Szymon Marciniak
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 3
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 4
Romualdo Arppi Filho
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 5
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 6
Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 7
Nicola Rizzoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 8
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 9
Said Belqola
1956 - 2002
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 11
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Szymon Marciniak ranks 51. Before him are Peter Crouch, Daniel Bryan, Belladonna, Deadmau5, Patrice Evra, and Djibril Cissé. After him are Hayden Christensen, Lee Dong-wook, Fan Bingbing, Park Hae-soo, Maxwell, and Andrey Arshavin.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all Rankings
Peter Crouch
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 45
Daniel Bryan
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 46
Belladonna
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 47
Deadmau5
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 48
Patrice Evra
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 49
Djibril Cissé
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 50
Szymon Marciniak
REFEREE
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 51
Hayden Christensen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 52
Lee Dong-wook
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 53
Fan Bingbing
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 54
Park Hae-soo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 55
Maxwell
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 56
Andrey Arshavin
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 57
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Szymon Marciniak ranks 647 out of 1,694. Before him are Hugo von Pohl (1855), Wincenty Witos (1874), Zofia Posmysz (1923), Abraham Robinson (1918), Leszek Miller (1946), and Yehuda Ashlag (1886). After him are Jan Sarkander (1576), Johannes Thiele (1860), Jan Łaski (1499), Hanna Suchocka (1946), Hans Stuck (1900), and Kurt Sanderling (1912).
Others born in Poland
Go to all Rankings
Hugo von Pohl
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1916
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 641
Wincenty Witos
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1945
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 642
Zofia Posmysz
WRITER
1923 - 2022
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 643
Abraham Robinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 1974
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 644
Leszek Miller
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 645
Yehuda Ashlag
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 646
Szymon Marciniak
REFEREE
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 647
Jan Sarkander
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1576 - 1620
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 648
Johannes Thiele
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1935
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 649
Jan Łaski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1560
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 650
Hanna Suchocka
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 651
Hans Stuck
RACING DRIVER
1900 - 1978
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 652
Kurt Sanderling
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 653
Among REFEREES In Poland
Among referees born in Poland, Szymon Marciniak ranks 1.
