SOCCER PLAYER
Wilfried Puis
1943 - 1981

Wilfried Puis
Wilfried Puis (18 February 1943 – 21 October 1981) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker, notably for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Puis was praised for his speed, agility and goal kicks which made him and Paul Van Himst a perfect match. A year after he ended his football career, he died of stomach cancer at the age of 38. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfried Puis is the 3,301st most popular soccer player (down from 3,101st in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 654th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wilfried Puis ranks 3,301 out of 21,273. Before him are Jaime Pacheco, Efraín Sánchez, Jesper Olsen, Rıdvan Bolatlı, Crisant Bosch, and Pedro Troglio. After him are John Eriksen, Givi Nodia, Diego Tristán, Joe Allen, Vojislav Melić, and Walter Taibo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJaime Pacheco
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,299
Efraín Sánchez
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,300
Jesper Olsen
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,301
Rıdvan Bolatlı
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,302
Crisant Bosch
1907 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,303
Pedro Troglio
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,304
Wilfried Puis
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,305
John Eriksen
1957 - 2002
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,306
Givi Nodia
1948 - 2005
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,307
Diego Tristán
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3,308
Joe Allen
1990 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 3,309
Vojislav Melić
1940 - 2006
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 3,310
Walter Taibo
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 3,311
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Wilfried Puis ranks 501. Before him are Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, Viktor Sidyak, Shinobu Sekine, Burt Rutan, Cilla Black, and Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero. After him are Lena Valaitis, Bert Jansch, Christiane Nord, Sam Hinds, Aaron Russo, and Orlando de la Torre. Among people deceased in 1981, Wilfried Puis ranks 198. Before him are Curtis Bernhardt, Zoya Fyodorova, Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Nils Asther, José María Minella, and Crisant Bosch. After him are Gregory Breit, Sergio Amidei, Ruby Payne-Scott, Irving Jaffee, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Tadeusz Baird.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsVitaliy Khmelnytskyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 495
Viktor Sidyak
FENCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 496
Shinobu Sekine
WRESTLER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 497
Burt Rutan
ENGINEER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 498
Cilla Black
SINGER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 499
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 500
Wilfried Puis
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 501
Lena Valaitis
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 502
Bert Jansch
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 503
Christiane Nord
LINGUIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 504
Sam Hinds
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 505
Aaron Russo
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2007
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 506
Orlando de la Torre
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 507
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsCurtis Bernhardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 192
Zoya Fyodorova
ACTOR
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 193
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1981
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 194
Nils Asther
ACTOR
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 195
José María Minella
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 196
Crisant Bosch
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 197
Wilfried Puis
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 198
Gregory Breit
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 199
Sergio Amidei
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1981
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 200
Ruby Payne-Scott
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1981
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 201
Irving Jaffee
SKATER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 202
Durgabai Deshmukh
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 203
Tadeusz Baird
COMPOSER
1928 - 1981
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 204
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Wilfried Puis ranks 674 out of 1,190. Before him are Tom Boonen (1980), Alexandre Czerniatynski (1960), Johan Devrindt (1945), Georges Berger (1918), Karel Lismont (1949), and Michy Batshuayi (1993). After him are Mathieu van der Poel (1995), Jules Vandenpeereboom (1843), Jean De Clercq (1905), Frans Verbeeck (1941), Gérard Delbeke (1903), and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsTom Boonen
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 668
Alexandre Czerniatynski
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 669
Johan Devrindt
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 670
Georges Berger
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1967
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 671
Karel Lismont
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 672
Michy Batshuayi
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 673
Wilfried Puis
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 674
Mathieu van der Poel
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 675
Jules Vandenpeereboom
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1917
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 676
Jean De Clercq
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 677
Frans Verbeeck
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 678
Gérard Delbeke
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 679
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
NOBLEMAN
2001 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 680
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Wilfried Puis ranks 63. Before him are Léopold Anoul (1922), Laurent Grimmonprez (1902), Jean Thissen (1946), Alexandre Czerniatynski (1960), Johan Devrindt (1945), and Michy Batshuayi (1993). After him are Jean De Clercq (1905), Gérard Delbeke (1903), Louis Versyp (1908), Nicolas Hoydonckx (1900), Pierre Braine (1900), and Maurice Martens (1947).
Léopold Anoul
1922 - 1990
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 57
Laurent Grimmonprez
1902 - 1984
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 58
Jean Thissen
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 59
Alexandre Czerniatynski
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 60
Johan Devrindt
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 61
Michy Batshuayi
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 62
Wilfried Puis
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 63
Jean De Clercq
1905 - 1984
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 64
Gérard Delbeke
1903 - 1977
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 65
Louis Versyp
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 66
Nicolas Hoydonckx
1900 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 67
Pierre Braine
1900 - 1951
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 68
Maurice Martens
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 69