SOCCER PLAYER
Wolfgang Paul
1940 - Today

Wolfgang Paul
Wolfgang Paul (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l] ; born 25 January 1940 in Olsberg, Province of Westphalia) is a German former football player. Captaining Borussia Dortmund to the European Cup Winners Cup in 1966, Paul got included in Helmut Schön's West German squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Despite this, the defender never played a match for West Germany and had to retire early because of the effects an injury picked up in the late 1960s had to his game. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Paul is the 3,380th most popular soccer player (up from 3,428th in 2019), the 4,820th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,868th in 2019) and the 225th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wolfgang Paul ranks 3,380 out of 21,273. Before him are Georges Bereta, Tom Boyd, Fernando Gago, Nicolas Hoydonckx, José Enrique, and László Sternberg. After him are Índio, Pierre Braine, Anton Moravčík, Ján Kocian, Gustavo Quinteros, and Albert Riera.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorges Bereta
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3,379
Tom Boyd
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,380
Fernando Gago
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,381
Nicolas Hoydonckx
1900 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,382
José Enrique
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,383
László Sternberg
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,384
Wolfgang Paul
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,385
Índio
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,386
Pierre Braine
1900 - 1951
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3,387
Anton Moravčík
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 3,388
Ján Kocian
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 3,389
Gustavo Quinteros
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 3,390
Albert Riera
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 3,391
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Wolfgang Paul ranks 409. Before him are Manuel Esquivel, Vojislav Melić, Claude Dagens, Henri Dès, Jerry Lucas, and Adam Przeworski. After him are Michael Sarrazin, Arlette Laguiller, Pauli Nevala, Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, John Iliopoulos, and Jean Clair.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsManuel Esquivel
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 403
Vojislav Melić
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 404
Claude Dagens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 405
Henri Dès
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 406
Jerry Lucas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 407
Adam Przeworski
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 408
Wolfgang Paul
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 409
Michael Sarrazin
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 410
Arlette Laguiller
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 411
Pauli Nevala
ATHLETE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 412
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 413
John Iliopoulos
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 414
Jean Clair
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 415
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 4,823 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Harbig (1913), Franz Dienert (1900), Nikolaus Pevsner (1902), Otto Bütschli (1848), Karl Knies (1821), and Charles Régnier (1914). After him are Julius Curtius (1877), Aleksandra Khokhlova (1897), Hubert Hahne (1935), Paul Matschie (1861), Horst Wolter (1942), and Eugen Baumann (1846).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRudolf Harbig
ATHLETE
1913 - 1944
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 4,817
Franz Dienert
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1978
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,818
Nikolaus Pevsner
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,819
Otto Bütschli
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1920
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,820
Karl Knies
ECONOMIST
1821 - 1898
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,821
Charles Régnier
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,822
Wolfgang Paul
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,823
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,824
Aleksandra Khokhlova
ACTOR
1897 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,825
Hubert Hahne
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,826
Paul Matschie
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1926
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,827
Horst Wolter
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,828
Eugen Baumann
CHEMIST
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,829
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 225. Before him are Jamal Musiala (2003), Harald Irmscher (1946), Norbert Nigbur (1948), Siegmar Wätzlich (1947), Tomislav Marić (1973), and Franz Dienert (1900). After him are Horst Wolter (1942), Erich Beer (1946), Günther Herrmann (1939), Manfred Kaiser (1929), Wolfgang Blochwitz (1941), and Serge Gnabry (1995).
Jamal Musiala
2003 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 219
Harald Irmscher
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 220
Norbert Nigbur
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 221
Siegmar Wätzlich
1947 - 2019
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 222
Tomislav Marić
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 223
Franz Dienert
1900 - 1978
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 224
Wolfgang Paul
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 225
Horst Wolter
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 226
Erich Beer
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 227
Günther Herrmann
1939 - 2023
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 228
Manfred Kaiser
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 229
Wolfgang Blochwitz
1941 - 2005
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 230
Serge Gnabry
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 231