SOCCER PLAYER
Ștefan Barbu
1908 - 1970

Ștefan Barbu
Ștefan Barbu (2 March 1908 in Arad, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) – 30 June 1970 in Arad) was a Romanian football striker, who played in the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ștefan Barbu is the 1,319th most popular soccer player (up from 1,474th in 2024), the 224th most popular biography from Romania (up from 246th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ștefan Barbu ranks 1,319 out of 21,273. Before him are Ivica Vastić, Iván Córdoba, Takayoshi Yamano, Koichi Kudo, John Robertson, and Herbert Prohaska. After him are Guillermo Gorostiza, Julián Álvarez, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Walter Mazzarri, Saeed Al-Owairan, and Željko Perušić.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvica Vastić
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,316
Iván Córdoba
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,317
Takayoshi Yamano
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,318
Koichi Kudo
1909 - 1971
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,319
John Robertson
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,320
Herbert Prohaska
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1,321
Ștefan Barbu
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1,322
Guillermo Gorostiza
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,323
Julián Álvarez
2000 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,324
Satoshi Yamaguchi
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,325
Walter Mazzarri
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,326
Saeed Al-Owairan
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,327
Željko Perušić
1936 - 2017
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,328
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Ștefan Barbu ranks 167. Before him are Henryk Zygalski, Leo Sternbach, Štefan Čambal, Paul Henreid, Baby Face Nelson, and Titus Burckhardt. After him are Olga Benário Prestes, Bronisława Wajs, René Daumal, Sucheta Kriplani, Janina Lewandowska, and Pál Titkos. Among people deceased in 1970, Ștefan Barbu ranks 132. Before him are Sean Flynn, Vera Brittain, Leah Goldberg, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Fernand Crommelynck, and Peter Doi. After him are Robert Gerhard, Jacques Pills, Louisa Bolus, Aimo Lahti, Henri Queuille, and Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsHenryk Zygalski
MATHEMATICIAN
1908 - 1978
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 161
Leo Sternbach
CHEMIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 162
Štefan Čambal
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1990
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 163
Paul Henreid
ACTOR
1908 - 1992
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 164
Baby Face Nelson
EXTREMIST
1908 - 1934
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 165
Titus Burckhardt
WRITER
1908 - 1984
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 166
Ștefan Barbu
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 167
Olga Benário Prestes
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1942
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 168
Bronisława Wajs
WRITER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 169
René Daumal
WRITER
1908 - 1944
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 170
Sucheta Kriplani
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 171
Janina Lewandowska
PILOT
1908 - 1940
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 172
Pál Titkos
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 173
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsSean Flynn
PHOTOGRAPHER
1941 - 1970
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 126
Vera Brittain
WRITER
1893 - 1970
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 127
Leah Goldberg
WRITER
1911 - 1970
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 128
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1907 - 1970
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 129
Fernand Crommelynck
WRITER
1886 - 1970
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 130
Peter Doi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1970
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 131
Ștefan Barbu
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 132
Robert Gerhard
COMPOSER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 133
Jacques Pills
SINGER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 134
Louisa Bolus
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 135
Aimo Lahti
INVENTOR
1896 - 1970
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 136
Henri Queuille
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1970
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 137
Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 138
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Ștefan Barbu ranks 225 out of 844. Before him are Sabbas the Goth (334), Constantin Ion Parhon (1874), Nicolae Paulescu (1869), Johann Hedwig (1730), Sebastian Stan (1982), Ferenc Kazinczy (1759), and Ion Ghica (1816). After him are Ferenc Dávid (1510), Kadriye Nurmambet (1933), Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Radu Vasile (1942), and Aaron Aaronsohn (1876).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsSabbas the Goth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
334 - 372
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 218
Constantin Ion Parhon
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1969
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 219
Nicolae Paulescu
PHYSICIAN
1869 - 1931
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 220
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 221
Sebastian Stan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 222
Ferenc Kazinczy
WRITER
1759 - 1831
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 223
Ion Ghica
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 224
Ștefan Barbu
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 225
Ferenc Dávid
PHILOSOPHER
1510 - 1579
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 226
Kadriye Nurmambet
SINGER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 227
Miodrag Belodedici
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 228
Radu Vasile
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2013
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 229
Aaron Aaronsohn
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1919
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 230
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Ștefan Barbu ranks 15. Before him are Nicolae Kovács (1911), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), Gheorghe Popescu (1967), Cristian Chivu (1980), Adrian Mutu (1979), and Josef Posipal (1927). After him are Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Alexander Vencel (1944), Elek Schwartz (1908), Constantin Rădulescu (1896), Marius Lăcătuș (1964), and Răzvan Lucescu (1969).
Nicolae Kovács
1911 - 1977
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 9
Helmuth Duckadam
1959 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 10
Gheorghe Popescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 11
Cristian Chivu
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 12
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 13
Josef Posipal
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 14
Ștefan Barbu
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 15
Miodrag Belodedici
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 16
Alexander Vencel
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 17
Elek Schwartz
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 18
Constantin Rădulescu
1896 - 1981
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 19
Marius Lăcătuș
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 20
Răzvan Lucescu
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 21



























































