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    ⚽ Most Famous People in Football / Soccer

    The most famous names in Football / Soccer worldwide, ranked by the global fame score.

    As of October 18, 2026, Cristiano Ronaldo leads iFANN's Famous rankings for Football / Soccer, ahead of Lionel Messi and Neymar.

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    Cristiano Ronaldo
    #1

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Fame score 48.2

    Lionel Messi
    #2

    Lionel Messi

    Fame score 41.4

    Neymar
    #3

    Neymar

    Fame score 31.3

    #4
    Kylian Mbappé

    Kylian Mbappéfr

    673.1K Wikipedia views · 101+ news articles

    26.9    #5
    Erling Haaland

    Erling Haalandno

    862.2K Wikipedia views · 100+ news articles

    26.2    #6
    José Mourinho

    José Mourinhopt

    843.2K Wikipedia views · 98+ news articles

    24.4    #7
    Lamine Yamal

    Lamine Yamales

    802.2K Wikipedia views · 98+ news articles

    24.3    #8
    Ronaldinho

    Ronaldinhobr

    414.8K Wikipedia views · 19+ news articles

    24.2    #9
    Zinedine Zidane

    Zinedine Zidanefr

    348.3K Wikipedia views · 68+ news articles

    23.6    #10
    Vinícius Júnior

    Vinícius Júniorbr

    261.7K Wikipedia views · 102+ news articles

    23.0    #11
    Diego Maradona

    Diego Maradonaar

    281.9K Wikipedia views · 23+ news articles

    22.6    #12
    Mohamed Salah

    Mohamed Salaheg

    427K Wikipedia views · 44+ news articles

    22.5    #13
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Zlatan Ibrahimovićse

    313.2K Wikipedia views · 13+ news articles

    22.4