Diego Maradona

About Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona (1960–2020) was a legendary Argentine professional soccer player, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in history. His historical importance, reflected in his Pantheon HPI Rank of #772, stems from his transformative impact on the sport, most notably leading Argentina to victory in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Beyond team success, his sheer cultural gravity and iconic status, particularly for his brilliant, often controversial, play with clubs like Napoli and the Argentine national team, cemented his global legacy in sports and popular culture.

Despite this high historical ranking, Maradona commands significant, yet perhaps disproportionate, modern online attention. With 2.2 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025, he exhibits a striking +7x overattention relative to his historical importance score. To illustrate this gap, figures ranked far higher historically, such as Matthias the Apostle (#520 importance, 200K views), capture less than one-tenth of the annual traffic he receives, suggesting a major imbalance between historical influence and current digital focus.

Interestingly, his current digital trajectory shows a modest -2.7% year-over-year decline in attention, though Q1 vs Q3 momentum suggests a slight +2% increase in short-term interest throughout 2025. This suggests his online presence remains robust following his passing but is not currently surging.