Golfer
Sam Snead
American golfer
1912 - 2002
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Sam Snead
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Snead is the 10th most popular golfer (up from 11th in 2024), the 11,666th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,688th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Golfer.
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Sam Snead ranks #10 of 100 Golfers worldwide, placing them among the top 10% of the profession.
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Among Golfers
Among golfers, Sam Snead ranks 10 out of 100. Before him are Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, and Lee Trevino. After him are Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Greg Norman, Byron Nelson, Annika Sörenstam, and Old Tom Morris.
Most Popular Golfers in Wikipedia
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Tiger Woods
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 4
Seve Ballesteros
1957 - 2011
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 5
Gary Player
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 6
Ben Hogan
1912 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 7
Bernhard Langer
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 8
Lee Trevino
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 9
Sam Snead
1912 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 10
Walter Hagen
1892 - 1969
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Gene Sarazen
1902 - 1999
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 12
Greg Norman
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 13
Byron Nelson
1912 - 2006
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 14
Annika Sörenstam
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 15
Old Tom Morris
1821 - 1908
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Sam Snead ranks 401. Before him are Joseph Van Ingelgem, Valerie Davies, Erik Larsson, Ettore Giannini, Kurt Hager, and Joseph Parecattil. After him are Marshall Wayne, Horace Gwynne, Henry M. Jackson, Zoltán Várkonyi, Wendy Barrie, and Zohra Sehgal. Among people deceased in 2002, Sam Snead ranks 331. Before him are John James, Aglaja Veteranyi, Salman Raduyev, Krishan Kant, Karolina Lanckorońska, and W. T. Tutte. After him are Robert L. Forward, George Alec Effinger, Ward Kimball, Jack Fairman, Pratima Barua Pandey, and Adele Jergens.
Others Born in 1912
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Joseph Van Ingelgem
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 395
Valerie Davies
SWIMMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 396
Erik Larsson
ATHLETE
1912 - 1982
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 397
Ettore Giannini
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1990
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 398
Kurt Hager
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1998
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 399
Joseph Parecattil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1987
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 400
Sam Snead
GOLFER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 401
Marshall Wayne
ATHLETE
1912 - 1999
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 402
Horace Gwynne
BOXER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 403
Henry M. Jackson
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1983
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 404
Zoltán Várkonyi
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 405
Wendy Barrie
ACTOR
1912 - 1978
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 406
Zohra Sehgal
ACTOR
1912 - 2014
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 407
Others Deceased in 2002
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John James
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 325
Aglaja Veteranyi
WRITER
1962 - 2002
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 326
Salman Raduyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1967 - 2002
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 327
Krishan Kant
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2002
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 328
Karolina Lanckorońska
HISTORIAN
1898 - 2002
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 329
W. T. Tutte
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 330
Sam Snead
GOLFER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 331
Robert L. Forward
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 332
George Alec Effinger
WRITER
1947 - 2002
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 333
Ward Kimball
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 334
Jack Fairman
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 335
Pratima Barua Pandey
SINGER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 336
Adele Jergens
ACTOR
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 337
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sam Snead ranks 11,666 out of 23,232. Before him are Eubie Blake (2), Gabriel Luna (1982), Scott Baio (1960), Mae Faggs (1932), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), and Fred VanVleet (1994). After him are Katherine MacDonald (1891), Wanda Sykes (1964), Robert L. Forward (1932), YG (1990), Richard Grenell (1966), and Virginia Weidler (1927).
Others born in United States
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Eubie Blake
COMPOSER
2 - 1983
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 11,660
Gabriel Luna
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,661
Scott Baio
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,662
Mae Faggs
ATHLETE
1932 - 2000
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,663
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,664
Fred VanVleet
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,665
Sam Snead
GOLFER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,666
Katherine MacDonald
ACTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,667
Wanda Sykes
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,668
Robert L. Forward
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,669
YG
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11,670
Richard Grenell
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 11,671
Virginia Weidler
ACTOR
1927 - 1968
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 11,672
Among Golfers In United States
Among golfers born in United States, Sam Snead ranks 7. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Jack Nicklaus (1940), Arnold Palmer (1929), Tiger Woods (1975), Ben Hogan (1912), and Lee Trevino (1939). After him are Walter Hagen (1892), Gene Sarazen (1902), Byron Nelson (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Michelle Wie (1989), and Phil Mickelson (1970).
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1911 - 1956
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 1
Jack Nicklaus
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2
Arnold Palmer
1929 - 2016
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3
Tiger Woods
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 4
Ben Hogan
1912 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5
Lee Trevino
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 6
Sam Snead
1912 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 7
Walter Hagen
1892 - 1969
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 8
Gene Sarazen
1902 - 1999
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 9
Byron Nelson
1912 - 2006
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 10
Tom Watson
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 11
Michelle Wie
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 12
Phil Mickelson
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 13
