TENNIS PLAYER

Anthony Wilding

1883 - 1915

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Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and enjoyed the use of private tennis courts at their home. Wilding obtained a legal education at Trinity College, Cambridge and briefly joined his father's law firm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Wilding has received more than 180,045 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Anthony Wilding is the 167th most popular tennis player (up from 198th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 60th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

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  • 48.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Anthony Wilding ranks 167 out of 1,569. Before him are Marguerite Broquedis, Grigor Dimitrov, Mary Browne, Bill Johnston, Helena Suková, and Conchita Martínez. After him are Molla Mallory, Jannik Sinner, Frank Sedgman, Sigrid Fick, Charles Winslow, and Ted Schroeder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Anthony Wilding ranks 193. Before him are Oszkár Gerde, Enoch L. Johnson, Jacques Ochs, Marion Lorne, Ernst Stadler, and Olav Aukrust. After him are Emil Voigt, Jens Hundseid, Alexander Fersman, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Gaston Amson, and Nora Stanton Barney. Among people deceased in 1915, Anthony Wilding ranks 92. Before him are Frank James, Jerzy Żuławski, Richard Lydekker, Friedrich Hasenöhrl, Pyotr Durnovo, and Ferdinand Sarrien. After him are Christian Wilhelm Allers, Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Carl Locher, Wyndham Halswelle, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and Désiré Charnay.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Anthony Wilding ranks 46 out of 303. Before him are Ronald Syme (1903), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Keith Urban (1967), Jacinda Ardern (1980), William Phillips (1914), and Roy Kerr (1934). After him are Antony Starr (1975), Jean Batten (1909), Patsy Reddy (1954), Kevin Smith (1963), Howden Ganley (1941), and Meri Mangakāhia (1868).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among tennis players born in New Zealand, Anthony Wilding ranks 1. After him are Onny Parun (1947), Chris Lewis (1957), Michael Venus (1987), Ben McLachlan (1992), Erin Routliffe (1995), and Marcus Daniell (1989).

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