GOLFER

Arnold Palmer

1929 - 2016

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Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold Palmer has received more than 7,435,543 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Palmer is the 3rd most popular golfer (down from 2nd in 2019), the 3,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,130th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Golfer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Arnold Palmer ranks 3 out of 71. Before him are Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. After him are Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Bernhard Langer, Walter Hagen, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, and Greg Norman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Arnold Palmer ranks 217. Before him are Bernard Williams, Milton Glaser, Kjell Askildsen, Péter Palotás, Sixten Jernberg, and Horst Frank. After him are Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Hal Ashby, Hugues Aufray, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Péter Szondi, and Lee Shau-kee. Among people deceased in 2016, Arnold Palmer ranks 199. Before him are Guido Westerwelle, S. R. Nathan, Jay Wright Forrester, Roberto Perfumo, Lars Gustafsson, and Frank Sinatra Jr.. After him are Harry Wu, Susannah Mushatt Jones, Prince Dimitri Romanov, Hannes Löhr, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and David Huddleston.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arnold Palmer ranks 3,944 out of 20,380. Before him are Deke Slayton (1924), Steve Berry (1955), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Robert Bilott (1965), Henrietta Szold (1860), and Ada Blackjack (1898). After him are Mike Mentzer (1951), Bob Balaban (1945), Billy Sheehan (1953), Brad Bird (1957), David Boreanaz (1969), and Jay Cutler (1973).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Arnold Palmer ranks 3. Before him are Jack Nicklaus (1940), and Tiger Woods (1975). After him are Ben Hogan (1912), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Walter Hagen (1892), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Byron Nelson (1912), Gene Sarazen (1902), and Phil Mickelson (1970).

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