1912 - 1997
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory, inventing the idea of practicing golf and his ball-striking ability. Hogan's nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (15) and Walter Hagen (11). He is one of only five players to have won all four majors: the Masters Tournament, The Open Championship (despite only playing once), the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Hogan has received more than 2,217,461 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ben Hogan is the 6th most popular golfer (up from 7th in 2019), the 6,128th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,017th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Golfer.
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Among golfers, Ben Hogan ranks 6 out of 61. Before him are Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, and Gary Player. After him are Walter Hagen, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, and Greg Norman.
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1
1929 - 2016
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 3
1957 - 2011
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 4
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 5
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6
1892 - 1969
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 7
1911 - 1956
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 8
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 10
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 11
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1912, Ben Hogan ranks 249. Before him are Albert Richter, Morris Louis, Miklós Szabados, Jean Vilar, Antal Szalay, and Alexandru Todea. After him are Pietro Palazzini, Jaroslav Bouček, Ollie Johnston, Otto Siffling, Conlon Nancarrow, and Gyula Polgár. Among people deceased in 1997, Ben Hogan ranks 197. Before him are Fritz Schär, Alfredo II, Laurean Rugambwa, Jan P. Syse, Edmond Leburton, and Marshall Applewhite. After him are Heikki Savolainen, Conlon Nancarrow, Dulce María Loynaz, Billie Dove, Luther Allison, and Cheddi Jagan.
1912 - 1940
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 243
1912 - 1962
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 244
1912 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 245
1912 - 1971
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 246
1912 - 1960
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 247
1912 - 2002
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 248
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 249
1912 - 2000
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 250
1912 - 1987
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 251
1912 - 2008
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 252
1912 - 1939
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 253
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 254
1912 - 1992
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 255
1926 - 1997
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 191
1920 - 1997
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 192
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 193
1930 - 1997
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 194
1915 - 1997
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 195
1931 - 1997
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 196
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 197
1907 - 1997
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 198
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 199
1902 - 1997
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 200
1903 - 1997
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 201
1939 - 1997
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 202
1918 - 1997
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 203
Among people born in United States, Ben Hogan ranks 6,128 out of 18,182. Before him are Herman Cain (1945), Thomas Hampson (1955), Betty Holberton (1917), Christine Lahti (1950), Michael Kremer (1964), and Lori Loughlin (1964). After him are Tommy Rettig (1941), Jed Allan (1935), Evelyn Fox Keller (1936), Tori Spelling (1973), Bobby Morrow (1935), and Pam Dawber (1951).
1945 - 2020
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,122
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,123
1917 - 2001
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,124
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,125
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,126
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,127
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,128
1941 - 1996
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,129
1935 - 2019
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,130
1936 - 2023
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,131
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,132
1935 - 2020
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,133
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6,134
Among golfers born in United States, Ben Hogan ranks 4. Before him are Jack Nicklaus (1940), Arnold Palmer (1929), and Tiger Woods (1975). After him are Walter Hagen (1892), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Byron Nelson (1912), Phil Mickelson (1970), and John Daly (1966).
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1
1929 - 2016
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 3
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 4
1892 - 1969
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 5
1911 - 1956
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 6
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 7
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 9
1912 - 2006
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 10
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 12