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Ben Hogan

1912 - 1997

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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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  • 31

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GOLFERS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

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).

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