TENNIS PLAYER

Bill Tilden

1893 - 1953

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William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Tilden has received more than 724,354 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Bill Tilden is the 30th most popular tennis player (up from 36th in 2019), the 2,016th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,262nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Bill Tilden ranks 30 out of 1,569. Before him are Serena Williams, Roy Emerson, Nikola Pilić, Chris Evert, Mats Wilander, and Jean Borotra. After him are Pete Sampras, Venus Williams, Don Budge, Manuel Santana, Stefan Edberg, and Jan Kodeš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Bill Tilden ranks 68. Before him are Conrad Veidt, Dragiša Cvetković, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Bai Chongxi, Kurt Huber, and Mário de Andrade. After him are Roman Ingarden, Federico Mompou, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Marianne Brandt, Wilhelm Zaisser, and Leonarda Cianciulli. Among people deceased in 1953, Bill Tilden ranks 48. Before him are Alice Prin, Elsa Beskow, Hank Williams, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Noe Zhordania, and Nobutake Kondō. After him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Stanisław Wojciechowski, Jacques Thibaud, Albert Gleizes, Francesco Saverio Nitti, and Sergei Winogradsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Tilden ranks 2,016 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Garner (1972), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Kim Peek (1951), Thomas Mitchell (1892), Gore Vidal (1925), and Robert Trujillo (1964). After him are Olympia Dukakis (1931), Bob Saget (1956), Jessica Alba (1981), Woody Guthrie (1912), Suzanne Somers (1946), and Arthur Kennedy (1914).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Bill Tilden ranks 8. Before him are Jimmy Connors (1952), Arthur Ashe (1943), Andre Agassi (1970), Stan Smith (1946), Serena Williams (1981), and Chris Evert (1954). After him are Pete Sampras (1971), Venus Williams (1980), Don Budge (1915), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), and Bobby Riggs (1918).

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