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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 661,934 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Bill Tilden is the 36th most popular tennis player (down from 29th in 2019), the 2,264th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,132nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Bill Tilden ranks 36 out of 1,148Before him are Nikola Pilić, Don Budge, Chris Evert, Stefan Edberg, Jean Borotra, and Ken Rosewall. After him are Mansour Bahrami, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Maria Bueno, Jan Kodeš, John Newcombe, and Pancho Gonzales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Bill Tilden ranks 76Before him are Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Conrad Veidt, Kurt Huber, Federico Mompou, Roman Ingarden, and Clark Ashton Smith. After him are William Dieterle, Dean Acheson, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Merian C. Cooper, Henry Murray, and Dorothy L. Sayers. Among people deceased in 1953, Bill Tilden ranks 49Before him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Noe Zhordania, Johan Laidoner, Otto Meissner, Mary Anderson, and Elsa Beskow. After him are Jacques Thibaud, Herman J. Mankiewicz, René Fonck, Sergei Winogradsky, Julian Tuwim, and Stanisław Wojciechowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Tilden ranks 2,264 out of 18,182Before him are Jessica Biel (1982), Kanye West (1977), Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), Gia Carangi (1960), Duane Allman (1946), and Daniel McFadden (1937). After him are Josh Duhamel (1972), Brad Davis (1949), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Tonya Harding (1970), Lorenzo Lamas (1958), and Frank McCourt (1930).

Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Bill Tilden ranks 11Before him are Stan Smith (1946), Serena Williams (1981), Pete Sampras (1971), Venus Williams (1980), Don Budge (1915), and Chris Evert (1954). After him are Pancho Gonzales (1928), Darlene Hard (1936), Bobby Riggs (1918), Doris Hart (1925), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), and Michael Chang (1972).