TENNIS PLAYER
Billie Jean King
1943 - Today
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billie Jean King has received more than 12,285,636 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Billie Jean King is the 5th most popular tennis player (up from 13th in 2019), the 649th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,146th in 2019) and the most popular American Tennis Player.
In 1973, Billie Jean King became the first woman to win a Grand Slam title. She was also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
64.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
4.36
Effective Languages (L*)
5.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Billie Jean Kings by language
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Billie Jean King ranks 5 out of 1,148. Before her are Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic, Björn Borg, and René Lacoste. After her are Fred Perry, Roger Federer, Margaret Court, Manuel Santana, Ilie Năstase, Steffi Graf, and Martina Navratilova.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
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Rod Laver
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 1
Novak Djokovic
1987 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 2
Björn Borg
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 3
René Lacoste
1904 - 1996
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 4
Billie Jean King
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 5
Fred Perry
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 6
Roger Federer
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 7
Margaret Court
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 8
Manuel Santana
1938 - 2021
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 9
Ilie Năstase
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 10
Steffi Graf
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 11
Martina Navratilova
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Billie Jean King ranks 40. Before her are David Cronenberg, Carlos Alberto Parreira, John Kerry, Richard Wright, Jacques Attali, and Khalifa Haftar. After her are Terrence Malick, Helmut Marko, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Betty Williams, Gianni Rivera, and Masaru Emoto.
Others Born in 1943
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David Cronenberg
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 34
Carlos Alberto Parreira
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 35
John Kerry
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 36
Richard Wright
1943 - 2008
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 37
Jacques Attali
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 38
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 39
Billie Jean King
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 40
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 41
Helmut Marko
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Denis Sassou Nguesso
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 43
Betty Williams
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 44
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 45
Masaru Emoto
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 46
In United States
Among people born in United States, Billie Jean King ranks 649 out of 18,182. Before her are Dennis Ritchie (1941), Bill Cosby (1937), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Anne Rice (1941), George A. Romero (1940), and William Hanna (1910). After her are Howard Hawks (1896), Lady Gaga (1986), Don Shirley (1927), Carrie Fisher (1956), Walter Hill (1942), and Sally Field (1946).
Others born in United States
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Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 643
Bill Cosby
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 644
Tommy Hilfiger
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 645
Anne Rice
1941 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 646
George A. Romero
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 647
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 648
Billie Jean King
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 649
Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 650
Lady Gaga
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 651
Don Shirley
1927 - 2013
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 652
Carrie Fisher
1956 - 2016
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 653
Walter Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 654
Sally Field
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 655
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Billie Jean King ranks 1. After her are Jimmy Connors (1952), Arthur Ashe (1943), Andre Agassi (1970), Stan Smith (1946), Serena Williams (1981), Pete Sampras (1971), Venus Williams (1980), Don Budge (1915), Chris Evert (1954), Bill Tilden (1893), and Pancho Gonzales (1928).
Billie Jean King
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 1
Jimmy Connors
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2
Arthur Ashe
1943 - 1993
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3
Andre Agassi
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Stan Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 5
Serena Williams
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 6
Pete Sampras
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 7
Venus Williams
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 8
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 9
Chris Evert
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 10
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
Pancho Gonzales
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 12
