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Byron Nelson

1912 - 2006

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John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Byron Nelson has received more than 853,216 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Byron Nelson is the 14th most popular golfer (up from 16th in 2019), the 12,153rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,491st in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Golfer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Byron Nelson ranks 14 out of 71. Before him are Bernhard Langer, Walter Hagen, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Greg Norman, and Tom Watson. After him are Gene Sarazen, Old Tom Morris, Annika Sörenstam, George Lyon, Nick Faldo, and Phil Mickelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Byron Nelson ranks 405. Before him are Erland Herkenrath, Madge Adam, Danny Thomas, Zohra Sehgal, Erich Schmitt, and Harry Hay. After him are Alfred Schmalzer, Odette Hallowes, Roger Verey, Marshall Wayne, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, and Muriel Humphrey Brown. Among people deceased in 2006, Byron Nelson ranks 376. Before him are Elizabeth Allen, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Payao Poontarat, Jack Wild, Kenneth Richmond, and Shekhar Mehta. After him are Marian Marsh, Nadira, Brian Labone, Martha Tilton, Sandy West, and Stanley Kunitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Byron Nelson ranks 12,153 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1905), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Finn Wittrock (1984), Maribel Vinson (1911), Lionel Shriver (1957), and Christian Clemenson (1958). After him are Julie Carmen (1954), Erich Kunzel (1935), Bart Conner (1958), The Honky Tonk Man (1953), Jayma Mays (1979), and Stephen Chbosky (1970).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Byron Nelson ranks 10. Before him are Ben Hogan (1912), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Walter Hagen (1892), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), and Tom Watson (1949). After him are Gene Sarazen (1902), Phil Mickelson (1970), John Daly (1966), Fred Couples (1959), Patty Sheehan (1956), and Bubba Watson (1978).

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