TENNIS PLAYER
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
Don Budge
John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player. He is most famous as the first tennis player — male or female, to win all four Grand Slam events consecutively overall. Budge was the second man to complete the career Grand Slam after Fred Perry, and remains the youngest to achieve the feat. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Budge has received more than 489,330 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Don Budge is the 33rd most popular tennis player (down from 31st in 2019), the 2,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,888th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
57.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
5.72
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Don Budge ranks 33 out of 1,569. Before him are Chris Evert, Mats Wilander, Jean Borotra, Bill Tilden, Pete Sampras, and Venus Williams. After him are Manuel Santana, Stefan Edberg, Jan Kodeš, Gottfried von Cramm, Manuel Orantes, and Mansour Bahrami.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Evert
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 27
Mats Wilander
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 28
Jean Borotra
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 29
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 30
Pete Sampras
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 31
Venus Williams
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 32
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 33
Manuel Santana
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 34
Stefan Edberg
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 35
Jan Kodeš
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 36
Gottfried von Cramm
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 37
Manuel Orantes
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 38
Mansour Bahrami
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Don Budge ranks 70. Before him are Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Konstantin Simonov, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Geraldine of Albania, Tadeusz Kantor, and Gretl Braun. After him are Joseph Greenberg, Georgy Sviridov, Kunihiko Kodaira, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Kiyosi Itô, and Thomas Merton. Among people deceased in 2000, Don Budge ranks 67. Before him are Loretta Young, Heinz Harmel, Giorgio Bassani, Hirokazu Ninomiya, Keizō Obuchi, and Noboru Takeshita. After him are Kemal Sunal, Barbara Cartland, Maurice Richard, Pierre Plantard, Baden Powell, and Franck Pourcel.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsJoseph P. Kennedy Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1944
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 64
Konstantin Simonov
WRITER
1915 - 1979
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 65
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
CHEMIST
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 66
Geraldine of Albania
COMPANION
1915 - 2002
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 67
Tadeusz Kantor
PAINTER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 68
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 69
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 70
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 71
Georgy Sviridov
COMPOSER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 72
Kunihiko Kodaira
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 73
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 74
Kiyosi Itô
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2008
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 75
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 2000
Go to all RankingsLoretta Young
ACTOR
1913 - 2000
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 61
Heinz Harmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 62
Giorgio Bassani
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 63
Hirokazu Ninomiya
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 64
Keizō Obuchi
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 65
Noboru Takeshita
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 66
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 67
Kemal Sunal
ACTOR
1944 - 2000
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 68
Barbara Cartland
WRITER
1901 - 2000
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 69
Maurice Richard
HOCKEY PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 70
Pierre Plantard
WRITER
1920 - 2000
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 71
Baden Powell
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 72
Franck Pourcel
COMPOSER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 73
In United States
Among people born in United States, Don Budge ranks 2,076 out of 20,380. Before him are Casey Affleck (1975), Rami Malek (1981), Ralph Bunche (1904), Bettie Page (1923), Steven Soderbergh (1963), and Joel Silver (1952). After him are Henry Heimlich (1920), Toby Keith (1961), Richard Basehart (1914), Paul Rudd (1969), Donald Glover (1983), and Veronica Lake (1922).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCasey Affleck
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 2,070
Rami Malek
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 2,071
Ralph Bunche
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 2,072
Bettie Page
MODEL
1923 - 2008
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2,073
Steven Soderbergh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2,074
Joel Silver
PRODUCER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2,075
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2,076
Henry Heimlich
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 2,077
Toby Keith
SINGER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 2,078
Richard Basehart
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 2,079
Paul Rudd
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 2,080
Donald Glover
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 2,081
Veronica Lake
ACTOR
1922 - 1973
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 2,082
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Don Budge ranks 11. Before him are Stan Smith (1946), Serena Williams (1981), Chris Evert (1954), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), and Venus Williams (1980). After him are Pancho Gonzales (1928), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Bobby Riggs (1918), Althea Gibson (1927), Doris Hart (1925), and Maureen Connolly (1934).
Stan Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Serena Williams
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 6
Chris Evert
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 7
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 8
Pete Sampras
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 9
Venus Williams
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 10
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 11
Pancho Gonzales
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 12
Vitas Gerulaitis
1954 - 1994
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 13
Bobby Riggs
1918 - 1995
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 14
Althea Gibson
1927 - 2003
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 15
Doris Hart
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 16
Maureen Connolly
1934 - 1969
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 17