TENNIS PLAYER

Eric Sturgess

1920 - 2004

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Eric William Sturgess (10 May 1920 – 14 January 2004) was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ranked World No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Sturgess has received more than 45,923 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Sturgess is the 107th most popular tennis player, the 68th most popular biography from South Africa and the most popular South African Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 46k

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  • 51.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Eric Sturgess ranks 107 out of 1,569. Before him are Ken McGregor, Kurt Nielsen, Tony Roche, Michael Chang, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, and Richard Sears. After him are Louise Brough, Jana Novotná, Lennart Bergelin, Jim Courier, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and Miloslav Mečíř.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eric Sturgess ranks 224. Before him are Lea Padovani, Augusto da Costa, Fiorenzo Magni, Clifton James, Françoise d'Eaubonne, and Hilda Bernard. After him are Robert Leckie, Nikolai Grinko, Hilmar Baunsgaard, Putra of Perlis, Gerda Lerner, and Henry Eriksson. Among people deceased in 2004, Eric Sturgess ranks 154. Before him are Ryszard Kukliński, Carlo Rustichelli, Bryce DeWitt, Augusto da Costa, Xenophon Zolotas, and Rick James. After him are Barney Kessel, Dimebag Darrell, Carrie Snodgress, Alexander Ragulin, Mildred McDaniel, and Evelyn Mase.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Eric Sturgess ranks 68 out of 454. Before him are Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Marlene Dumas (1953), Laurence Oliphant (1829), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), and Ian Scheckter (1947). After him are John Cranko (1927), Gordon Murray (1946), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Oliver Tambo (1917), Evelyn Mase (1922), and Alice Krige (1954).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In South Africa

Among tennis players born in South Africa, Eric Sturgess ranks 1. After him are Louis Raymond (1895), Kevin Curren (1958), Frew McMillan (1942), Johan Kriek (1958), Harold Kitson (1874), Liezel Huber (1976), Ilana Kloss (1956), Kevin Anderson (1986), Renée Schuurman (1939), Wayne Ferreira (1971), and Amanda Coetzer (1971).

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