GOLFER

Ernie Els

1969 - Today

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Theodore Ernest Els (; born 17 October 1969) is a South African professional golfer. A former World No. 1, he is nicknamed "The Big Easy" due to his physical stature along with his fluid golf swing. Among his more than 70 career victories are four major championships: the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernie Els has received more than 2,179,780 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernie Els is the 27th most popular golfer (up from 28th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 246th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Golfer.

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  • 35.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Ernie Els ranks 27 out of 71. Before him are Vijay Singh, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Pak Se-ri, Nick Price, Ian Woosnam, and Rory McIlroy. After him are John Daly, Peter Thomson, Lorena Ochoa, Sergio García, Henrik Stenson, and Jon Rahm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Ernie Els ranks 787. Before him are Tony Fadell, Pablo Alfaro, Vita Pavlysh, Lars Bohinen, Gosho Ginchev, and Tim Sherwood. After him are Kimberly Guilfoyle, Michael O'Neill, Dolly de Leon, Hal Sparks, Andrea Orlando, and Martín López-Zubero.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ernie Els ranks 294 out of 454. Before him are Josia Thugwane (1971), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Jonathan Liebesman (1976), Eben Etzebeth (1991), Eudy Simelane (1977), and Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991). After him are Zozibini Tunzi (1993), Neil Turok (1958), Hector Pieterson (1963), Frantz Kruger (1975), Hestrie Cloete (1978), and Elana Meyer (1966).

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Among GOLFERS In South Africa

Among golfers born in South Africa, Ernie Els ranks 3. Before him are Gary Player (1935), and Nick Price (1957). After him are Justin Rose (1980), Louis Oosthuizen (1982), Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Trevor Immelman (1979).

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