Golfer
Ernie Els
South African professional golfer
1969 - today
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Ernie Els
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Ernie Els is the 35th most popular golfer (down from 27th in 2024), the 334th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 298th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Golfer.
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Among Golfers
Among golfers, Ernie Els ranks 35 out of 71. Before him are Ian Woosnam, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Fred Couples, Peter Thomson, Justin Rose, and Lorena Ochoa. After him are Shane Lowry, Henrik Stenson, Ángel Cabrera, Hideki Matsuyama, Sergio García, and Patty Sheehan.
Most Popular Golfers in Wikipedia
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Ian Woosnam
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 29
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 30
Fred Couples
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 31
Peter Thomson
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 32
Justin Rose
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 33
Lorena Ochoa
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 34
Ernie Els
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 35
Shane Lowry
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 36
Henrik Stenson
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 37
Ángel Cabrera
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 38
Hideki Matsuyama
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 39
Sergio García
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 40
Patty Sheehan
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 41
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Ernie Els ranks 1,014. Before him are Justo Ruiz, Slavomír Kňazovický, Ferenc Novák, Amiran Totikashvili, Alexander Koch, and Yuji Yaso. After him are Andrea Haugen, Hannes Reinmayr, Andrea Ferrigato, José Manuel Moreno, Callie Thorne, and Martin Frýdek.
Others Born in 1969
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Justo Ruiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 1,008
Slavomír Kňazovický
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 1,009
Ferenc Novák
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,010
Amiran Totikashvili
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,011
Alexander Koch
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,012
Yuji Yaso
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,013
Ernie Els
GOLFER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,014
Andrea Haugen
SINGER
1969 - 2021
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,015
Hannes Reinmayr
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,016
Andrea Ferrigato
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,017
José Manuel Moreno
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,018
Callie Thorne
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,019
Martin Frýdek
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1,020
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Ernie Els ranks 334 out of NaN. Before him are Tony Leon (1956), Christo van Rensburg (1962), Kevin Shirley (1960), Katlego Mphela (1984), Natalie Grandin (1981), and Richard Stanley (1966). After him are Faf du Plessis (1984), Pretty Yende (1985), David Pocock (1988), Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), Wesley Moodie (1979), and Shaun Bartlett (1972).
Others born in South Africa
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Tony Leon
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 328
Christo van Rensburg
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 329
Kevin Shirley
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 330
Katlego Mphela
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 331
Natalie Grandin
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 332
Richard Stanley
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 333
Ernie Els
GOLFER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 334
Faf du Plessis
CRICKETER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 335
Pretty Yende
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 336
David Pocock
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 337
Alice Phoebe Lou
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 338
Wesley Moodie
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 339
Shaun Bartlett
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 340
Among Golfers In South Africa
Among golfers born in South Africa, Ernie Els ranks 4. Before him are Gary Player (1935), Nick Price (1957), and Justin Rose (1980). After him are Retief Goosen (1969), Louis Oosthuizen (1982), Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Trevor Immelman (1979).
Gary Player
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1
Nick Price
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 2
Justin Rose
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 3
Ernie Els
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 4
Retief Goosen
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 5
Louis Oosthuizen
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 6
Charl Schwartzel
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.20
Rank: 7
Trevor Immelman
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 8
