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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 2,019,388 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernie Els is the 28th most popular golfer (down from 26th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 214th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Golfer.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Ernie Els ranks 28 out of 61. Before him are Ian Woosnam, Peter Thomson, Nick Price, Rory McIlroy, Ángel Cabrera, and Sergio García. After him are Henrik Stenson, Lorena Ochoa, John Daly, Fred Couples, Colin Montgomerie, and Sandy Lyle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Ernie Els ranks 732. Before him are Michelle Clunie, Pablo Alfaro, Choe Chol-su, Byron Black, Tetsuo Nakanishi, and Simone Stelzer. After him are Lisa Nicole Carson, Rachel Shelley, Íñigo Cuesta, Vasily Kudinov, Billy Gardell, and Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ernie Els ranks 247 out of 374. Before him are Olaf Kölzig (1970), Robbie Hunter (1977), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), ZP Theart (1975), Margaret Gardiner (1959), and Sibusiso Zuma (1975). After him are Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (1982), Jonathan Liebesman (1976), Shaun Bartlett (1972), Anele Ngcongca (1987), Quinton Fortune (1977), and Tony Leon (1956).

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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), and Charl Schwartzel (1984).

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