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Gene Sarazen

1902 - 1999

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Gene Sarazen (; born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Sarazen has received more than 737,983 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Sarazen is the 15th most popular golfer, the 12,378th most popular biography from United States and the 11th most popular American Golfer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Gene Sarazen ranks 15 out of 71. Before him are Walter Hagen, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Greg Norman, Tom Watson, and Byron Nelson. After him are Old Tom Morris, Annika Sörenstam, George Lyon, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, and Vijay Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Gene Sarazen ranks 334. Before him are Egon Orowan, Leo Losert, Nora Swinburne, Douglas Lowe, Harold McMunn, and Ogden Nash. After him are Louise Beavers, Eddie Shore, Stepin Fetchit, Stevie Smith, Meredith Willson, and Lyle Talbot. Among people deceased in 1999, Gene Sarazen ranks 312. Before him are Guy Mitchell, Marguerite Chapman, Gene Siskel, Albert Charles Smith, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, and Ntsu Mokhehle. After him are Skip Spence, Harry Blackmun, Marshall Wayne, Walter Payton, Mary Kay Bergman, and Payne Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Sarazen ranks 12,378 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Sebold (1963), Sally Blane (1910), Stephen Rerych (1946), David Perdue (1949), Dan Butler (1954), and Justin Henry (1971). After him are Nicholas F. Brady (1930), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Walt Faulkner (1918), Angus Cloud (1998), Elinor Donahue (1937), and Doug Russell (1946).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Gene Sarazen ranks 11. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Walter Hagen (1892), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), and Byron Nelson (1912). After him are Phil Mickelson (1970), John Daly (1966), Fred Couples (1959), Patty Sheehan (1956), Bubba Watson (1978), and Michelle Wie (1989).

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