1909 - 1976
Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm (German: [ˈɡɔtfʁiːt fɔn ˈkʁam] ; 7 July 1909 – 8 November 1976) was a German tennis player who won the French Championships twice and reached the final of a Grand Slam singles tournament on five other occasions. He was ranked number 2 in the world in 1934 and 1936, and number 1 in the world in 1937. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977, which states that he is "most remembered for a gallant effort in defeat against Don Budge in the 1937 Interzone Final at Wimbledon".Von Cramm had difficulties with the Nazi regime, which attempted to exploit his appearance and skill as a symbol of Aryan supremacy, but he refused to identify with Nazism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gottfried von Cramm has received more than 429,504 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried von Cramm is the 51st most popular tennis player (down from 45th in 2019), the 2,375th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,242nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Tennis Player.
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Among tennis players, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 51 out of 1,148. Before him are Gabriela Sabatini, Yannick Noah, Jaroslav Drobný, Darlene Hard, Max Decugis, and Bobby Riggs. After him are Maria Sharapova, William Renshaw, Martina Hingis, Naomi Osaka, Momčilo Tapavica, and Doris Hart.
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 45
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 46
1921 - 2001
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 47
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 48
1882 - 1978
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 49
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 50
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 51
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 52
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 53
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 54
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 55
1872 - 1949
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 56
1925 - 2015
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 57
Among people born in 1909, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 115. Before him are Indro Montanelli, Lamberto Maggiorani, Juan Bosch, André Cayatte, Richard Wurmbrand, and Carl Gustaf von Rosen. After him are Gene Krupa, Kató Lomb, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Attilio Demaría, Harro Schulze-Boysen, and Dean Rusk. Among people deceased in 1976, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 92. Before him are Wilder Penfield, Freddie King, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Hans von Obstfelder, Alexander Lippisch, and Josef Sudek. After him are Rudolf Kempe, Marcel Broodthaers, Boris Iofan, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Robeson, and Alexander Novikov.
1909 - 2001
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 109
1909 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 110
1909 - 2001
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 111
1909 - 1989
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 112
1909 - 2001
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 113
1909 - 1977
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 114
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 115
1909 - 1973
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 116
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 117
1909 - 1991
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 118
1909 - 1990
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 119
1909 - 1942
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 120
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 121
1891 - 1976
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 86
1934 - 1976
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 87
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 88
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 89
1894 - 1976
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 90
1896 - 1976
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 91
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 92
1910 - 1976
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 93
1924 - 1976
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 94
1891 - 1976
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 95
1910 - 1976
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 96
1898 - 1976
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 97
1900 - 1976
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 98
Among people born in Germany, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 2,375 out of 6,142. Before him are Franz Abt (1819), Dorothea Erxleben (1715), Walther Meissner (1882), Guido Buchwald (1961), Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), and Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1522). After him are Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1735), Ludolf von Alvensleben (1901), Johannes Agricola (1494), Friedrich Pollock (1894), Johann Conrad Dippel (1673), and Bodo Illgner (1967).
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,369
1715 - 1762
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,370
1882 - 1974
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,371
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,372
1485 - 1528
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 2,373
1522 - 1557
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 2,374
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2,375
1735 - 1788
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2,376
1901 - 1970
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2,377
1494 - 1566
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 2,378
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 2,379
1673 - 1734
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 2,380
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 2,381
Among tennis players born in Germany, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 4. Before him are Steffi Graf (1969), John McEnroe (1959), and Boris Becker (1967). After him are Alexander Zverev (1997), Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908), Michael Stich (1968), Cilly Aussem (1909), Angelique Kerber (1988), Wilhelm Bungert (1939), Tommy Haas (1978), and Sylvia Hanika (1959).
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 3
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 4
1997 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 5
1908 - 1981
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 6
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 7
1909 - 1963
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 8
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 10
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 12