GOLFER

Greg Norman

1955 - Today

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Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian former professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 88 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championship in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up eight times in majors throughout his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greg Norman has received more than 4,156,994 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Greg Norman is the 12th most popular golfer, the 370th most popular biography from Australia (down from 309th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Golfer.

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  • 42.13

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Greg Norman ranks 12 out of 71Before him are Ben Hogan, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Bernhard Langer, Walter Hagen, Lee Trevino, and Sam Snead. After him are Tom Watson, Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen, Old Tom Morris, Annika Sörenstam, and George Lyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Greg Norman ranks 519Before him are Ignazio Marino, Steve Lillywhite, Jim Neidhart, Clare Higgins, Tūheitia Paki, and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon. After him are Anne Henning, Eduardo Bonvallet, Bill Laswell, Andy Tennant, Steve Sumner, and Miloš Hrstić.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Greg Norman ranks 370 out of 1,143Before him are Indiana Evans (1990), Damon Herriman (1970), Gillian Armstrong (1950), Troy Bayliss (1969), Jacinda Barrett (1972), and Kim So-hyun (1999). After him are Sullivan Stapleton (1977), David Gulpilil (1953), Ralph Doubell (1945), Kate Morton (1976), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), and Neil Robertson (1982).

Among GOLFERS In Australia

Among golfers born in Australia, Greg Norman ranks 1After him are Peter Thomson (1929), Adam Scott (1980), Karrie Webb (1974), and Jason Day (1987).