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Ian Woosnam

1958 - Today

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Ian Harold Woosnam (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer. Nicknamed 'Woosie', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup. His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, and Sandy Lyle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Woosnam has received more than 661,346 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Woosnam is the 22nd most popular golfer (up from 25th in 2019), the 5,914th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,527th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Golfer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Ian Woosnam ranks 22 out of 61. Before him are Byron Nelson, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Vijay Singh, and Pak Se-ri. After him are Peter Thomson, Nick Price, Rory McIlroy, Ángel Cabrera, Sergio García, and Ernie Els.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Ian Woosnam ranks 599. Before him are Martin Odersky, Nobuhiro Ishizaki, Sherri Martel, José María Rivas, Josh Pais, and Rupert Vansittart. After him are Luan Jujie, Douglas McGrath, Barry Adamson, John M. Grunsfeld, Tanya Tucker, and Greg Foster.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Woosnam ranks 5,914 out of 7,765. Before him are Rupert Vansittart (1958), Adam Brown (1980), Barbara Murray (1929), Stan Anderson (1933), Ella Purnell (1996), and KT Tunstall (1975). After him are Oliver Jackson-Cohen (1986), Tommy Hutchison (1947), Diane Abbott (1953), Phil Thompson (1954), Stevie Chalmers (1935), and Drew McIntyre (1985).

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Among GOLFERS In United Kingdom

Among golfers born in United Kingdom, Ian Woosnam ranks 2. Before him are Nick Faldo (1957). After him are Rory McIlroy (1989), Colin Montgomerie (1963), Sandy Lyle (1958), Lee Westwood (1973), Darren Clarke (1968), Ian Poulter (1976), Luke Donald (1977), Graeme McDowell (1979), and Danny Willett (1987).

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