TENNIS PLAYER
Ion Țiriac
1939 - Today
Ion Țiriac
Ion Țiriac (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon t͡siriˈak]; born 9 May 1939), also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player. He has been president of the Romanian Tennis Federation. A former singles top 10 player on the ATP Tour, he was active from 1958 to 1979 and won 34 career singles titles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ion Țiriac has received more than 1,063,192 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ion Țiriac is the 22nd most popular tennis player (up from 24th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Romania (down from 84th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
65.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.39
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Ion Țiriac ranks 22 out of 1,569. Before him are Ivan Lendl, Rafael Nadal, John McEnroe, Charlotte Cooper, Andre Agassi, and Stan Smith. After him are Guillermo Vilas, Serena Williams, Roy Emerson, Nikola Pilić, Chris Evert, and Mats Wilander.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Lendl
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 16
Rafael Nadal
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 17
John McEnroe
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 18
Charlotte Cooper
1870 - 1966
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 19
Andre Agassi
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 20
Stan Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 21
Ion Țiriac
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 22
Guillermo Vilas
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 23
Serena Williams
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 24
Roy Emerson
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 25
Nikola Pilić
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 26
Chris Evert
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 27
Mats Wilander
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Ion Țiriac ranks 85. Before him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Yael Dayan, Sidney Altman, Warda Al-Jazairia, Ruggero Deodato, and Silvana Armenulić. After him are Fritjof Capra, Lucia Popp, Peter Bogdanovich, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Jānis Lūsis, and Chandra Bahadur Dangi.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsAmarildo Tavares da Silveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 79
Yael Dayan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2024
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 80
Sidney Altman
CHEMIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 81
Warda Al-Jazairia
SINGER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 82
Ruggero Deodato
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 83
Silvana Armenulić
ACTOR
1939 - 1976
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 84
Ion Țiriac
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 85
Fritjof Capra
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 86
Lucia Popp
SINGER
1939 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 87
Peter Bogdanovich
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 88
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
WRITER
1939 - 2003
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 89
Jānis Lūsis
ATHLETE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 90
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 91
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Ion Țiriac ranks 87 out of 844. Before him are Peter Mogila (1596), Nicolae Iorga (1871), Ana Aslan (1897), Michael Cretu (1957), Pertevniyal Sultan (1812), and Horia Sima (1907). After him are Endre Ady (1877), Angelica Rozeanu (1921), György Kurtág (1926), Princess Ileana of Romania (1909), Vladimir Cosma (1940), and Fritz Klein (1888).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsPeter Mogila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1596 - 1647
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 81
Nicolae Iorga
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1940
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 82
Ana Aslan
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1988
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 83
Michael Cretu
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 84
Pertevniyal Sultan
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 85
Horia Sima
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 86
Ion Țiriac
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 87
Endre Ady
JOURNALIST
1877 - 1919
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 88
Angelica Rozeanu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 89
György Kurtág
COMPOSER
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 90
Princess Ileana of Romania
COMPANION
1909 - 1991
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 91
Vladimir Cosma
COMPOSER
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 92
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 93
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Romania
Among tennis players born in Romania, Ion Țiriac ranks 2. Before him are Ilie Năstase (1946). After him are Simona Halep (1991), Virginia Ruzici (1955), Sorana Cîrstea (1990), Andrei Pavel (1974), Florența Mihai (1955), Irina-Camelia Begu (1990), Monica Niculescu (1987), Victor Hănescu (1981), Ruxandra Dragomir (1972), and Horia Tecău (1985).
Ilie Năstase
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1
Ion Țiriac
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 2
Simona Halep
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 3
Virginia Ruzici
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 4
Sorana Cîrstea
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5
Andrei Pavel
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 6
Florența Mihai
1955 - 2015
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 7
Irina-Camelia Begu
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8
Monica Niculescu
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9
Victor Hănescu
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 10
Ruxandra Dragomir
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 11
Horia Tecău
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 12