TENNIS PLAYER
Jaroslav Drobný
1921 - 2001
Jaroslav Drobný
Jaroslav Drobný (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈdrobniː]; 12 October 1921 – 13 September 2001) was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, where he died in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaroslav Drobný has received more than 351,754 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jaroslav Drobný is the 49th most popular tennis player (down from 47th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 264th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
62.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.11
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Jaroslav Drobný ranks 49 out of 1,569. Before him are Monica Seles, Reginald Doherty, Henri Cochet, Yannick Noah, Andrés Gimeno, and Gabriela Sabatini. After him are Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Ken Rosewall, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Pancho Gonzales, Maria Bueno, and Rosie Reyes.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMonica Seles
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 43
Reginald Doherty
1872 - 1910
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 44
Henri Cochet
1901 - 1987
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 45
Yannick Noah
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 46
Andrés Gimeno
1937 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 47
Gabriela Sabatini
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 48
Jaroslav Drobný
1921 - 2001
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 49
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 50
Ken Rosewall
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 51
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 52
Pancho Gonzales
1928 - 1995
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 53
Maria Bueno
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 54
Rosie Reyes
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Jaroslav Drobný ranks 130. Before him are Wolfgang Borchert, Pierre Clostermann, César Baldaccini, Maurice Yaméogo, Eugenio Coșeriu, and James Whitmore. After him are Fernando Fernán Gómez, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Jean Behra, Darío Moreno, Géza Anda, and Anne Golon. Among people deceased in 2001, Jaroslav Drobný ranks 75. Before him are John Phillips, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Luis Carniglia, Perry Como, Soad Hosny, and Pierre Klossowski. After him are Hannelore Kohl, Bill Hewlett, Marvin Harris, Liisi Oterma, Juan Bosch, and Elazar Shach.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Borchert
WRITER
1921 - 1947
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 124
Pierre Clostermann
ENGINEER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 125
César Baldaccini
SCULPTOR
1921 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 126
Maurice Yaméogo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 127
Eugenio Coșeriu
LINGUIST
1921 - 2002
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 128
James Whitmore
ACTOR
1921 - 2009
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 129
Jaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 130
Fernando Fernán Gómez
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 131
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 132
Jean Behra
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 133
Darío Moreno
SINGER
1921 - 1968
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 134
Géza Anda
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1976
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 135
Anne Golon
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 136
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsJohn Phillips
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2001
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 69
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 70
Luis Carniglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 71
Perry Como
SINGER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 72
Soad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 73
Pierre Klossowski
WRITER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 74
Jaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 75
Hannelore Kohl
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2001
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 76
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 77
Marvin Harris
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 78
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 79
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 80
Elazar Shach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2001
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 81
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Jaroslav Drobný ranks 250 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Hammer (1948), Jan Saudek (1935), Johannes Widmann (1460), Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875), Helena Vondráčková (1947), and Alice Herz-Sommer (1903). After him are Erhard Raus (1889), Vincenz Priessnitz (1799), Beatrice of Luxembourg (1305), Václav Neumann (1920), Max Dvořák (1874), and Karel Reisz (1926).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJan Hammer
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 244
Jan Saudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 245
Johannes Widmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1460 - 1505
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 246
Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
875 - 915
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 247
Helena Vondráčková
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 248
Alice Herz-Sommer
MUSICIAN
1903 - 2014
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 249
Jaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 250
Erhard Raus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1956
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 251
Vincenz Priessnitz
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1851
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 252
Beatrice of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1305 - 1319
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 253
Václav Neumann
CONDUCTOR
1920 - 1995
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 254
Max Dvořák
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 255
Karel Reisz
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 256
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Czechia
Among tennis players born in Czechia, Jaroslav Drobný ranks 4. Before him are Martina Navratilova (1956), Ivan Lendl (1960), and Jan Kodeš (1946). After him are Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (1864), Jana Novotná (1968), Petr Korda (1968), Hana Mandlíková (1962), Helena Suková (1965), Tomáš Šmíd (1956), Tomáš Berdych (1985), and Karel Koželuh (1895).
Martina Navratilova
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1
Ivan Lendl
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 2
Jan Kodeš
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 3
Jaroslav Drobný
1921 - 2001
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 4
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová
1864 - 1939
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 5
Jana Novotná
1968 - 2017
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 6
Petr Korda
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 7
Hana Mandlíková
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 8
Helena Suková
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 9
Tomáš Šmíd
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 10
Tomáš Berdych
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
Karel Koželuh
1895 - 1950
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 12