TENNIS PLAYER

Jay Gould II

1888 - 1935

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Jay Gould II (September 1, 1888 – January 26, 1935) was an American real tennis player and a grandson of the railroad magnate Jay Gould. He was the world champion (1914–1916) and the Olympic gold medalist (London, 1908, then under the name jeu de paume). He held the U.S. Amateur Championship title continuously from 1906 to 1925, winning 18 times (no tournaments were held during the U.S. involvement in World War I). During the same period, he never lost a set to an American amateur, and lost only one singles match, to English champion E.M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Gould II has received more than 110,694 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Gould II is the 786th most popular tennis player (down from 580th in 2019), the 15,332nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,576th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Tennis Player.

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  • 110k

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Jay Gould II ranks 786 out of 1,569. Before him are Gréta Arn, Steve Darcis, Mandy Minella, Chris O'Neil, Martina Trevisan, and Leonardo Mayer. After him are Petra Martić, Sebastián Báez, José Acasuso, Judith Wiesner, Iroda Tulyaganova, and Carl-Uwe Steeb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Jay Gould II ranks 282. Before him are Clemence Dane, Lucien Hubbard, John Crowe Ransom, Thomas Sopwith, Clarence DeMar, and Hazel Abel. After him is Lewis Tewanima. Among people deceased in 1935, Jay Gould II ranks 151. Before him are Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, Ivar Otto Bendixson, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Edward Carson, and Alice Dunbar Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Gould II ranks 15,332 out of 20,380. Before him are Inger Miller (1972), Anthony Parker (1975), Skye McCole Bartusiak (1992), Rudolfo Anaya (1937), Mike Modano (1970), and Seth Curry (1990). After him are J. B. Smoove (1965), AJ Lee (1987), T.J. Miller (1981), Greg Vaughan (1973), Ike Barinholtz (1977), and BT (1971).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Jay Gould II ranks 133. Before him are James Blake (1979), Scott Davis (1962), Sharon Walsh (1952), Coco Gauff (2004), Aaron Krickstein (1967), and Danielle Collins (1993). After him are David Pate (1962), Betsy Nagelsen (1956), Taylor Fritz (1997), Meilen Tu (1978), Robby Ginepri (1982), and Luke Jensen (1966).

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