TENNIS PLAYER

Jimmy Connors

1952 - Today

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James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Connors has received more than 5,511,360 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Jimmy Connors is the 9th most popular tennis player (up from 14th in 2019), the 901st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,124th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Tennis Player.

Jimmy Connors is most famous for being one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He won 8 Grand Slam singles titles, 2 Wimbledon titles, and 5 US Open titles.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Jimmy Connors ranks 9 out of 1,569. Before him are Rod Laver, René Lacoste, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Ilie Năstase, and Fred Perry. After him are Boris Becker, Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, Suzanne Lenglen, Steffi Graf, and Arthur Ashe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jimmy Connors ranks 42. Before him are John Goodman, Isabella Rossellini, Allan Simonsen, Shigeru Miyamoto, Anneliese Michel, and Idriss Déby. After him are Christian Clavier, Dan Aykroyd, Fuad II of Egypt, İbrahim Tatlıses, Mr. T, and David Hasselhoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Connors ranks 901 out of 20,380. Before him are Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), Irving Fisher (1867), Magic Johnson (1959), Maya Angelou (1928), George A. Romero (1940), and James Cromwell (1940). After him are Asaph Hall (1829), John B. Calhoun (1917), Richard Rorty (1931), Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932), Daniel Keyes (1927), and Roy J. Glauber (1925).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Jimmy Connors ranks 2. Before him are Billie Jean King (1943). After him are Arthur Ashe (1943), Andre Agassi (1970), Stan Smith (1946), Serena Williams (1981), Chris Evert (1954), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), Venus Williams (1980), Don Budge (1915), and Pancho Gonzales (1928).

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