TENNIS PLAYER

John Newcombe

1944 - Today

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John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former record 17 in men's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Newcombe has received more than 806,037 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). John Newcombe is the 42nd most popular tennis player (down from 41st in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Australia (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Tennis Player.

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  • 62.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, John Newcombe ranks 42 out of 1,569. Before him are Jan Kodeš, Gottfried von Cramm, Manuel Orantes, Mansour Bahrami, Max Decugis, and Coral Buttsworth. After him are Monica Seles, Reginald Doherty, Henri Cochet, Yannick Noah, Andrés Gimeno, and Gabriela Sabatini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Newcombe ranks 175. Before him are Stockard Channing, Johnny Winter, Peter Mayhew, Alan Stivell, Pattie Boyd, and Adriano Galliani. After him are António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Christine Chubbuck, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Alvin Lee, Rosalía Mera, and Jacques Doillon.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Newcombe ranks 60 out of 1,143. Before him are Edward Cassidy (1924), Simon Baker (1969), Luís Vaz de Torres (1565), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Coral Buttsworth (1900), and Thomas Keneally (1935). After him are Cassandra Harris (1948), Michael Hutchence (1960), Ken Rosewall (1934), Annette Kellermann (1887), Nellie Melba (1861), and David Hurley (1953).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, John Newcombe ranks 5. Before him are Rod Laver (1938), Margaret Court (1942), Roy Emerson (1936), and Coral Buttsworth (1900). After him are Ken Rosewall (1934), Bob Hewitt (1940), Jack Crawford (1908), Ken McGregor (1929), Tony Roche (1945), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951), and Neale Fraser (1933).

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