TENNIS PLAYER
John Newcombe
1944 - Today
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Newcombe has received more than 672,475 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 59th most popular biography from Australia (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
670k
Page Views (PV)
56.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
4.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of John Newcombes by language
Over the past year John Newcombe has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 81,820 views, followed by Italian (17,162), and French (8,692). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (95.28%), Hindi (94.21%), and Yoruba (93.45%)
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.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
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Jan Kodeš
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 36
Gottfried von Cramm
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 37
Manuel Orantes
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 38
Mansour Bahrami
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 39
Max Decugis
1882 - 1978
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 40
Coral Buttsworth
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 41
John Newcombe
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 42
Monica Seles
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 43
Reginald Doherty
1872 - 1910
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 44
Henri Cochet
1901 - 1987
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 45
Yannick Noah
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 46
Andrés Gimeno
1937 - 2019
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 47
Gabriela Sabatini
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 48
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.
Others Born in 1944
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Stockard Channing
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 169
Johnny Winter
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 170
Peter Mayhew
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 171
Alan Stivell
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 172
Pattie Boyd
MODEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 173
Adriano Galliani
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 174
John Newcombe
TENNIS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 175
António Mascarenhas Monteiro
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 176
Christine Chubbuck
PRESENTER
1944 - 1974
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 177
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 178
Alvin Lee
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 179
Rosalía Mera
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 180
Jacques Doillon
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 181
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, John Newcombe ranks 59 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).
Others born in Australia
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Edward Cassidy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 53
Simon Baker
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 54
Luís Vaz de Torres
EXPLORER
1565 - 1614
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 55
Rhonda Byrne
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 56
Coral Buttsworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 57
Thomas Keneally
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 58
John Newcombe
TENNIS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 59
Cassandra Harris
ACTOR
1948 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 60
Michael Hutchence
MUSICIAN
1960 - 1997
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 61
Ken Rosewall
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 62
Annette Kellermann
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 63
Nellie Melba
SINGER
1861 - 1931
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 64
David Hurley
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 65
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).
Rod Laver
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1
Margaret Court
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 2
Roy Emerson
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 3
Coral Buttsworth
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 4
John Newcombe
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 5
Ken Rosewall
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 6
Bob Hewitt
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 7
Jack Crawford
1908 - 1991
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 8
Ken McGregor
1929 - 2007
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 9
Tony Roche
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 10
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 11
Neale Fraser
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 12
