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Louis Oosthuizen

1982 - Today

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Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈuəstɦœizən]; born 19 October 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open Championship, and the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Oosthuizen has received more than 1,826,746 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Louis Oosthuizen is the 62nd most popular golfer (down from 60th in 2019), the 414th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 355th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Golfer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 23.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Louis Oosthuizens by language

Over the past year Louis Oosthuizen has had the most page views in the with 108,643 views, followed by French (2,073), and German (1,704). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (163.82%), Simple English (91.90%), and Egyptian Arabic (90.80%)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Louis Oosthuizen ranks 62 out of 71. Before him are Ian Poulter, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Lydia Ko, Matt Kuchar, and Lucas Glover. After him are Mike Weir, Stewart Cink, Paula Creamer, Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell, and Justin Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Louis Oosthuizen ranks 1,289. Before him are Sharath Kamal, Shota Matsuhashi, Stephanie Sheh, Yuki Fukaya, G. Willow Wilson, and Paul Hamm. After him are Taikai Uemoto, Hannah Stockbauer, Matías Paredes, Atsushi Matsuura, Seitaro Tomisawa, and Aarti Chabria.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Louis Oosthuizen ranks 414 out of 454. Before him are Quinton de Kock (1992), Themba Mnguni (1973), Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), and Kevin Pietersen (1980). After him are Clinton Hill (1980), Teko Modise (1982), Surprise Moriri (1980), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), and Jessica Marais (1985).

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Among GOLFERS In South Africa

Among golfers born in South Africa, Louis Oosthuizen ranks 5. Before him are Gary Player (1935), Nick Price (1957), Ernie Els (1969), and Justin Rose (1980). After him are Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Trevor Immelman (1979).

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