TENNIS PLAYER
Major Ritchie
1870 - 1955
Major Ritchie
Major Josiah George Ritchie (18 October 1870 – 28 February 1955) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Major was his first name, not a military title. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Major Ritchie has received more than 51,768 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Major Ritchie is the 341st most popular tennis player (down from 174th in 2019), the 4,665th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,637th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
52k
Page Views (PV)
44.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Major Ritchie ranks 341 out of 1,569. Before him are Vic Seixas, Ann Jones, Harold Hackett, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Aryna Sabalenka, and Alice Greene. After him are Edgar Moon, Helen Gourlay, Gene Mako, Bunny Austin, Francesca Schiavone, and Elizabeth Ryan.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVic Seixas
1923 - 2024
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 335
Ann Jones
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 336
Harold Hackett
1878 - 1937
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 337
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
1912 - 1996
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 338
Aryna Sabalenka
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 339
Alice Greene
1879 - 1956
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 340
Major Ritchie
1870 - 1955
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 341
Edgar Moon
1904 - 1976
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 342
Helen Gourlay
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 343
Gene Mako
1916 - 2013
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 344
Bunny Austin
1906 - 2000
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 345
Francesca Schiavone
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 346
Elizabeth Ryan
1892 - 1979
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 347
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Major Ritchie ranks 155. Before him are DeLisle Stewart, Julius Körner, Edwin Foster Coddington, Jacques Cariou, James M. Cox, and Frederick G. Donnan. After him are Lilian Gibbs, Walter Chaffe, Hubert Gough, Antonín Slavíček, Liberato Marcial Rojas, and William Glackens. Among people deceased in 1955, Major Ritchie ranks 153. Before him are Aleksei Dikiy, H. J. R. Murray, André Rischmann, Herman Steiner, Richard Verderber, and Georges Johin. After him are Arthur Shaw, George van Rossem, Nick Winter, John Hodiak, Rukhmabai, and John Fenning.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsDeLisle Stewart
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1941
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 149
Julius Körner
ATHLETE
1870 - 1954
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 150
Edwin Foster Coddington
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1950
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 151
Jacques Cariou
ATHLETE
1870 - 1951
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 152
James M. Cox
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1957
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 153
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 154
Major Ritchie
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1955
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 155
Lilian Gibbs
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1925
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 156
Walter Chaffe
ATHLETE
1870 - 1918
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 157
Hubert Gough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1963
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 158
Antonín Slavíček
PAINTER
1870 - 1910
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 159
Liberato Marcial Rojas
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1922
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 160
William Glackens
PAINTER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsAleksei Dikiy
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 147
H. J. R. Murray
HISTORIAN
1868 - 1955
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 148
André Rischmann
RUGBY PLAYER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 149
Herman Steiner
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1955
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 150
Richard Verderber
FENCER
1884 - 1955
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 151
Georges Johin
ATHLETE
1877 - 1955
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 152
Major Ritchie
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1955
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 153
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 154
George van Rossem
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1955
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 155
Nick Winter
ATHLETE
1894 - 1955
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 156
John Hodiak
ACTOR
1914 - 1955
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 157
Rukhmabai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1955
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 158
John Fenning
ATHLETE
1885 - 1955
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 159
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Major Ritchie ranks 4,665 out of 8,785. Before him are Alice Greene (1879), Pete Doherty (1979), Rik Mayall (1958), Dev Patel (1990), David Garnett (1892), and Lynsey de Paul (1948). After him are John Roebuck (1718), David Hampshire (1917), Charles Kent (1852), John McNally (1932), Stephen Leacock (1869), and Lilian Gibbs (1870).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAlice Greene
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1956
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,659
Pete Doherty
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 4,660
Rik Mayall
ACTOR
1958 - 2014
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 4,661
Dev Patel
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 4,662
David Garnett
WRITER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 4,663
Lynsey de Paul
SINGER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 4,664
Major Ritchie
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1955
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 4,665
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 4,666
David Hampshire
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 1990
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 4,667
Charles Kent
ACTOR
1852 - 1923
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 4,668
John McNally
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 4,669
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 4,670
Lilian Gibbs
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1925
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 4,671
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among tennis players born in United Kingdom, Major Ritchie ranks 40. Before him are George Hillyard (1864), Phyllis Covell (1895), Betty Nuthall (1911), Kay Stammers (1914), Ann Jones (1938), and Alice Greene (1879). After him are Bunny Austin (1906), Shirley Brasher (1934), Dorothy Round (1909), Geraldine Beamish (1883), Herbert Roper Barrett (1873), and Roger Taylor (1941).
George Hillyard
1864 - 1943
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 34
Phyllis Covell
1895 - 1982
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 35
Betty Nuthall
1911 - 1983
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 36
Kay Stammers
1914 - 2005
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 37
Ann Jones
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 38
Alice Greene
1879 - 1956
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 39
Major Ritchie
1870 - 1955
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 40
Bunny Austin
1906 - 2000
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 41
Shirley Brasher
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 42
Dorothy Round
1909 - 1982
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 43
Geraldine Beamish
1883 - 1972
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 44
Herbert Roper Barrett
1873 - 1943
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 45
Roger Taylor
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 46