TENNIS PLAYER
Margaret Court
1942 - Today
Margaret Court
Margaret Court (née Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian former world number 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 women's singles major titles and total of 64 major titles (including 19 major women's doubles and 21 major mixed doubles titles) are the most in tennis history. Court was born in Albury, New South Wales. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margaret Court has received more than 5,501,103 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Margaret Court is the 5th most popular tennis player (up from 8th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Australia (up from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
5.5M
Page Views (PV)
65.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
5.26
Effective Languages (L*)
4.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Margaret Court ranks 5 out of 1,569. Before her are Björn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Rod Laver, and René Lacoste. After her are Billie Jean King, Ilie Năstase, Fred Perry, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Roger Federer, and Martina Navratilova.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBjörn Borg
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 1
Novak Djokovic
1987 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 2
Rod Laver
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 3
René Lacoste
1904 - 1996
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4
Margaret Court
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 5
Billie Jean King
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 6
Ilie Năstase
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 7
Fred Perry
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 8
Jimmy Connors
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 9
Boris Becker
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 10
Roger Federer
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 11
Martina Navratilova
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Margaret Court ranks 45. Before her are Giacinto Facchetti, Jacques Rogge, Bob Hoskins, Jochen Rindt, László Sólyom, and John Irving. After her are Michael Crichton, Wen Jiabao, Wolfgang Schäuble, Giancarlo Giannini, Walter Hill, and George Vella.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsGiacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 39
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 40
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 41
Jochen Rindt
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 1970
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 42
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 43
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 44
Margaret Court
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 45
Michael Crichton
WRITER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 46
Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 47
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 48
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 49
Walter Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 50
George Vella
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 51
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Margaret Court ranks 13 out of 1,143. Before her are George Lazenby (1939), Truganini (1812), Cate Blanchett (1969), Elton Mayo (1880), Chris Hemsworth (1983), and Alexander Prokhorov (1916). After her are Margot Robbie (1990), Heath Ledger (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), Julian Assange (1971), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), and Jack Brabham (1926).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Lazenby
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 7
Truganini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1812 - 1876
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 8
Cate Blanchett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 9
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 10
Chris Hemsworth
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 11
Alexander Prokhorov
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2002
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 12
Margaret Court
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 13
Margot Robbie
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 14
Heath Ledger
ACTOR
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 15
Paul Hogan
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 16
Julian Assange
JOURNALIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 17
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 18
Jack Brabham
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 19
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia
Among tennis players born in Australia, Margaret Court ranks 2. Before her are Rod Laver (1938). After her are Roy Emerson (1936), Coral Buttsworth (1900), John Newcombe (1944), 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