TENNIS PLAYER

Maria Sharapova

1987 - Today

Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Шарапова, pronounced [mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə] ; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. She competed on the WTA Tour from 2001 to 2020 and was ranked world No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Sharapova has received more than 15,610,355 page views. Her biography is available in 95 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Maria Sharapova is the 65th most popular tennis player (down from 52nd in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from Russia (down from 830th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

16M
Page Views (PV)
54.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
95
Languages Editions (L)
6.92
Effective Languages (L*)
5.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Maria Sharapova by language

Over the past year Maria Sharapova has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,658,397 views, followed by Russian (280,790), and French (175,057). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (596.91%), Konkani (269.14%), and Wu Chinese (152.21%)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Maria Sharapova ranks 65 out of 1,569. Before her are Goran Ivanišević, Kea Bouman, William Renshaw, Bobby Riggs, Margaret Scriven, and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron. After her are Nicola Pietrangeli, Momčilo Tapavica, Althea Gibson, Anna Kournikova, R. Norris Williams, and Doris Hart.

Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia

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Goran Ivanišević
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 59
Kea Bouman
1903 - 1998
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 60
William Renshaw
1861 - 1904
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 61
Bobby Riggs
1918 - 1995
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 62
Margaret Scriven
1912 - 2001
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 63
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
1897 - 1953
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 64
Maria Sharapova
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 65
Nicola Pietrangeli
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 66
Momčilo Tapavica
1872 - 1949
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 67
Althea Gibson
1927 - 2003
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 68
Anna Kournikova
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 69
R. Norris Williams
1891 - 1968
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 70
Doris Hart
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 71

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Maria Sharapova ranks 15. Before her are Arturo Vidal, Gonzalo Higuaín, Lee Min-ho, Sami Khedira, Cesc Fàbregas, and David Luiz. After her are Tom Felton, Zac Efron, Blake Lively, Julian Nagelsmann, Arda Turan, and Marek Hamšík.

Others Born in 1987

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Arturo Vidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 9
Gonzalo Higuaín
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 10
Lee Min-ho
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 11
Sami Khedira
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 12
Cesc Fàbregas
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 13
David Luiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 14
Maria Sharapova
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 15
Tom Felton
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 16
Zac Efron
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 17
Blake Lively
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 18
Julian Nagelsmann
COACH
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 19
Arda Turan
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 20
Marek Hamšík
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 21

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Maria Sharapova ranks 871 out of 3,761. Before her are Anatoli Bugorski (1942), Fyodor Rostopchin (1763), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), Marfa Sobakina (1552), Anatoly Lukyanov (1930), and Nikolay Kostomarov (1817). After her are Vladimir Fock (1898), Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1841), Viktor Mamatov (1937), Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg (1868), George Volkoff (1914), and Sergei Korsakoff (1854).

Others born in Russia

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Anatoli Bugorski
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 865
Fyodor Rostopchin
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1826
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 866
Kristijonas Donelaitis
WRITER
1714 - 1780
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 867
Marfa Sobakina
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 868
Anatoly Lukyanov
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 869
Nikolay Kostomarov
WRITER
1817 - 1885
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 870
Maria Sharapova
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 871
Vladimir Fock
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1974
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 872
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 873
Viktor Mamatov
ATHLETE
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 874
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 875
George Volkoff
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 876
Sergei Korsakoff
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1900
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 877