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Peter Thomson

1929 - 2018

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Peter William Thomson (23 August 1929 – 20 June 2018) was an Australian professional golfer. In the late 1940s, Thomson turned pro and had much success on the Australasian circuits, culminating with a win at the 1951 Australian Open. He then moved onto the PGA Tour, playing on the circuit in 1953 and 1954, but did not have much success, failing to win. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Thomson has received more than 13,488 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Thomson is the 29th most popular golfer (down from 23rd in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from Australia (down from 467th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Golfer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Peter Thomson ranks 29 out of 71. Before him are Pak Se-ri, Nick Price, Ian Woosnam, Rory McIlroy, Ernie Els, and John Daly. After him are Lorena Ochoa, Sergio García, Henrik Stenson, Jon Rahm, Colin Montgomerie, and Fred Couples.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Peter Thomson ranks 560. Before him are Jules Feiffer, Joi Lansing, Thomas Eagleton, Ila Arun, Jimmy Adamson, and Usha Kiran. After him are Jean Pickering, and Noor Alam. Among people deceased in 2018, Peter Thomson ranks 604. Before him are Nino Khurtsidze, Lassie Lou Ahern, Zell Miller, Rita Bhaduri, Jlloyd Samuel, and Reggie Lucas. After him are Tessa Jowell, Kevin Beattie, Richard A. Searfoss, Jung Jae-sung, Ivor Richard, and Vlatko Ilievski.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Thomson ranks 615 out of 1,143. Before him are Sharni Vinson (1983), Chris Beath (1984), Rob Dougan (1969), Giaan Rooney (1982), Adam Hansen (1981), and Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987). After him are Beverley Whitfield (1954), Jade North (1982), Maia Mitchell (1993), Garth Nix (1963), Bradley McGee (1976), and Brad Jones (1982).

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Among GOLFERS In Australia

Among golfers born in Australia, Peter Thomson ranks 2. Before him are Greg Norman (1955). After him are Adam Scott (1980), Karrie Webb (1974), and Jason Day (1987).

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