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Rory McIlroy

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Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. He is a five-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 and 2014 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship and 2025 Masters Tournament – one of six male golfers to achieve a modern career grand slam and the only European to do so. McIlroy had a successful amateur career, reaching number one on the World Amateur Golf Ranking as a 17-year-old in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rory McIlroy has received more than 15,975,687 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Rory McIlroy is the 26th most popular golfer (down from 25th in 2019), the 6,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,040th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Rory McIlroy ranks 26 out of 71. Before him are Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Pak Se-ri, Nick Price, and Ian Woosnam. After him are Ernie Els, John Daly, Peter Thomson, Lorena Ochoa, Sergio García, and Henrik Stenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Rory McIlroy ranks 404. Before him are Baauer, Ali Gabr, Iván Piris, Jung Yoo-jin, Rila Fukushima, and Jakob Jantscher. After him are Aliona Moon, Bruno Massot, Bernardo Espinosa, Yoon Bo-ra, Ander Iturraspe, and Guido Burgstaller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rory McIlroy ranks 6,725 out of 8,785. Before him are Brendan Foster (1948), Darren Ferguson (1972), Jessica Barden (1992), Paloma Faith (1981), Cahal Daly (1917), and Andy Roxburgh (1943). After him are Samantha Cameron (1971), Paul Whitehouse (1958), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Eddie Turnbull (1923), Peter Wilson (1947), and Nigel Clough (1966).

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Among GOLFERS In United Kingdom

Among golfers born in United Kingdom, Rory McIlroy ranks 4. Before him are Old Tom Morris (1821), Nick Faldo (1957), and Ian Woosnam (1958). After him are Colin Montgomerie (1963), Sandy Lyle (1958), Luke Donald (1977), Darren Clarke (1968), Lee Westwood (1973), Ian Poulter (1976), Graeme McDowell (1979), and Danny Willett (1987).

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