CHESS PLAYER
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
Sonja Graf
Susanna "Sonja" Graf (December 16, 1908 – March 6, 1965) was a German and American chess player. She was a women's world championship runner-up and a two-time U.S. women's champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonja Graf has received more than 49,178 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sonja Graf is the 114th most popular chess player (up from 140th in 2019), the 4,392nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,166th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
49k
Page Views (PV)
55.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Sonja Graf ranks 114 out of 461. Before her are Petar Trifunović, William Lombardy, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Ljubomir Ljubojević, Ernst Falkbeer, and Nicolas Rossolimo. After her are Vasja Pirc, Daniel Harrwitz, Jackson Showalter, Alexander McDonnell, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, and Edgard Colle.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPetar Trifunović
1910 - 1980
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 108
William Lombardy
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 109
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
1800 - 1872
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 110
Ljubomir Ljubojević
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 111
Ernst Falkbeer
1819 - 1885
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 112
Nicolas Rossolimo
1910 - 1975
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 113
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 114
Vasja Pirc
1907 - 1980
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 115
Daniel Harrwitz
1823 - 1884
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 116
Jackson Showalter
1860 - 1935
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 117
Alexander McDonnell
1798 - 1835
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 118
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
1818 - 1899
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 119
Edgard Colle
1897 - 1932
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Sonja Graf ranks 253. Before her are Nils Poppe, Hu Die, Erich Srbek, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, Vladimir Kotelnikov, and Boris Rybakov. After her are Helmut Käutner, Aleksei Arbuzov, Demetrio Neyra, Walter Bruch, Luis de Souza Ferreira, and Alfred Eisenbeisser. Among people deceased in 1965, Sonja Graf ranks 149. Before her are Frederick Browning, Lars Hanson, E. E. Smith, Sonny Boy Williamson II, John Cregan, and Johnny Hayes. After her are Constance Bennett, Giorgio Zampori, Tommy Hampson, Reino Kuuskoski, Eric Backman, and Pietro Bianchi.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsNils Poppe
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 247
Hu Die
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 248
Erich Srbek
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1973
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 249
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 250
Vladimir Kotelnikov
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 2005
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 251
Boris Rybakov
HISTORIAN
1908 - 2001
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 252
Sonja Graf
CHESS PLAYER
1908 - 1965
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 253
Helmut Käutner
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 254
Aleksei Arbuzov
WRITER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 255
Demetrio Neyra
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1957
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 256
Walter Bruch
INVENTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 257
Luis de Souza Ferreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2008
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 258
Alfred Eisenbeisser
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 259
Others Deceased in 1965
Go to all RankingsFrederick Browning
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1965
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 143
Lars Hanson
ACTOR
1886 - 1965
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 144
E. E. Smith
WRITER
1890 - 1965
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 145
Sonny Boy Williamson II
SINGER
1912 - 1965
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 146
John Cregan
ATHLETE
1878 - 1965
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 147
Johnny Hayes
ATHLETE
1886 - 1965
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 148
Sonja Graf
CHESS PLAYER
1908 - 1965
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 149
Constance Bennett
ACTOR
1904 - 1965
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 150
Giorgio Zampori
GYMNAST
1887 - 1965
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 151
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 152
Reino Kuuskoski
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1965
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 153
Eric Backman
ATHLETE
1896 - 1965
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 154
Pietro Bianchi
GYMNAST
1883 - 1965
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 155
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Sonja Graf ranks 4,392 out of 7,253. Before her are Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling (1798), Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885), Ludwig Lachmann (1906), Marianne Hoppe (1909), Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803), and Heinrich von Sybel (1817). After her are Thomas Quasthoff (1959), Helmut Käutner (1908), Gustav von Alvensleben (1803), August Wilhelm Iffland (1759), Daniel Hopfer (1470), and Heide Rosendahl (1947).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Gottlieb Bartling
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 4,386
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1964
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,387
Ludwig Lachmann
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1990
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,388
Marianne Hoppe
ACTOR
1909 - 2002
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,389
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,390
Heinrich von Sybel
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1895
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 4,391
Sonja Graf
CHESS PLAYER
1908 - 1965
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 4,392
Thomas Quasthoff
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 4,393
Helmut Käutner
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 4,394
Gustav von Alvensleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,395
August Wilhelm Iffland
ACTOR
1759 - 1814
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,396
Daniel Hopfer
ARTIST
1470 - 1536
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,397
Heide Rosendahl
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,398
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Germany
Among chess players born in Germany, Sonja Graf ranks 7. Before her are Louis Paulsen (1833), Friedrich Sämisch (1896), Robert Hübner (1948), Jean Dufresne (1829), Jacques Mieses (1865), and Wolfgang Uhlmann (1935). After her are Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818), Wolfgang Unzicker (1925), Bernhard Horwitz (1807), Carl Mayet (1810), Hermann Pilnik (1914), and Boris Gulko (1947).
Louis Paulsen
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 2
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 5
Wolfgang Uhlmann
1935 - 2020
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 6
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 7
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
1818 - 1899
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 8
Wolfgang Unzicker
1925 - 2006
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 9
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 10
Carl Mayet
1810 - 1868
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 11
Hermann Pilnik
1914 - 1981
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 12
Boris Gulko
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 13