TENNIS PLAYER
Tom Okker
1944 - Today
Tom Okker
Thomas Samuel Okker (nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman"; born 22 February 1944) is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980. He won the 1973 French Open Doubles, the 1976 US Open Doubles, and two gold medals at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He was ranked among the world's top-ten singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Okker has received more than 180,399 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Tom Okker is the 57th most popular tennis player (up from 65th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 420th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Tennis Player.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
55.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Tom Okker ranks 57 out of 1,569. Before him are Ken Rosewall, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Pancho Gonzales, Maria Bueno, Rosie Reyes, and Vitas Gerulaitis. After him are Adriano Panatta, Goran Ivanišević, Kea Bouman, William Renshaw, Bobby Riggs, and Margaret Scriven.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKen Rosewall
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 51
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 52
Pancho Gonzales
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 53
Maria Bueno
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 54
Rosie Reyes
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 55
Vitas Gerulaitis
1954 - 1994
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 56
Tom Okker
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 57
Adriano Panatta
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 58
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Tom Okker ranks 211. Before him are Thongsing Thammavong, Christian de Portzamparc, Patrick Sercu, Nelson Freire, Taylor Hackford, and Ronald Lauder. After him are Brian Weiss, Ram Chandra Poudel, Peter Lindbergh, David Trimble, Masanobu Izumi, and Hugo Gatti.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsThongsing Thammavong
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 205
Christian de Portzamparc
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 206
Patrick Sercu
CYCLIST
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 207
Nelson Freire
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 208
Taylor Hackford
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 209
Ronald Lauder
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 210
Tom Okker
TENNIS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 211
Brian Weiss
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 212
Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 213
Peter Lindbergh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 214
David Trimble
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2022
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 215
Masanobu Izumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 216
Hugo Gatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 217
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Tom Okker ranks 349 out of 1,646. Before him are Olivier van Noort (1558), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Karel Doorman (1889), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), Gemma Frisius (1508), and Titus Brandsma (1881). After him are Isaac Israëls (1865), Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969), Hercules Seghers (1589), Leonaert Bramer (1596), Dirk Kuyt (1980), and John de Mol Jr. (1955).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsOlivier van Noort
EXPLORER
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 343
Wander Johannes de Haas
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1960
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 344
Karel Doorman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1942
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 345
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1787
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 346
Gemma Frisius
MATHEMATICIAN
1508 - 1555
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 347
Titus Brandsma
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 348
Tom Okker
TENNIS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 349
Isaac Israëls
PAINTER
1865 - 1934
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 350
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 351
Hercules Seghers
PAINTER
1589 - 1638
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 352
Leonaert Bramer
PAINTER
1596 - 1674
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 353
Dirk Kuyt
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 354
John de Mol Jr.
PRODUCER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 355
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among tennis players born in Netherlands, Tom Okker ranks 1. After him are Kea Bouman (1903), Richard Krajicek (1971), Betty Stöve (1945), Paul Haarhuis (1966), Hendrik Timmer (1904), Kiki Bertens (1991), Jacco Eltingh (1970), Martin Verkerk (1978), Manon Bollegraf (1964), Arantxa Rus (1990), and Miriam Oremans (1972).
Tom Okker
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1
Kea Bouman
1903 - 1998
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2
Richard Krajicek
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 3
Betty Stöve
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 4
Paul Haarhuis
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 5
Hendrik Timmer
1904 - 1998
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 6
Kiki Bertens
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 7
Jacco Eltingh
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 8
Martin Verkerk
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 9
Manon Bollegraf
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 10
Arantxa Rus
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 11
Miriam Oremans
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 12