TENNIS PLAYER

Vincent Richards

1903 - 1959

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Vincent Richards (March 20, 1903 – September 28, 1959) was an American tennis player. He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 as an amateur in 1924 by A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincent Richards has received more than 64,104 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Vincent Richards is the 82nd most popular tennis player (up from 87th in 2019), the 3,923rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,918th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 64k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Vincent Richards ranks 82 out of 1,569. Before him are Maurice Germot, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Maureen Connolly, André Prévost, Alex Metreveli, and Alex Olmedo. After him are Thomas Muster, Maud Watson, Evelyn Colyer, Naomi Osaka, Nadia Petrova, and André Gobert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Vincent Richards ranks 154. Before him are Márton Bukovi, Antanas Sniečkus, Orde Wingate, Bix Beiderbecke, Russell Bufalino, and Earl Hines. After him are W. V. D. Hodge, Fumiko Hayashi, Gloria Holden, Ivar Johansson, Issa Pliyev, and Anatoly Alexandrov. Among people deceased in 1959, Vincent Richards ranks 86. Before him are Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Bernard Berenson, Georges Lefebvre, José Vasconcelos, Ingrid Vang Nyman, and Bak Jungyang. After him are Luigi Sturzo, Fernand Bouisson, Giovanni Pastrone, Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, and Oskar Vogt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vincent Richards ranks 3,923 out of 20,380. Before him are Earl Hines (1903), Gene Kranz (1933), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Robert Evans (1930), and Virginia Madsen (1961). After him are William Forsythe (1955), Erik Estrada (1949), Rosalind Russell (1907), Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), and Milton George Henschel (1920).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Vincent Richards ranks 18. Before him are Pancho Gonzales (1928), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Bobby Riggs (1918), Althea Gibson (1927), Doris Hart (1925), and Maureen Connolly (1934). After him are William Larned (1872), Helen Wills (1905), Beals Wright (1879), Michael Chang (1972), Richard Sears (1861), and Louise Brough (1923).

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