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Walter Hagen

1892 - 1969

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Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (15). Known as the "father of professional golf," he brought publicity, prestige, big prize money, and lucrative endorsements to the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Hagen has received more than 1,110,196 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Hagen is the 7th most popular golfer (up from 10th in 2019), the 7,481st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,588th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Golfer.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Walter Hagen ranks 7 out of 61. Before him are Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, and Ben Hogan. After him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Greg Norman, and Annika Sörenstam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Walter Hagen ranks 221. Before him are Julia Faye, Valerio Arri, Werner Bergengruen, Johnny Dodds, Philippe Cattiau, and Walter Bathe. After him are Milena Rudnytska, Peggy Wood, Pinto Colvig, Rex Ingram, Manilal Gandhi, and Elmer Rice. Among people deceased in 1969, Walter Hagen ranks 169. Before him are Mildred Davis, Stratis Myrivilis, Eero Berg, Corneliu Robe, Veli Saarinen, and Barton MacLane. After him are Tom Naudé, Vilho Väisälä, Óscar Osorio, Leigh Harline, Károly Dietz, and Miles Dempsey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Hagen ranks 7,481 out of 18,182. Before him are Maude Fealy (1883), Bob Bradley (1958), Gilby Clarke (1962), Marianna Hill (1942), Dorothy Cheney (1916), and Jimmy Miller (1942). After him are Neal Morse (1960), Frederick Schule (1879), Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849), Alan Taylor (1959), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), and Barbara Hale (1922).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Walter Hagen ranks 5. Before him are Jack Nicklaus (1940), Arnold Palmer (1929), Tiger Woods (1975), and Ben Hogan (1912). After him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Byron Nelson (1912), Phil Mickelson (1970), and John Daly (1966).

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