GOLFER

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 1,180,877 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Hagen is the 9th most popular golfer (down from 7th in 2019), the 9,971st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,466th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Golfer.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Walter Hagen ranks 9 out of 71. Before him are Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Bernhard Langer. After him are Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Greg Norman, Tom Watson, Byron Nelson, and Gene Sarazen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Walter Hagen ranks 276. Before him are Stuart Davis, Alfred Lunt, Claire Windsor, Keith Park, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, and Otto Fahr. After him are Maturino Blanchet, Charles Brackett, Ezio Pinza, Ross Cuthbert, John Litel, and Ruth Roland. Among people deceased in 1969, Walter Hagen ranks 230. Before him are Rodolfo Choperena, Petras Klimas, Natalie Talmadge, Magic Sam, Olga Oelkers, and Otto Fahr. After him are Márton Homonnai, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Charles Brackett, Zheng Junli, Harry Mallin, and Paul Hawkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Hagen ranks 9,971 out of 20,380. Before him are Ollan Cassell (1937), Sumner Redstone (1923), Rex Brown (1964), Robert Craft (1923), Skipp Sudduth (1956), and Beverly Pepper (1922). After him are Arthur Alexander (1940), Richard Tucker (1913), Edward Rutledge (1749), Ed Macauley (1928), Beah Richards (1920), and Susan Collins (1952).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Walter Hagen ranks 6. Before him are Jack Nicklaus (1940), Tiger Woods (1975), Arnold Palmer (1929), Ben Hogan (1912), and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911). After him are Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Byron Nelson (1912), Gene Sarazen (1902), and Phil Mickelson (1970).

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