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TENNIS PLAYER

William Renshaw

1861 - 1904

William Renshaw

William Charles Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 12 August 1904) was a British tennis player active during the late 19th century, who was ranked world No. 1. He won twelve Major titles during his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Renshaw has received more than 272,509 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). William Renshaw is the 53rd most popular tennis player (down from 39th in 2019), the 1,825th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,619th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Tennis Player.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.56
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, William Renshaw ranks 53 out of 1,148. Before him are Jaroslav Drobný, Darlene Hard, Max Decugis, Bobby Riggs, Gottfried von Cramm, and Maria Sharapova. After him are Martina Hingis, Naomi Osaka, Momčilo Tapavica, Doris Hart, R. Norris Williams, and Andrés Gimeno.

Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia

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Jaroslav Drobný
1921 - 2001
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 47
Darlene Hard
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 48
Max Decugis
1882 - 1978
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 49
Bobby Riggs
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 50
Gottfried von Cramm
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 51
Maria Sharapova
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 52
William Renshaw
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 53
Martina Hingis
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 54
Naomi Osaka
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 55
Momčilo Tapavica
1872 - 1949
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 56
Doris Hart
1925 - 2015
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 57
R. Norris Williams
1891 - 1968
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 58
Andrés Gimeno
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 59

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, William Renshaw ranks 62. Before him are Madan Mohan Malaviya, Nellie Melba, Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, Morgan Robertson, Spyridon Samaras, and Edith Roosevelt. After him are Alexey Kaledin, Ivana Kobilca, Charlie Soong, Constantin Prezan, Katō Tomosaburō, and Félix Fénéon. Among people deceased in 1904, William Renshaw ranks 48. Before him are Clemens Winkler, Franz von Lenbach, Vyacheslav von Plehve, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Kate Chopin. After him are Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Eugen Schauman, Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, George Frederic Watts, Samuel Smiles, and Edwin Arnold.

Others Born in 1861

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Madan Mohan Malaviya
1861 - 1946
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 56
Nellie Melba
1861 - 1931
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 57
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
1861 - 1914
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 58
Morgan Robertson
1861 - 1915
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 59
Spyridon Samaras
1861 - 1917
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 60
Edith Roosevelt
1861 - 1948
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 61
William Renshaw
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 62
Alexey Kaledin
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 63
Ivana Kobilca
1861 - 1926
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 64
Charlie Soong
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 65
Constantin Prezan
1861 - 1943
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 66
Katō Tomosaburō
1861 - 1923
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 67
Félix Fénéon
1861 - 1944
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 68

Others Deceased in 1904

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Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 42
Franz von Lenbach
1836 - 1904
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 43
Vyacheslav von Plehve
1846 - 1904
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 44
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj
1833 - 1904
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 45
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1819 - 1904
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 46
Kate Chopin
1850 - 1904
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 47
William Renshaw
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 48
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
1846 - 1904
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 49
Eugen Schauman
1875 - 1904
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 50
Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
1842 - 1904
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 51
George Frederic Watts
1817 - 1904
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 52
Samuel Smiles
1812 - 1904
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 53
Edwin Arnold
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 54