1861 - 1904
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 188,369 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. William Renshaw is the 39th most popular tennis player (down from 32nd in 2019), the 1,621st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,067th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Tennis Player.
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Among tennis players, William Renshaw ranks 39 out of 1,148. Before him are Gabriela Sabatini, Jaroslav Drobný, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Maria Sharapova, and Yannick Noah. After him are Don Budge, Maria Bueno, Nikola Pilić, Jan Kodeš, Henri Cochet, and Gottfried von Cramm.
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 33
1921 - 2001
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 34
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 35
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 36
1987 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 37
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 38
1861 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 39
1915 - 2000
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 40
1939 - 2018
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 41
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 42
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 43
1901 - 1987
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 44
1909 - 1976
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 45
Among people born in 1861, William Renshaw ranks 51. Before him are Vazha-Pshavela, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, John William Godward, Spyridon Samaras, James Mark Baldwin, and Motilal Nehru. After him are Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Konstantin Korovin, William C. Durant, Nellie Melba, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, and Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen. Among people deceased in 1904, William Renshaw ranks 41. Before him are Clemens Winkler, Isabelle Eberhardt, Mór Jókai, Wilhelm Marr, Herbert von Bismarck, and Jamsetji Tata. After him are Kate Chopin, Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Franz von Lenbach, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, and Vyacheslav von Plehve.
1861 - 1915
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 45
1861 - 1922
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 46
1861 - 1922
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 47
1861 - 1917
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 48
1861 - 1934
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 49
1861 - 1931
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 50
1861 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 51
1861 - 1929
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 52
1861 - 1939
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 53
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 54
1861 - 1931
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 55
1861 - 1919
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 56
1861 - 1914
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 57
1838 - 1904
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 35
1877 - 1904
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 36
1825 - 1904
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 37
1819 - 1904
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 38
1849 - 1904
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 39
1839 - 1904
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 40
1861 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 41
1850 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 42
1831 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 43
1819 - 1904
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 44
1836 - 1904
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 45
1833 - 1904
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 46
1846 - 1904
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 47
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Renshaw ranks 1,621 out of 6,924. Before him are Eddie the Eagle (1963), John Kemp Starley (1854), Alan Sillitoe (1928), William Kent (1685), James Gillray (1756), and Terry Eagleton (1943). After him are James Connolly (1868), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Gary Glitter (1944), Christina Rossetti (1830), Matthew Festing (1949), and Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773).
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1,615
1854 - 1901
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1,616
1928 - 2010
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,617
1685 - 1748
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,618
1756 - 1815
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1,619
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1,620
1861 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,621
1868 - 1916
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,622
1673 - 1743
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1,623
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1,624
1830 - 1894
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1,625
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,626
1773 - 1843
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,627
Among tennis players born in United Kingdom, William Renshaw ranks 3. Before him are Fred Perry (1909) and Charlotte Cooper (1870). After him are Laurence Doherty (1875), Reginald Doherty (1872), Arthur Gore (1868), Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878), Maud Watson (1864), Dora Boothby (1881), Ernest Renshaw (1861), Spencer Gore (1850), and Blanche Bingley (1863).
1909 - 1995
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 1
1870 - 1966
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 2
1861 - 1904
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 3
1875 - 1919
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 4
1872 - 1910
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 5
1868 - 1928
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 6
1878 - 1960
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 7
1864 - 1946
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 8
1881 - 1970
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 9
1861 - 1899
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 10
1850 - 1906
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 11
1863 - 1946
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 12