TENNIS PLAYER

Wilmer Allison

1904 - 1977

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Wilmer Lawson Allison Jr. (December 8, 1904 – April 20, 1977) was an American amateur tennis champion of the 1930s. Allison was both a fine singles player and, along with his frequent partner, John Van Ryn, a great doubles player. He won the 1935 U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilmer Allison has received more than 48,037 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Wilmer Allison is the 199th most popular tennis player (up from 255th in 2019), the 6,770th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,416th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Wilmer Allison ranks 199 out of 1,569. Before him are Juan Martín del Potro, Blanche Bingley, Tomáš Šmíd, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Maurice McLoughlin, and Pierre Darmon. After him are Françoise Dürr, Dorothy Holman, Anders Järryd, Balázs Taróczy, John Van Ryn, and Mima Jaušovec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Wilmer Allison ranks 238. Before him are Rudolf Burkert, Gino Rossetti, Boris Babochkin, Keye Luke, Julio Quintana, and Carlos Torre Repetto. After him are Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Sven Thofelt, Christian Møller, Chūhei Nambu, Rukmini Devi Arundale, and Doris Eaton Travis. Among people deceased in 1977, Wilmer Allison ranks 187. Before him are André Labatut, Roberto Emílio da Cunha, Franco Albini, Franco Rol, Gummo Marx, and José Planas. After him are Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Toma Caragiu, Tafari Benti, Antonino Rocca, and Károly Kós.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilmer Allison ranks 6,770 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Scott (1921), Chace Crawford (1985), Hannibal Goodwin (1822), Marc Wright (1890), Dave Arneson (1947), and John Getz (1946). After him are Shirley Verrett (1931), Sheree J. Wilson (1958), Dick Van Patten (1928), Phil Zimmermann (1954), Ransom E. Olds (1864), and Dave Cowens (1948).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Wilmer Allison ranks 42. Before him are Ted Schroeder (1921), Joe Hunt (1919), Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), Bob Falkenburg (1926), Henry Slocum (1862), and Maurice McLoughlin (1890). After him are John Van Ryn (1905), Darlene Hard (1936), Peter Fleming (1955), Frederick Hovey (1868), Dick Savitt (1927), and Tony Trabert (1930).

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