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Gary Player
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Gary Player
Gary Jim Player (Johannesburg, 1 november 1935) is een Zuid-Afrikaans golfspeler. Player heeft in Zuid-Afrika dezelfde status als bijvoorbeeld Jack Nicklaus in de Verenigde Staten. Gary Player heeft miljoenen dollars verdiend en deze grotendeels besteed aan verbetering van woon-, leef- en leeromstandigheden van de bevolking in zijn land. Lees meer op Wikipedia
His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Player is the 6th most popular golfer (down from 5th in 2024), the 118th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 90th in 2019) and the most popular South African Golfer.
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Among Golfers
Among golfers, Gary Player ranks 6 out of 71. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, and Seve Ballesteros. After him are Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen.
Most Popular Golfers in Wikipedia
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1911 - 1956
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 1
Jack Nicklaus
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2
Arnold Palmer
1929 - 2016
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3
Tiger Woods
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 4
Seve Ballesteros
1957 - 2011
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 5
Gary Player
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 6
Ben Hogan
1912 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 7
Bernhard Langer
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 8
Lee Trevino
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 9
Sam Snead
1912 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 10
Walter Hagen
1892 - 1969
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Gene Sarazen
1902 - 1999
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Gary Player ranks 354. Before him are Ahmad al-Ghashmi, Dan Ayrault, Sherrill Milnes, Halina Poświatowska, Waldemar Baszanowski, and Elisabeth Rehn. After him are Jeremy Kemp, Lee Meriwether, Märta Tikkanen, Moisés Solana, Michael Winner, and Rudi Hoffmann.
Others Born in 1935
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Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 348
Dan Ayrault
ATHLETE
1935 - 1990
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 349
Sherrill Milnes
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 350
Halina Poświatowska
WRITER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 351
Waldemar Baszanowski
ATHLETE
1935 - 2011
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 352
Elisabeth Rehn
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 353
Gary Player
GOLFER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 354
Jeremy Kemp
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 355
Lee Meriwether
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 356
Märta Tikkanen
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 357
Moisés Solana
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1969
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 358
Michael Winner
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2013
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 359
Rudi Hoffmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 360
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Gary Player ranks 118 out of 454. Before him are Tosca Musk (1974), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Bevil Rudd (1894), David Bailie (1937), Margaret Gardiner (1959), and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949). After him are Stanley Mandelstam (1928), Sharlto Copley (1973), Phillip V. Tobias (1925), Cecil Kellaway (1890), Kevin Curren (1958), and Deon Meyer (1958).
Others born in South Africa
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Tosca Musk
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 112
Wilfrid Napier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 113
Bevil Rudd
ATHLETE
1894 - 1948
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 114
David Bailie
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 115
Margaret Gardiner
CELEBRITY
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 116
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 117
Gary Player
GOLFER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 118
Stanley Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 119
Sharlto Copley
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 120
Phillip V. Tobias
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 121
Cecil Kellaway
ACTOR
1890 - 1973
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 122
Kevin Curren
TENNIS PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 123
Deon Meyer
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 124
Among Golfers In South Africa
Among golfers born in South Africa, Gary Player ranks 1. After him are Nick Price (1957), Justin Rose (1980), Ernie Els (1969), Retief Goosen (1969), Louis Oosthuizen (1982), Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Trevor Immelman (1979).
Gary Player
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1
Nick Price
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 2
Justin Rose
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 3
Ernie Els
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 4
Retief Goosen
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 5
Louis Oosthuizen
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 6
Charl Schwartzel
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.20
Rank: 7
Trevor Immelman
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 8
