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Arnold Palmer

1929 - 2016

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Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed "The King", Palmer was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer's social impact on golf was unrivaled among fellow professionals; his modest origins and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf from an elite, upper-class pastime of private clubs to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes via public courses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Palmer is the 3rd most popular golfer, the 5,034th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,944th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Arnold Palmer ranks 3 out of 71. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Jack Nicklaus. After him are Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Arnold Palmer ranks 261. Before him are Hugues Aufray, Paavo Berglund, Gérard de Villiers, John Henry Holland, Hind Rostom, and Lyudmila Zykina. After him are Katherine Helmond, John Osborne, James R. Schlesinger, Antonietta Stella, Marilyn French, and Franca Rame. Among people deceased in 2016, Arnold Palmer ranks 234. Before him are Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Zubaida Tharwat, Manuel Velázquez, Peter Maxwell Davies, Prince Dimitri Romanov, and Antonin Scalia. After him are Roberto Perfumo, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Slobodan Santrač, Zoltán Kocsis, Jan Němec, and Jamshid Amouzegar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arnold Palmer ranks 5,034 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Jordan (1957), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Jake Paul (1997), Randall Collins (1941), Dorothy Gibson (1889), and Ashley Johnson (1983). After him are David Silverman (1957), Steve Zahn (1967), Peter Lynch (1944), Michael S. Hart (1947), Cat Power (1972), and Albert Brooks (1947).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Arnold Palmer ranks 3. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), and Jack Nicklaus (1940). After him are Tiger Woods (1975), Ben Hogan (1912), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Walter Hagen (1892), Gene Sarazen (1902), Byron Nelson (1912), Tom Watson (1949), and Michelle Wie (1989).

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