TENNIS PLAYER
Bill Johnston
1894 - 1946

Bill Johnston
William Marquitz "Little Bill" Johnston (November 2, 1894 – May 1, 1946) was an American world No. 1 tennis player. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Johnston is the 232nd most popular tennis player (down from 164th in 2019), the 7,186th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,142nd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Bill Johnston ranks 232 out of 1,569. Before him are Margaret Molesworth, Darren Cahill, Ethel Thomson Larcombe, Tomáš Šmíd, Natasha Zvereva, and Dick Savitt. After him are Seiichiro Kashio, Hendrik Timmer, Virginia Wade, Tony Trabert, Emilio Sánchez, and John Hartley.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMargaret Molesworth
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 226
Darren Cahill
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 227
Ethel Thomson Larcombe
1879 - 1965
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 228
Tomáš Šmíd
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 229
Natasha Zvereva
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 230
Dick Savitt
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 231
Bill Johnston
1894 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 232
Seiichiro Kashio
1892 - 1962
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 233
Hendrik Timmer
1904 - 1998
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 234
Virginia Wade
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 235
Tony Trabert
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 236
Emilio Sánchez
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 237
John Hartley
1849 - 1935
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 238
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Bill Johnston ranks 197. Before him are Paul Hörbiger, Alexander P. de Seversky, Margaret Molesworth, Bevil Rudd, Nick Winter, and Vitaly Bianki. After him are Hans Henny Jahnn, Arkady Fiedler, Bo Ekelund, Jean Debucourt, Abram Room, and Paul Costello. Among people deceased in 1946, Bill Johnston ranks 186. Before him are Teodor Shteingel, Jacob Ellehammer, Nikolay Burdenko, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Cornelius Johnson, and Moriz Rosenthal. After him are Lionel Dunsterville, Leo Slezak, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Georg Åberg, Edgar Syers, and Boris Lisunov.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsPaul Hörbiger
ACTOR
1894 - 1981
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 191
Alexander P. de Seversky
INVENTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 192
Margaret Molesworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 193
Bevil Rudd
ATHLETE
1894 - 1948
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 194
Nick Winter
ATHLETE
1894 - 1955
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 195
Vitaly Bianki
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 196
Bill Johnston
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 197
Hans Henny Jahnn
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 198
Arkady Fiedler
WRITER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 199
Bo Ekelund
ATHLETE
1894 - 1983
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 200
Jean Debucourt
ACTOR
1894 - 1958
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 201
Abram Room
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1976
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 202
Paul Costello
ATHLETE
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 203
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsTeodor Shteingel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 180
Jacob Ellehammer
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 181
Nikolay Burdenko
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 182
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1946
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 183
Cornelius Johnson
ATHLETE
1913 - 1946
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 184
Moriz Rosenthal
MUSICIAN
1862 - 1946
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 185
Bill Johnston
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 186
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 187
Leo Slezak
SINGER
1873 - 1946
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 188
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 189
Georg Åberg
ATHLETE
1893 - 1946
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 190
Edgar Syers
SKATER
1863 - 1946
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 191
Boris Lisunov
ENGINEER
1898 - 1946
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 192
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bill Johnston ranks 7,188 out of 20,380. Before him are Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Monique Alexander (1982), E. Allen Emerson (1954), Bob McAdoo (1951), Galo Plaza (1906), and Kelsey Chow (1991). After him are David Eddings (1931), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), George Jones (1931), Allan Bloom (1930), Colleen Camp (1953), and Meg Tilly (1960).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBuffy Sainte-Marie
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7,182
Monique Alexander
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7,183
E. Allen Emerson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - 2024
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7,184
Bob McAdoo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7,185
Galo Plaza
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1987
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7,186
Kelsey Chow
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7,187
Bill Johnston
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,188
David Eddings
WRITER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,189
Dennis Russell Davies
CONDUCTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,190
George Jones
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,191
Allan Bloom
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,192
Colleen Camp
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,193
Meg Tilly
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7,194
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Bill Johnston ranks 53. Before him are Carole Caldwell Graebner (1943), Clarence Clark (1859), Marion Zinderstein (1896), Peter Fleming (1955), Bob Falkenburg (1926), and Dick Savitt (1927). After him are Tony Trabert (1930), Dennis Ralston (1942), Andy Roddick (1982), Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Darlene Hard (1936), and Marion Jones Farquhar (1879).
Carole Caldwell Graebner
1943 - 2008
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 47
Clarence Clark
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 48
Marion Zinderstein
1896 - 1980
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 49
Peter Fleming
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 50
Bob Falkenburg
1926 - 2022
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 51
Dick Savitt
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 52
Bill Johnston
1894 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 53
Tony Trabert
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 54
Dennis Ralston
1942 - 2020
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 55
Andy Roddick
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 56
Gardnar Mulloy
1913 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 57
Darlene Hard
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 58
Marion Jones Farquhar
1879 - 1965
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 59