TENNIS PLAYER
Edgar Leonard
1881 - 1948

Edgar Leonard
Edgar Welch Leonard (June 19, 1881 – October 7, 1948) was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States. He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics (1904) in the men's doubles event, with partner Beals Wright. In the men's singles event, he won a bronze medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Leonard is the 131st most popular tennis player (down from 118th in 2019), the 5,055th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,078th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Edgar Leonard ranks 131 out of 1,569. Before him are Gaël Monfils, Mervyn Rose, Petra Kvitová, Roscoe Tanner, Aryna Sabalenka, and Chris O'Neil. After him are Carlos Alcaraz, R. Norris Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Lew Hoad, Helena Suková, and Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaël Monfils
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 125
Mervyn Rose
1930 - 2017
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 126
Petra Kvitová
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 127
Roscoe Tanner
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 128
Aryna Sabalenka
1998 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 129
Chris O'Neil
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 130
Edgar Leonard
1881 - 1948
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 131
Carlos Alcaraz
2003 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 132
R. Norris Williams
1891 - 1968
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 133
Jennifer Capriati
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 134
Lew Hoad
1934 - 1994
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 135
Helena Suková
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 136
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Edgar Leonard ranks 129. Before him are Ludwig Kaas, Matrona Nikonova, Zoltán Halmay, Daniel Jones, Max Weber, and Heinrich Burger. After him are Gunnar Nordström, Vilhelm Buhl, Dimitrana Ivanova, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Rudolf Ramek, and Móric Esterházy. Among people deceased in 1948, Edgar Leonard ranks 113. Before him are Kan Kikuchi, Adolf Kainz, Richard Tauber, Kristine Bonnevie, Carole Landis, and Lajos Bíró. After him are Fred Niblo, Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, Richard von Kühlmann, Louis Lumière, Abraham Brill, and Avetis Aharonian.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsLudwig Kaas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 123
Matrona Nikonova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 124
Zoltán Halmay
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 125
Daniel Jones
LINGUIST
1881 - 1967
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 126
Max Weber
PAINTER
1881 - 1961
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 127
Heinrich Burger
SKATER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 128
Edgar Leonard
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 129
Gunnar Nordström
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1923
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 130
Vilhelm Buhl
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 131
Dimitrana Ivanova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 132
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
ENGINEER
1881 - 1957
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 133
Rudolf Ramek
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 134
Móric Esterházy
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsKan Kikuchi
WRITER
1888 - 1948
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 107
Adolf Kainz
ATHLETE
1903 - 1948
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 108
Richard Tauber
ACTOR
1891 - 1948
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 109
Kristine Bonnevie
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1948
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 110
Carole Landis
ACTOR
1919 - 1948
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 111
Lajos Bíró
WRITER
1880 - 1948
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 112
Edgar Leonard
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 113
Fred Niblo
FILM DIRECTOR
1874 - 1948
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 114
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1851 - 1948
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 115
Richard von Kühlmann
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1948
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 116
Louis Lumière
INVENTOR
1864 - 1948
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 117
Abraham Brill
PSYCHOLOGIST
1874 - 1948
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 118
Avetis Aharonian
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1948
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 119
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edgar Leonard ranks 5,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellen Swallow Richards (1842), Don Adams (1923), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Eve Arnold (1912), Harry Stenqvist (1893), and Mickey Mantle (1931). After him are Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981), 2 Chainz (1977), Fred MacMurray (1908), Mary Agnes Chase (1869), Herbert Mullin (1947), and Paul Gleason (1939).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEllen Swallow Richards
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1911
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,049
Don Adams
ACTOR
1923 - 2005
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,050
Gerard K. O'Neill
PHYSICIST
1927 - 1992
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,051
Eve Arnold
JOURNALIST
1912 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,052
Harry Stenqvist
ATHLETE
1893 - 1968
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,053
Mickey Mantle
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,054
Edgar Leonard
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,055
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,056
2 Chainz
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,057
Fred MacMurray
ACTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,058
Mary Agnes Chase
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1963
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,059
Herbert Mullin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 2022
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,060
Paul Gleason
ACTOR
1939 - 2006
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,061
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Edgar Leonard ranks 30. Before him are William Clothier (1881), William Larned (1872), Maurice McLoughlin (1890), Vincent Richards (1903), Bobby Riggs (1918), and Roscoe Tanner (1951). After him are Jennifer Capriati (1976), Jim Courier (1970), Francis Hunter (1894), Althea Gibson (1927), Vic Seixas (1923), and Margaret Osborne duPont (1918).
William Clothier
1881 - 1962
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 24
William Larned
1872 - 1926
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 25
Maurice McLoughlin
1890 - 1957
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 26
Vincent Richards
1903 - 1959
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 27
Bobby Riggs
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 28
Roscoe Tanner
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 29
Edgar Leonard
1881 - 1948
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 30
Jennifer Capriati
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 31
Jim Courier
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 32
Francis Hunter
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 33
Althea Gibson
1927 - 2003
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 34
Vic Seixas
1923 - 2024
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 35
Margaret Osborne duPont
1918 - 2012
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 36