TENNIS PLAYER
Francis Hunter
1894 - 1981

Francis Hunter
Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter (June 28, 1894 – December 2, 1981) was an American tennis player who won an Olympic gold medal. He won the U.S. National Indoor Championships in 1922 and 1930 and the Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1919. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Hunter is the 167th most popular tennis player (down from 138th in 2019), the 5,988th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,722nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Francis Hunter ranks 167 out of 1,569. Before him are Sergi Bruguera, Luis Ayala, Blanche Bingley, Norman Brookes, Michael Stich, and Spencer Gore. After him are George Hillyard, Otto Froitzheim, David Ferrer, Althea Gibson, Vic Seixas, and Margaret Osborne duPont.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergi Bruguera
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 161
Luis Ayala
1932 - 2024
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 162
Blanche Bingley
1863 - 1946
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 163
Norman Brookes
1877 - 1968
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 164
Michael Stich
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 165
Spencer Gore
1850 - 1906
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 166
Francis Hunter
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 167
George Hillyard
1864 - 1943
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 168
Otto Froitzheim
1884 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 169
David Ferrer
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 170
Althea Gibson
1927 - 2003
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 171
Vic Seixas
1923 - 2024
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 172
Margaret Osborne duPont
1918 - 2012
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Francis Hunter ranks 169. Before him are Heinz Hopf, Marietta Blau, Magda Julin, Robert Menzies, Yakov Frenkel, and Alfred Romer. After him are Olive Thomas, Jack Benny, James Thurber, Wilhelm Hasse, Esfir Shub, and José Bustamante y Rivero. Among people deceased in 1981, Francis Hunter ranks 150. Before him are Allan Dwan, Arthur O'Connell, Ivan Galamian, Evsei Liberman, Rosa Ponselle, and Rudolf Krčil. After him are Paco Bienzobas, J. L. Mackie, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Lev Atamanov, Ross Martin, and Álvaro Cunqueiro.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsHeinz Hopf
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 163
Marietta Blau
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1970
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 164
Magda Julin
SKATER
1894 - 1990
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 165
Robert Menzies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 166
Yakov Frenkel
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 167
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 168
Francis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 169
Olive Thomas
ACTOR
1894 - 1920
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 170
Jack Benny
ACTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 171
James Thurber
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 172
Wilhelm Hasse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 173
Esfir Shub
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1959
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 174
José Bustamante y Rivero
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1989
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 175
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsAllan Dwan
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1981
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 144
Arthur O'Connell
ACTOR
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 145
Ivan Galamian
COMPOSER
1903 - 1981
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 146
Evsei Liberman
ECONOMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 147
Rosa Ponselle
SINGER
1897 - 1981
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 148
Rudolf Krčil
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 149
Francis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 150
Paco Bienzobas
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1981
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 151
J. L. Mackie
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 1981
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 152
Ludwig Goldbrunner
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 153
Lev Atamanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1981
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 154
Ross Martin
ACTOR
1920 - 1981
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 155
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 156
In United States
Among people born in United States, Francis Hunter ranks 5,988 out of 20,380. Before him are William Henry Conley (1840), Garry Shandling (1949), Frankie Avalon (1940), James Roday (1976), Harold Hotelling (1895), and Julie Adams (1926). After him are Finneas O'Connell (1997), Johnny Appleseed (1774), Kristanna Loken (1979), Robert Z'Dar (1950), Frank H. Netter (1906), and Laura Bridgman (1829).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Henry Conley
BUSINESSPERSON
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,982
Garry Shandling
COMEDIAN
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,983
Frankie Avalon
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,984
James Roday
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,985
Harold Hotelling
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,986
Julie Adams
ACTOR
1926 - 2019
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,987
Francis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,988
Finneas O'Connell
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,989
Johnny Appleseed
CELEBRITY
1774 - 1845
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,990
Kristanna Loken
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,991
Robert Z'Dar
ACTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,992
Frank H. Netter
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1991
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,993
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,994
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Francis Hunter ranks 33. Before him are Vincent Richards (1903), Bobby Riggs (1918), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edgar Leonard (1881), Jennifer Capriati (1976), and Jim Courier (1970). After him are Althea Gibson (1927), Vic Seixas (1923), Margaret Osborne duPont (1918), Ted Schroeder (1921), Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), and Jack Kramer (1921).
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
Ted Schroeder
1921 - 2006
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 37
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
1886 - 1974
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 38
Jack Kramer
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 39