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Gene Sarazen

1902 - 1999

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Gene Sarazen (; born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of six players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open (1922, 1932), PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933), The Open Championship (1932), and Masters Tournament (1935). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Sarazen is the 12th most popular golfer (up from 15th in 2019), the 12,669th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,386th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Gene Sarazen ranks 12 out of 71. Before him are Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, and Walter Hagen. After him are Greg Norman, Byron Nelson, Annika Sörenstam, Old Tom Morris, Tom Watson, and George Lyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Gene Sarazen ranks 330. Before him are Nikolai Ekk, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Walter Dietrich, Esther Ralston, Luis Lucchetti, and Frank Vaughn. After him are Richard Allen, Eddie Lang, Eddie Shore, Mary Nolan, Guy Lombardo, and Louise Beavers. Among people deceased in 1999, Gene Sarazen ranks 311. Before him are Guy Tunmer, Gene Siskel, Vanessa Brown, Guy Mitchell, Clayton Moore, and Naomi Mitchison. After him are Laurie Scott, Brian Moore, Mary Kay Bergman, Harry Blackmun, Marguerite Chapman, and John Cannon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Sarazen ranks 12,673 out of 20,380. Before him are Lou Adler (1933), Ellie Greenwich (1940), Marissa Mayer (1975), Alex Skolnick (1968), Lot M. Morrill (1813), and Ben Vereen (1946). After him are Jerome Apt (1949), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Reid Hoffman (1967), Alyson Noël (1965), Jon Hall (1950), and Lee Daniels (1959).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Gene Sarazen ranks 9. Before him are Arnold Palmer (1929), Tiger Woods (1975), Ben Hogan (1912), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), and Walter Hagen (1892). After him are Byron Nelson (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Michelle Wie (1989), Phil Mickelson (1970), John Daly (1966), and Justin Thomas (1993).

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