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Jack Nicklaus

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Jack William Nicklaus (; born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. Over a quarter-century, he won a record 18 major championships, three more than second-placed Tiger Woods. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Nicklaus is the 2nd most popular golfer (down from 1st in 2019), the 4,262nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,617th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Jack Nicklaus ranks 2 out of 71. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias. After him are Arnold Palmer, 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 1940, Jack Nicklaus ranks 217. Before him are Macha Méril, Helmut Jahn, Ali Nasir Muhammad, Christoph Blocher, Wim Ruska, and Marcelino Martínez. After him are Dallas Long, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Gérard Larrousse, Jana Brejchová, Silvio Marzolini, and Gösta Pettersson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Nicklaus ranks 4,262 out of 20,380. Before him are Wally Ris (1924), Jill Kelly (1971), Mickey Spillane (1918), Maurice McLoughlin (1890), John C. Reilly (1965), and Carmen Electra (1972). After him are Kelly Craft (1962), Brian Tyler (1972), Wilder Penfield (1891), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Thomas Newman (1955), and Bobby Kimball (1947).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Jack Nicklaus ranks 2. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911). After him are Arnold Palmer (1929), 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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