TENNIS PLAYER
Richard Sears
1861 - 1943

Richard Sears
Richard Dudley Sears (October 26, 1861 – April 8, 1943) was an American tennis player, who won the US National Championships singles in its first seven years, from 1881 to 1887, and the doubles for six years from 1882 to 1887, after which he retired from tennis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Sears is the 86th most popular tennis player (up from 106th in 2019), the 3,688th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,580th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Richard Sears ranks 86 out of 1,569. Before him are Thomas Muster, Reginald Doherty, Laurence Doherty, Tom Okker, Doris Hart, and Conchita Martínez. After him are Karen Hantze Susman, Marat Safin, Andy Murray, Jannik Sinner, Sidney Wood, and Michael Chang.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Muster
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 80
Reginald Doherty
1872 - 1910
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 81
Laurence Doherty
1875 - 1919
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 82
Tom Okker
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 83
Doris Hart
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 84
Conchita Martínez
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 85
Richard Sears
1861 - 1943
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 86
Karen Hantze Susman
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 87
Marat Safin
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 88
Andy Murray
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 89
Jannik Sinner
2001 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 90
Sidney Wood
1911 - 2009
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 91
Michael Chang
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 92
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1861, Richard Sears ranks 65. Before him are Constantin Prezan, Ludwig Thuille, Spyridon Samaras, Meir Dizengoff, Henri Mathias Berthelot, and Elin Danielson-Gambogi. After him are Hermann Muthesius, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Nikolay Zelinsky, Zinaida Yusupova, Vazha-Pshavela, and Eduard, Duke of Anhalt. Among people deceased in 1943, Richard Sears ranks 94. Before him are Ricardo Viñes, Giuseppe Terragni, Eric Knight, Hans Woellke, Guido Fubini, and Vladimir Kokovtsov. After him are Rihard Jakopič, Ivo Lola Ribar, Ludwig von Reuter, Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach, Willi Graf, and Otto Freundlich.
Others Born in 1861
Go to all RankingsConstantin Prezan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 59
Ludwig Thuille
COMPOSER
1861 - 1907
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 60
Spyridon Samaras
COMPOSER
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 61
Meir Dizengoff
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 62
Henri Mathias Berthelot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1931
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 63
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
PAINTER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 64
Richard Sears
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 65
Hermann Muthesius
ARCHITECT
1861 - 1927
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 66
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
LINGUIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 67
Nikolay Zelinsky
CHEMIST
1861 - 1953
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 68
Zinaida Yusupova
NOBLEMAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 69
Vazha-Pshavela
WRITER
1861 - 1915
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 70
Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsRicardo Viñes
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 88
Giuseppe Terragni
ARCHITECT
1904 - 1943
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 89
Eric Knight
WRITER
1897 - 1943
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 90
Hans Woellke
ATHLETE
1911 - 1943
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 91
Guido Fubini
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1943
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 92
Vladimir Kokovtsov
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1943
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 93
Richard Sears
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 94
Rihard Jakopič
PAINTER
1869 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 95
Ivo Lola Ribar
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1943
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 96
Ludwig von Reuter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1943
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 97
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 98
Willi Graf
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 99
Otto Freundlich
PAINTER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 100
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Sears ranks 3,688 out of 20,380. Before him are Martha Chase (1927), Howlin' Wolf (1910), Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872), Evel Knievel (1938), Larry Silverstein (1931), and Archibald Gracie IV (1858). After him are Tom Peters (1942), Denise Richards (1971), Kirk Acevedo (1971), Elizabeth Monroe (1768), James P. Allison (1948), and Chad Smith (1961).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMartha Chase
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2003
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,682
Howlin' Wolf
SINGER
1910 - 1976
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,683
Joseph Taylor Robinson
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1937
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 3,684
Evel Knievel
PAINTER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 3,685
Larry Silverstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,686
Archibald Gracie IV
WRITER
1858 - 1912
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,687
Richard Sears
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,688
Tom Peters
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,689
Denise Richards
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,690
Kirk Acevedo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,691
Elizabeth Monroe
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1830
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,692
James P. Allison
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,693
Chad Smith
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,694
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Richard Sears ranks 18. Before him are Serena Williams (1981), Don Budge (1915), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Rosemary Casals (1948), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), and Doris Hart (1925). After him are Karen Hantze Susman (1942), Sidney Wood (1911), Michael Chang (1972), Maureen Connolly (1934), Frank Parker (1916), and William Clothier (1881).
Serena Williams
1981 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 12
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 13
Pancho Gonzales
1928 - 1995
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 14
Rosemary Casals
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 15
Vitas Gerulaitis
1954 - 1994
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 16
Doris Hart
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 17
Richard Sears
1861 - 1943
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 18
Karen Hantze Susman
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 19
Sidney Wood
1911 - 2009
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 20
Michael Chang
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 21
Maureen Connolly
1934 - 1969
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 22
Frank Parker
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 23
William Clothier
1881 - 1962
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 24