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Sam Snead

1912 - 2002

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Samuel Jackson Snead (; May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Snead was awarded a record 94 gold medallions, for wins in PGA of America (referred to by most as the PGA) Tour events and later credited with winning a record 82 PGA Tour events tied with Tiger Woods, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times. Snead was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Snead is the 10th most popular golfer (up from 11th in 2019), the 11,574th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,691st in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Sam Snead ranks 10 out of 71. Before him are Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, and Lee Trevino. After him are Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Greg Norman, Byron Nelson, Annika Sörenstam, and Old Tom Morris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Sam Snead ranks 394. Before him are Jaap Mol, Joseph Van Ingelgem, Valerie Davies, Erik Larsson, Ettore Giannini, and Joseph Parecattil. After him are Marshall Wayne, Horace Gwynne, Henry M. Jackson, Zoltán Várkonyi, Wendy Barrie, and Zohra Sehgal. Among people deceased in 2002, Sam Snead ranks 322. Before him are Johnny Unitas, John James, Aglaja Veteranyi, Salman Raduyev, Krishan Kant, and W. T. Tutte. After him are Robert L. Forward, George Alec Effinger, Ward Kimball, Jack Fairman, Pratima Barua Pandey, and Adele Jergens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Snead ranks 11,576 out of 20,380. Before him are Eubie Blake (2), Gabriel Luna (1982), Scott Baio (1960), Mae Faggs (1932), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), and Fred VanVleet (1994). After him are Katherine MacDonald (1891), Wanda Sykes (1964), Robert L. Forward (1932), YG (1990), Richard Grenell (1966), and Virginia Weidler (1927).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Sam Snead ranks 7. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Jack Nicklaus (1940), Arnold Palmer (1929), Tiger Woods (1975), Ben Hogan (1912), and Lee Trevino (1939). After him are Walter Hagen (1892), Gene Sarazen (1902), Byron Nelson (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Michelle Wie (1989), and Phil Mickelson (1970).

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