TENNIS PLAYER
Serena Williams
1981 - Today

Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks (third-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Serena Williams is the 41st most popular tennis player (down from 24th in 2019), the 2,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,676th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Serena Williams ranks 41 out of 1,569. Before her are Venus Williams, Gabriela Sabatini, Bill Tilden, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, and Shirley Fry. After her are Don Budge, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Jaroslav Drobný, Jean Borotra, Max Decugis, and Fred Stolle.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVenus Williams
1980 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 35
Gabriela Sabatini
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 36
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 37
Stefan Edberg
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 38
Pete Sampras
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 39
Shirley Fry
1927 - 2021
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 40
Serena Williams
1981 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 41
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 42
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 43
Jaroslav Drobný
1921 - 2001
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 44
Jean Borotra
1898 - 1994
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 45
Max Decugis
1882 - 1978
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 46
Fred Stolle
1938 - 2025
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Serena Williams ranks 18. Before her are Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, Pitbull, Park Ji-sung, David Villa, and Abu Mohammad al-Julani. After her are Maicon Sisenando, Billy Martin, Justin Timberlake, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, and LP.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsSamuel Eto'o
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 12
Britney Spears
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 13
Pitbull
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 14
Park Ji-sung
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 15
David Villa
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 16
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
EXTREMIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 17
Serena Williams
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 18
Maicon Sisenando
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 19
Billy Martin
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 20
Justin Timberlake
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 21
Alessandra Ambrosio
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 22
Adriana Lima
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 23
LP
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 24
In United States
Among people born in United States, Serena Williams ranks 2,220 out of 20,380. Before her are Vera Miles (1929), Julia Child (1912), Nathan Rosen (1909), Wes Anderson (1969), Shirley Fry (1927), and Erich Segal (1937). After her are Jennifer Garner (1972), John List (1925), Betty Friedan (1921), Robert F. Engle (1942), Jack Kemp (1935), and Josephine Chaplin (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsVera Miles
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2,214
Julia Child
CHEF
1912 - 2004
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2,215
Nathan Rosen
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2,216
Wes Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2,217
Shirley Fry
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2021
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2,218
Erich Segal
WRITER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2,219
Serena Williams
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2,220
Jennifer Garner
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 2,221
John List
EXTREMIST
1925 - 2008
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 2,222
Betty Friedan
WRITER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 2,223
Robert F. Engle
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 2,224
Jack Kemp
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 2,225
Josephine Chaplin
ACTOR
1949 - 2023
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 2,226
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States
Among tennis players born in United States, Serena Williams ranks 12. Before her are Chris Evert (1954), Arthur Ashe (1943), Venus Williams (1980), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), and Shirley Fry (1927). After her are Don Budge (1915), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Rosemary Casals (1948), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Doris Hart (1925), and Richard Sears (1861).
Chris Evert
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 6
Arthur Ashe
1943 - 1993
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 7
Venus Williams
1980 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 8
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 9
Pete Sampras
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 10
Shirley Fry
1927 - 2021
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 11
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