Claim profile

Arnold Palmer

American golfer (1929–2016)

  • Fame57.4
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia39.9K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1929–2016, aged 87United States
United StatesUnited StatesAthletesAthlete
  • Wikipedia
    42 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1929–2016
    Aged 87
  • Known for
    Return to Campus
    1975
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed "the King", Palmer was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.

Deep cuts

Teams

Low confidence
  • Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's golf
Deep cuts

Awards

Low confidence
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Theodore Roosevelt Award
  • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
  • Congressional Gold Medal
  • World Golf Hall of Fame
By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
57.4
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical24.8
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources