Basketball Player
Maurice Stokes
American basketball player
1933 - 1970
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Maurice Stokes
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Maurice Stokes is the 289th most popular basketball player (down from 230th in 2024), the 11,477th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,994th in 2019) and the 159th most popular American Basketball Player.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Basketball Players
Among basketball players, Maurice Stokes ranks 289 out of 1,757. Before him are Victor Wembanyama, Luis Scola, Don Meineke, Kyrie Irving, Hedo Türkoğlu, and Fernando Martín Espina. After him are Jack Ragland, Željko Rebrača, Gus Williams, Ralph Bishop, Sergejus Jovaiša, and Tex Gibbons.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVictor Wembanyama
2004 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 283
Luis Scola
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 284
Don Meineke
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 285
Kyrie Irving
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 286
Hedo Türkoğlu
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 287
Fernando Martín Espina
1962 - 1989
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 288
Maurice Stokes
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 289
Jack Ragland
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 290
Željko Rebrača
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 291
Gus Williams
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 292
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 293
Sergejus Jovaiša
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 294
Tex Gibbons
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Maurice Stokes ranks 513. Before him are Jeffrey Goldstone, Mihály Mayer, Raúl Sánchez, Lloyd Price, Colin Davis, and Buddy MacKay. After him are Glenn Corbett, Irwin M. Jacobs, Bill Hayden, David McCullough, Donald Burgess, and Jackie Blanchflower. Among people deceased in 1970, Maurice Stokes ranks 256. Before him are John T. Scopes, Teofilo Spasojević, Laura Knight, Keen Johnson, Don Finlay, and Richard Hofstadter. After him are Chester Morris, Charles Olson, Richard Cushing, Earl Hooker, Marjorie Rambeau, and Louis Fischer.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsJeffrey Goldstone
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 507
Mihály Mayer
ATHLETE
1933 - 2000
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 508
Raúl Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 509
Lloyd Price
SINGER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 510
Colin Davis
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 511
Buddy MacKay
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 512
Maurice Stokes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 513
Glenn Corbett
ACTOR
1933 - 1993
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 514
Irwin M. Jacobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 515
Bill Hayden
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 516
David McCullough
WRITER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 517
Donald Burgess
CYCLIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 518
Jackie Blanchflower
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1998
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 519
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsJohn T. Scopes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1970
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 250
Teofilo Spasojević
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1970
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 251
Laura Knight
PAINTER
1877 - 1970
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 252
Keen Johnson
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1970
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 253
Don Finlay
ATHLETE
1909 - 1970
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 254
Richard Hofstadter
HISTORIAN
1916 - 1970
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 255
Maurice Stokes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 256
Chester Morris
ACTOR
1901 - 1970
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 257
Charles Olson
WRITER
1910 - 1970
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 258
Richard Cushing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1970
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 259
Earl Hooker
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1970
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 260
Marjorie Rambeau
ACTOR
1889 - 1970
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 261
Louis Fischer
JOURNALIST
1896 - 1970
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 262
In United States
Among people born in United States, Maurice Stokes ranks 11,477 out of NaN. Before him are Bridgette Wilson (1973), Alva Belmont (1853), David Hyde Pierce (1959), Gracie Allen (1895), Jonathan Richman (1951), and John Allen Nelson (1959). After him are Dan Henderson (1970), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jack Ragland (1913), Paul Orndorff (1949), Bob Uecker (1934), and Peter Erskine (1954).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBridgette Wilson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,471
Alva Belmont
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1933
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,472
David Hyde Pierce
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,473
Gracie Allen
ACTOR
1895 - 1964
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,474
Jonathan Richman
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,475
John Allen Nelson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,476
Maurice Stokes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,477
Dan Henderson
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,478
Patricia Roberts Harris
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1985
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,479
Jack Ragland
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,480
Paul Orndorff
WRESTLER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,481
Bob Uecker
ACTOR
1934 - 2025
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,482
Peter Erskine
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,483
Among Basketball Players In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Maurice Stokes ranks 159. Before him are Spud Webb (1963), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Chuck Cooper (1926), Derrick White (1994), Artis Gilmore (1949), and Don Meineke (1930). After him are Jack Ragland (1913), Gus Williams (1953), Ralph Bishop (1915), Tex Gibbons (1907), Jim Loscutoff (1930), and Fred VanVleet (1994).
Spud Webb
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 153
Carmelo Anthony
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 154
Chuck Cooper
1926 - 1984
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 155
Derrick White
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 156
Artis Gilmore
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 157
Don Meineke
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 158
Maurice Stokes
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 159
Jack Ragland
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 160
Gus Williams
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 161
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 162
Tex Gibbons
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 163
Jim Loscutoff
1930 - 2015
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 164
Fred VanVleet
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 165






















































