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Allen Iverson

1975 - Today

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Allen Ezail Iverson ( EYE-vər-sən; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iverson won NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1997 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Iverson has received more than 18,953,385 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Allen Iverson is the 56th most popular basketball player (down from 43rd in 2019), the 4,020th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,537th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Allen Iverson ranks 56 out of 1,757. Before him are Patrick Ewing, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, David Robinson, Alexander Gomelsky, Nikos Galis, and Aleksandar Đorđević. After him are Robert Parish, Terry Dischinger, Muggsy Bogues, Don Nelson, Dragan Kićanović, and Steve Kerr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Allen Iverson ranks 55. Before him are Fergie, Tiger Woods, Marc-Vivien Foé, Jonah Lomu, Suriya, and Michael Bublé. After him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Míchel Salgado, Asia Argento, Natalie Imbruglia, José Manuel Pinto, and India Summer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Iverson ranks 4,020 out of 20,380. Before him are Danneel Ackles (1979), Judith Reisman (1935), Greg LeMond (1961), Linda Harrison (1945), Brett Lunger (1945), and Gilbert Baker (1951). After him are Penny Marshall (1943), Edwin H. Land (1909), Marky Ramone (1952), Marla Maples (1963), Charles Geschke (1939), and T-Bone Walker (1910).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Allen Iverson ranks 34. Before him are Stephen Curry (1988), Rick Barry (1944), Red Auerbach (1917), Isiah Thomas (1961), David Robinson (1965), and Nikos Galis (1957). After him are Robert Parish (1953), Terry Dischinger (1940), Muggsy Bogues (1965), Don Nelson (1940), Pete Maravich (1947), and Nate Thurmond (1941).

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