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André Buffière

1922 - 2014

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Pierre André Buffière (12 November 1922 – 2 October 2014) was a French basketball player and coach. He was born in Vion, Ardèche. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Buffière has received more than 14,813 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. André Buffière is the 259th most popular basketball player (down from 219th in 2019), the 5,177th most popular biography from France (down from 4,643rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, André Buffière ranks 259 out of 1,757. Before him are Donald Piper, Bogdan Bogdanović, Rajko Žižić, Joe Dumars, Pierluigi Marzorati, and Vern Mikkelsen. After him are Michael Cooper, Petar Naumoski, Doug Collins, Andy Phillip, Aleksandr Salnikov, and Sabit Hadžić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, André Buffière ranks 418. Before him are Endre Tilli, Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Fyvush Finkel, Kai Winding, Harry Siljander, and Herb McKenley. After him are Redd Foxx, Andy Phillip, Joan Copeland, William Schallert, Willi Heeks, and George R. Price. Among people deceased in 2014, André Buffière ranks 481. Before him are Abel Laudonio, Béla Várady, Maxine Kumin, Scott Asheton, Mónica Spear, and Dick Jones. After him are Edward Clancy, L'Wren Scott, Kate O'Mara, Jeremiah Denton, Rinnat Safin, and Irene Fernandez.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Buffière ranks 5,177 out of 6,770. Before him are Mathieu Debuchy (1985), Léon Thiébaut (1878), Pierre Laurent (1957), Yeardley Smith (1964), Karl Toko Ekambi (1992), and Pierre Bastien (1953). After him are Paul Winter (1906), Ulrich Ramé (1972), Christine Muzio (1951), Alexandra Lamy (1971), Paul Sauvage (1939), and Patrice Loko (1970).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In France

Among basketball players born in France, André Buffière ranks 3. Before him are Dominique Wilkins (1960), and Michel Bonnevie (1921). After him are Vincent Collet (1963), Boris Diaw (1982), Nando de Colo (1987), Rudy Gobert (1992), Victor Wembanyama (2004), Antoine Rigaudeau (1971), Nicolas Batum (1988), Evan Fournier (1992), and Thomas Heurtel (1989).

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