BASKETBALL PLAYER

Ben Simmons

1996 - Today

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Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the LSU Tigers, after which he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. Simmons was selected with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Simmons has received more than 14,582,638 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ben Simmons is the 773rd most popular basketball player (down from 655th in 2019), the 638th most popular biography from Australia (down from 519th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Australian Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ben Simmons ranks 773 out of 1,757. Before him are Bo McCalebb, Michael Batiste, Scott Skiles, Gustavo Ayón, Danny Green, and Jamal Murray. After him are P. J. Tucker, Ruthie Bolton, Juan Ignacio Sánchez, Alex Acker, Nenê, and Becky Hammon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Ben Simmons ranks 252. Before him are Ryan Kent, Lukáš Haraslín, B.I, Almamy Touré, Princess Iman bint Abdullah, and Andrija Živković. After him are Jai Hindley, Daniel Felipe Martínez, Mykhailo Romanchuk, Lucas Boyé, Astrid S, and Fabrice Olinga.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ben Simmons ranks 638 out of 1,143. Before him are Alexei Popyrin (1999), Steve Corica (1973), Vanessa Amorosi (1981), Emma Snowsill (1981), Glynis Nunn (1960), and Heinrich Haussler (1984). After him are Jai Hindley (1996), Dianne Fromholtz (1956), Chris Vermeulen (1982), Justin Kurzel (1974), Robbie Kruse (1988), and Mick Gordon (1985).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Australia

Among basketball players born in Australia, Ben Simmons ranks 7. Before him are Lauren Jackson (1981), Kyrie Irving (1992), Belinda Snell (1981), David Andersen (1980), Andrew Bogut (1984), and Luc Longley (1969). After him are Joe Ingles (1987), Dante Exum (1995), Patty Mills (1988), Aleks Marić (1984), Matthew Dellavedova (1990), and Nathan Jawai (1986).

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