BASKETBALL PLAYER
Ben Wallace
1974 - Today
Ben Wallace
Ben Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American basketball executive and former professional player who played most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons. He is regarded as the greatest undrafted player in NBA history, and was known for his shot-blocking, rebounding, and overall defensive play. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Wallace has received more than 3,796,843 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Wallace is the 34th most popular basketball player (up from 156th in 2019), the 2,997th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,165th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.8M
Page Views (PV)
54.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
10.97
Effective Languages (L*)
1.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Ben Wallace ranks 34 out of 1,757. Before him are Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Derrick Rose, Bob Cousy, and George Mikan. After him are John Stockton, Dirk Nowitzki, Anatoli Polivoda, Bob Pettit, Charles Barkley, and Toni Kukoč.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsScottie Pippen
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 28
Karl Malone
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 29
Hakeem Olajuwon
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 30
Derrick Rose
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 31
Bob Cousy
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 32
George Mikan
1924 - 2005
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 33
Ben Wallace
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 34
John Stockton
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 35
Dirk Nowitzki
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 36
Anatoli Polivoda
1947 - 2024
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 37
Bob Pettit
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 38
Charles Barkley
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 39
Toni Kukoč
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 40
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Ben Wallace ranks 33. Before him are Sérgio Conceição, Sébastien Loeb, Ariel Ortega, Chris Kyle, Kate Moss, and Mahershala Ali. After him are Marcelo Salas, Ingrida Šimonytė, Gaizka Mendieta, James Blunt, Jordi Cruyff, and Muqtada al-Sadr.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsSérgio Conceição
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 27
Sébastien Loeb
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 28
Ariel Ortega
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 29
Chris Kyle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2013
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 30
Kate Moss
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 31
Mahershala Ali
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 32
Ben Wallace
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 33
Marcelo Salas
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 34
Ingrida Šimonytė
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 35
Gaizka Mendieta
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 36
James Blunt
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 37
Jordi Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 38
Muqtada al-Sadr
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 39
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ben Wallace ranks 2,997 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Porcaro (1954), Gordon Cooper (1927), Donald O'Connor (1925), Marcia Gay Harden (1959), Hannibal Hamlin (1809), and Elihu Root (1845). After him are Bruce Beutler (1957), Claude Akins (1926), Charles Berlitz (1913), Tico Torres (1953), Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), and Henry Wilson (1812).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJeff Porcaro
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1992
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,991
Gordon Cooper
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,992
Donald O'Connor
ACTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,993
Marcia Gay Harden
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,994
Hannibal Hamlin
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1891
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,995
Elihu Root
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1937
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,996
Ben Wallace
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,997
Bruce Beutler
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,998
Claude Akins
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,999
Charles Berlitz
WRITER
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,000
Tico Torres
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,001
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1876
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,002
Henry Wilson
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1875
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,003
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Ben Wallace ranks 23. Before him are John Havlicek (1940), Scottie Pippen (1965), Karl Malone (1963), Derrick Rose (1988), Bob Cousy (1928), and George Mikan (1924). After him are John Stockton (1962), Bob Pettit (1932), Charles Barkley (1963), Moses Malone (1955), Stephen Curry (1988), and Rick Barry (1944).
John Havlicek
1940 - 2019
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 17
Scottie Pippen
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 18
Karl Malone
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 19
Derrick Rose
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 20
Bob Cousy
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 21
George Mikan
1924 - 2005
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 22
Ben Wallace
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 23
John Stockton
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 24
Bob Pettit
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 25
Charles Barkley
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 26
Moses Malone
1955 - 2015
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 27
Stephen Curry
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 28
Rick Barry
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 29