BASKETBALL PLAYER

Bill Russell

1934 - 2022

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William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. He was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Russell has received more than 15,276,315 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Bill Russell is the 5th most popular basketball player, the 790th most popular biography from United States (down from 762nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Basketball Player.

Bill Russell is an American former professional basketball player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He played for the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969 and won 11 NBA championships during his career, making him the most successful player in the history of the league. Russell is also known for his activism in the civil rights movement and for his contributions to the sport as a coach and mentor to young players.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Bill Russell ranks 5 out of 1,757. Before him are Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain. After him are Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, Dražen Petrović, and Larry Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Bill Russell ranks 45. Before him are Bill Bixby, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Alan Arkin, Otar Iosseliani, Tarcisio Bertone, and Jacques Anquetil. After him are David J. Thouless, Jonas Savimbi, John L. Hall, Georges Moustaki, Brian Epstein, and Wole Soyinka. Among people deceased in 2022, Bill Russell ranks 38. Before him are Wolfgang Petersen, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Bruno Latour, Mylène Demongeot, Ray Liotta, and James Caan. After him are William Hurt, Angelo Sodano, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Ayaz Mutallibov, Kakuichi Mimura, and Jacques Perrin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Russell ranks 790 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert McNamara (1916), Dalton Trumbo (1905), Judith Butler (1956), Antony Blinken (1962), Mark Hamill (1951), and Marvin Gaye (1939). After him are Douglass North (1920), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), William Alfred Fowler (1911), George Eastman (1854), John Goodman (1952), and William Saroyan (1908).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Bill Russell ranks 5. Before him are Michael Jordan (1963), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), and Wilt Chamberlain (1936). After him are Magic Johnson (1959), Kobe Bryant (1978), Dennis Rodman (1961), Jerry West (1938), Clyde Drexler (1962), Larry Bird (1956), and LeBron James (1984).

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