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Bill Sharman

1926 - 2013

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William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered the greatest backcourt duo of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Sharman has received more than 871,309 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bill Sharman is the 103rd most popular basketball player (down from 70th in 2019), the 6,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,343rd in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

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  • 47.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Bill Sharman ranks 103 out of 1,268Before him are Paul Arizin, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Walt Frazier, Vince Carter, Bob McAdoo, and Dejan Bodiroga. After him are Mike D'Antoni, Frank Lubin, John Wooden, David Blatt, Dikembe Mutombo, and Bill Walton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bill Sharman ranks 292Before him are Fritz Stern, Rodolfo Pini, Jean Poiret, Anneliese Rothenberger, James Best, and Andy Griffith. After him are Bernard Agré, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Ali Javan, René Depestre, Enzo Sacchi, and A. N. R. Robinson. Among people deceased in 2013, Bill Sharman ranks 287Before him are Imre Nagy, Ottavio Missoni, Valeri Zolotukhin, Boris Vasilyev, Harold Agnew, and Viktor Tsybulenko. After him are Princess Margarita of Baden, Vivi Bach, Amparo Rivelles, Ramon Dekkers, Vladimir Yengibaryan, and Chico Hamilton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Sharman ranks 6,116 out of 18,182Before him are Edie Falco (1963), Charles Lang (1902), Mamie Van Doren (1931), Jamie Gillis (1943), Doug Liman (1965), and Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902). After him are Wang Leehom (1976), Joseph Sargent (1925), Stoya (1986), Barry Corbin (1940), Efraim Zuroff (1948), and Herman Cain (1945).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Bill Sharman ranks 61Before him are Kevin Garnett (1976), Nate Archibald (1948), Paul Arizin (1928), Walt Frazier (1945), Vince Carter (1977), and Bob McAdoo (1951). After him are Mike D'Antoni (1951), Frank Lubin (1910), John Wooden (1910), David Blatt (1959), Bill Walton (1952), and James Harden (1989).