BASKETBALL PLAYER
Bill Walton
1952 - Today
Bill Walton
William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American television sportscaster and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national college player of the year awards (1972–1974), while leading UCLA to NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973 and an 88-game winning streak. After being selected as the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft, Walton led the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA championship in 1977, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award that season. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Walton has received more than 5,814,681 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Bill Walton is the 120th most popular basketball player (down from 109th in 2019), the 6,740th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,373rd in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
5.8M
Page Views (PV)
47.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
2.06
Effective Languages (L*)
4.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Bill Waltons by language
Over the past year Bill Walton has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 953,775 views, followed by Spanish (22,206), and Italian (17,153). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Dutch (147.07%), Malagasy (137.55%), and Egyptian Arabic (123.39%)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Bill Walton ranks 120 out of 1,757. Before him are Kevin Garnett, Dolph Schayes, George Gervin, John Wooden, James Worthy, and Steve Nash. After him are Miloš Teodosić, Dave Cowens, Borislav Stanković, Vlade Divac, Predrag Danilović, and Tom Heinsohn.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKevin Garnett
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 114
Dolph Schayes
1928 - 2015
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 115
George Gervin
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 116
John Wooden
1910 - 2010
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 117
James Worthy
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 118
Steve Nash
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 119
Bill Walton
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 120
Miloš Teodosić
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 121
Dave Cowens
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 122
Borislav Stanković
1925 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 123
Vlade Divac
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 124
Predrag Danilović
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 125
Tom Heinsohn
1934 - 2020
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 126
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Bill Walton ranks 371. Before him are André Comte-Sponville, Ketil Bjørnstad, Merrick Garland, David Weber, Carol Ann Susi, and Jiří Paroubek. After him are Yousaf Raza Gillani, Henrique Mecking, Vittorio Sgarbi, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jean-Christophe Rufin, and Benny Hinn.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsAndré Comte-Sponville
PHILOSOPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 365
Ketil Bjørnstad
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 366
Merrick Garland
LAWYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 367
David Weber
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 368
Carol Ann Susi
ACTOR
1952 - 2014
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 369
Jiří Paroubek
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 370
Bill Walton
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 371
Yousaf Raza Gillani
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 372
Henrique Mecking
CHESS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 373
Vittorio Sgarbi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 374
S. Epatha Merkerson
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 375
Jean-Christophe Rufin
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 376
Benny Hinn
PRESENTER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 377
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bill Walton ranks 6,740 out of 20,380. Before him are Jill Tarter (1944), Harley Race (1943), Noah Baumbach (1969), Laurance Rockefeller (1910), Brian Schmidt (1967), and Nick Adams (1931). After him are José Graziano da Silva (1949), William M. Evarts (1818), Samuel Dexter (1761), Jenny Shimizu (1967), Abbey Lincoln (1930), and Teri Weigel (1962).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJill Tarter
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 6,734
Harley Race
WRESTLER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6,735
Noah Baumbach
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6,736
Laurance Rockefeller
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6,737
Brian Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6,738
Nick Adams
ACTOR
1931 - 1968
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6,739
Bill Walton
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6,740
José Graziano da Silva
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 6,741
William M. Evarts
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 6,742
Samuel Dexter
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1816
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 6,743
Jenny Shimizu
MODEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 6,744
Abbey Lincoln
SINGER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 6,745
Teri Weigel
MODEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 6,746
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Bill Walton ranks 68. Before him are Walt Frazier (1945), Kevin Garnett (1976), Dolph Schayes (1928), George Gervin (1952), John Wooden (1910), and James Worthy (1961). After him are Dave Cowens (1948), Tom Heinsohn (1934), Marion Jones (1975), Kevin McHale (1957), Jo Jo White (1946), and Doc Rivers (1961).
Walt Frazier
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 62
Kevin Garnett
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 63
Dolph Schayes
1928 - 2015
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 64
George Gervin
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 65
John Wooden
1910 - 2010
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 66
James Worthy
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 67
Bill Walton
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 68
Dave Cowens
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 69
Tom Heinsohn
1934 - 2020
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 70
Marion Jones
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 71
Kevin McHale
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 72
Jo Jo White
1946 - 2018
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 73
Doc Rivers
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 74