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Billy Cunningham

1943 - Today

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William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers (nine as player, eight as coach), and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA. One of basketball's all-time greats, Cunningham was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and honored by selection to both the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams as one of its legendary players, as well as to the ABA All-Time Team. He was further honored in 1990 when he was selected at as part of the 1st class to enter the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Cunningham has received more than 872,464 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Billy Cunningham is the 15,262nd most popular politician (down from 13,918th in 2019), the 7,790th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,080th in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Billy Cunningham ranks 15,262 out of 19,576. Before him are Cyrille Adoula, Juan Bautista de Anza, Leyla Yunus, Joan, Lady of Wales, Pak Ui-chun, and Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa. After him are Dimitrij Rupel, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Abuzed Omar Dorda, DeWitt Clinton, Donduk Kuular, and Jhala Nath Khanal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Billy Cunningham ranks 525. Before him are Gil Gerard, Ahmed Sofa, Florence Ballard, Helen Quinn, Marita Lange, and Carole Caldwell Graebner. After him are Lynn Burke, William Chittick, Pavel Lednyov, Albin Vidović, Lubomir Kavalek, and Kenny Barron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Cunningham ranks 7,790 out of 20,380. Before him are Diane Warren (1956), Mandy Moore (1984), Daniel Kinsey (1902), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), Charles Bassett (1931), and John Lipsky (1947). After him are Willard Scott (1934), Dorothy Cheney (1916), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Esther Phillips (1935), DeWitt Clinton (1769), and Kyle Gass (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Billy Cunningham ranks 494. Before him are Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Metacomet (1639), Earl Browder (1891), James Brady (1940), Eugene Meyer (1875), and John W. Snow (1939). After him are DeWitt Clinton (1769), Jeff Sessions (1946), Julian Castro (1974), Dick Durbin (1944), Richard Henry Lee (1732), and Jean Carnahan (1933).

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