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Bob Knight

1940 - 2023

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Robert Montgomery Knight (October 25, 1940 – November 1, 2023) was an American men's college basketball coach. Often referred to as Bobby Knight and nicknamed "the General", he won 902 NCAA Division I men's basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement and sixth all-time record at the time of his death. Knight was the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Knight has received more than 5,652,420 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Knight is the 300th most popular coach, the 12,000th most popular biography from United States and the 6th most popular American Coach.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.7M

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  • 38.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Bob Knight ranks 300 out of 328. Before him are Martin Reim, Markus Weinzierl, Matthias Jaissle, Tony Pulis, Vadão, and Tatsuma Yoshida. After him are Anatoly Baidachny, Sean Dyche, Ranko Popović, Bruno Lage, Andrea Mandorlini, and Pintado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Bob Knight ranks 526. Before him are Mary Rand, Don LaFontaine, Ken Fletcher, James Burrows, Brian Labone, and Terry McDermott. After him are Penelope Coelen, Maxine Hong Kingston, William Ferguson, Robert Pinsky, Mike Troy, and Barney Frank. Among people deceased in 2023, Bob Knight ranks 384. Before him are Odd Børre, Terry McDermott, Heath, Dick Savitt, François Bracci, and Bert I. Gordon. After him are John Devitt, Vani Jairam, Remigijus Valiulis, Evelyn Boyd Granville, Hossein Shahabi, and Dean Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Knight ranks 12,000 out of 18,182. Before him are Bridget Marquardt (1973), Gerry Ashworth (1942), Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Phil Katz (1962), Dennis Prager (1948), and Brandon Flowers (1981). After him are Rachel Miner (1980), Skylar Grey (1986), Marcus Mumford (1987), Levi Stubbs (1936), Kurtis Blow (1959), and Katrina Law (1985).

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Among COACHES In United States

Among coaches born in United States, Bob Knight ranks 6. Before him are Phil Jackson (1945), Gregg Popovich (1949), John Madden (1936), Bob Bradley (1958), and Bill Belichick (1952). After him are Billy Donovan (1965), Flip Saunders (1955), Steve Sampson (1957), and Fred Hoiberg (1972).

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