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Charles Barkley

1963 - Today

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Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Bread Truck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the NBA's best rebounders and scorers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Barkley has received more than 16,793,352 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Charles Barkley is the 33rd most popular basketball player (down from 21st in 2019), the 3,015th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,102nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Charles Barkley ranks 33 out of 1,268. Before him are John Stockton, Mirza Delibašić, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, George Mikan, and Derrick Rose. After him are Bob Pettit, Dirk Nowitzki, Patrick Ewing, Isiah Thomas, Toni Kukoč, and Pat Riley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Charles Barkley ranks 96. Before him are Míchel, Marc Jacobs, Michel Gondry, Hülya Avşar, Anita Mui, and Pierre Nkurunziza. After him are Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Beals, Giuseppe Bergomi, Beata Szydło, Lauren Holly, and Khaltmaagiin Battulga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Barkley ranks 3,015 out of 18,182. Before him are P. J. Kennedy (1858), Edith Roosevelt (1861), Yvette Mimieux (1942), James F. Byrnes (1882), Eli Whitney (1765), and Eric Hoffer (1898). After him are Chad Smith (1961), Ronald Evans (1933), John Ritter (1948), John Basilone (1916), Patrick Henry (1736), and Madeleine Astor (1893).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Charles Barkley ranks 24. Before him are Elgin Baylor (1934), John Stockton (1962), Sam Jones (1933), John Havlicek (1940), George Mikan (1924), and Derrick Rose (1988). After him are Bob Pettit (1932), Isiah Thomas (1961), Pat Riley (1945), Moses Malone (1955), Stephen Curry (1988), and Allen Iverson (1975).

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