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Charles Oakley

1963 - Today

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Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley is best known for playing 10 of his 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks. As a power forward, he consistently ranked as one of the best rebounders and defensive players in the NBA. He also played for the Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, and Houston Rockets. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Oakley has received more than 3,182,183 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Oakley is the 453rd most popular basketball player (down from 378th in 2019), the 13,974th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,314th in 2019) and the 245th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Charles Oakley ranks 453 out of 1,757. Before her are Andrés Nocioni, Kenny Rollins, Kermit Washington, DeMarcus Cousins, Domantas Sabonis, and Lucious Jackson. After her are Jayson Tatum, Nikola Peković, Kevin Love, Earl Boykins, Álex Mumbrú, and Nikola Vujčić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Charles Oakley ranks 716. Before her are Waldemar Legień, Paul Kipkoech, Manuela Machado, Wouter Bos, Helen Sharman, and Olga Chernyavskaya. After her are Giovanni Francini, Oğuz Çetin, Russell T Davies, Cristina Marcos, Armando Iannucci, and Rolando Maran.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Oakley ranks 13,974 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Webb (1915), Lucious Jackson (1941), Helen Wagner (1918), Greg Berlanti (1972), Brandon Teena (1972), and David DeLuise (1971). After her are Norman Thomas (1884), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), Gillian Jacobs (1982), Beth Heiden (1959), Walter Donaldson (1893), and Wyatt Russell (1986).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Charles Oakley ranks 245. Before her are Chuck Share (1927), Kenny Rollins (1923), Kermit Washington (1951), DeMarcus Cousins (1990), Domantas Sabonis (1996), and Lucious Jackson (1941). After her are Jayson Tatum (1998), Kevin Love (1988), Earl Boykins (1976), Nick Calathes (1989), Alvan Adams (1954), and Craig Hodges (1960).

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