BASKETBALL PLAYER

Chris Andersen

1978 - Today

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Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman", Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Andersen has received more than 4,903,312 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Andersen is the 513th most popular basketball player (down from 113th in 2019), the 14,555th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,480th in 2019) and the 281st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Chris Andersen ranks 513 out of 1,757. Before him are Metta World Peace, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Latrell Sprewell, Tyronn Lue, Pablo Prigioni, and Buck Williams. After him are Eurelijus Žukauskas, Rasho Nesterović, Shane Larkin, Robertas Javtokas, Gianluca Basile, and Derek Fisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Chris Andersen ranks 484. Before him are Damien Bonnard, Jen Psaki, Massamasso Tchangai, Mariusz Jop, Edu Gaspar, and Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. After him are Eve, Francisco, Júlio César, Lars Bystøl, Linda Park, and Mariano Zabaleta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Andersen ranks 14,555 out of 20,380. Before him are Chandra Cheeseborough (1959), Buck Williams (1960), Charles Nelson Reilly (1931), Lena Park (1976), Julia Mancuso (1984), and Peter Del Vecho (1958). After him are Bill Ayers (1944), Felicia Day (1979), Allan Lichtman (1947), Tony Evers (1951), Doris Matsui (1944), and Mike Conley Sr. (1962).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Chris Andersen ranks 281. Before him are Duane Swanson (1913), Jack Ragland (1913), Metta World Peace (1979), Latrell Sprewell (1970), Tyronn Lue (1977), and Buck Williams (1960). After him are Shane Larkin (1992), Derek Fisher (1974), Gilbert Arenas (1982), Jay Arnette (1938), Deron Williams (1984), and Bailey Howell (1937).

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