BASKETBALL PLAYER

Chris Paul

1985 - Today

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Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed "CP3" and "the Point God", is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, he has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA in assists five times and steals a record six times. Paul has also been selected to 12 NBA All-Star teams, 11 All-NBA teams, and nine NBA All-Defensive teams. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Paul has received more than 16,282,913 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Chris Paul is the 179th most popular basketball player (down from 122nd in 2019), the 8,385th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,893rd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Chris Paul ranks 179 out of 1,757. Before him are Sasha Vujačić, Carmelo Anthony, Željko Jerkov, Mark Eaton, Luka Dončić, and Ray Allen. After him are Gail Goodrich, Earl Monroe, Emiliano Rodríguez, Jure Zdovc, Dave DeBusschere, and Stepas Butautas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Chris Paul ranks 103. Before him are Michelle Trachtenberg, Alissa White-Gluz, Demba Ba, Claudia Kim, Rosa Salazar, and José Sosa. After him are Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Kayden Kross, Kellan Lutz, Mark Cavendish, Dulce María, and Pastor Maldonado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Paul ranks 8,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Bonney (1956), Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Gailard Sartain (1946), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), Dominique Swain (1980), and Mary Wilson (1944). After him are Melissa Belote (1956), Anna Thomson (1953), June Lockhart (1925), Charlie Murphy (1959), Martha Vickers (1925), and Herbert Jamison (1875).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Chris Paul ranks 98. Before him are David Thompson (1953), Tracy McGrady (1979), Jason Kidd (1973), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Mark Eaton (1957), and Ray Allen (1975). After him are Gail Goodrich (1943), Earl Monroe (1944), Dave DeBusschere (1940), Bob Kurland (1924), Jim Pollard (1922), and Rick Carlisle (1959).

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