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Chuck Cooper

1926 - 1984

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Charles Henry Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. Cooper played college basketball for Duquesne University and was named an All-American. According to the November 18, 1950 issue of the Afro-American newspaper, he was the first Black "basketer" [sic] to be named an All-American college athlete. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chuck Cooper has received more than 10,095 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Cooper is the 153rd most popular basketball player (up from 172nd in 2019), the 7,724th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,606th in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Chuck Cooper ranks 153 out of 1,757. Before him are Damir Šolman, Russell Westbrook, Frank Lubin, Vince Carter, Walter Davis, and Saša Obradović. After him are Rudy Tomjanovich, Jaak Lipso, Carlos Blixen, Hal Greer, John Kundla, and K. C. Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Chuck Cooper ranks 392. Before him are Evelyn Lear, Sverre Stenersen, Bill Black, Angus Scrimm, Noor Jehan, and Vira Vovk. After him are Georgi Yumatov, Mustafa Ertan, Ernest Mühlen, Helen Gallagher, Stafford Beer, and Tapio Mäkelä. Among people deceased in 1984, Chuck Cooper ranks 200. Before him are Alice Neel, Martin Luther King Sr., Bernard Lonergan, Balasaraswati, Anna Świrszczyńska, and Chester Himes. After him are Aldo Campatelli, Anders Haugen, Esther Phillips, Ivor Montagu, Puck van Heel, and Joseph Gonzales.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Cooper ranks 7,724 out of 20,380. Before him are Loni Anderson (1945), Miriam Cooper (1891), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), Edward Binns (1916), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), and Bill Camp (1961). After him are Margaret O'Brien (1937), Ken Starr (1946), Ted McGinley (1958), Zoot Sims (1925), Thomas Hart Benton (1889), and Rita Gam (1927).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Chuck Cooper ranks 86. Before him are James Harden (1989), Dwyane Wade (1982), Russell Westbrook (1988), Frank Lubin (1910), Vince Carter (1977), and Walter Davis (1954). After him are Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Hal Greer (1936), John Kundla (1916), K. C. Jones (1932), Dell Curry (1964), and David Thompson (1953).

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