BASKETBALL PLAYER
Cliff Barker
1921 - 1998
Cliff Barker
Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was an American basketball player who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and two national championships at the University of Kentucky. While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons. A member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Barker has received more than 33,024 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Cliff Barker is the 390th most popular basketball player (down from 318th in 2019), the 13,015th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,464th in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
33k
Page Views (PV)
39.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Cliff Barker ranks 390 out of 1,757. Before her are Felipe Reyes, Nikos Zisis, Bojan Bogdanović, Rui Hachimura, Bill Cartwright, and Jan Veselý. After her are Cedric Maxwell, Kyle Anderson, Fabricio Oberto, İbrahim Kutluay, Paul Silas, and Alex Groza.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFelipe Reyes
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 384
Nikos Zisis
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 385
Bojan Bogdanović
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 386
Rui Hachimura
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 387
Bill Cartwright
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 388
Jan Veselý
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 389
Cliff Barker
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 390
Cedric Maxwell
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 391
Kyle Anderson
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 392
Fabricio Oberto
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 393
İbrahim Kutluay
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 394
Paul Silas
1943 - 2022
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 395
Alex Groza
1926 - 1995
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Cliff Barker ranks 457. Before her are Tommy Noonan, Monty Hall, John Lindsay, Wilbur Thompson, Harold Camping, and Robert Muldoon. After her are Janet Blair, Henry Cockburn, Tom Kilburn, Ted Ditchburn, Jack Valenti, and Terence Cooke. Among people deceased in 1998, Cliff Barker ranks 318. Before her are Donald Woods, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Barbara Burke, Ruth Clifford, Reidar Kvammen, and Muriel Humphrey Brown. After her are Catherine Cookson, Moshood Abiola, Albert Gore Sr., Dane Clark, Fred Wacker, and Gene Raymond.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsTommy Noonan
ACTOR
1921 - 1968
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 451
Monty Hall
PRESENTER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 452
John Lindsay
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2000
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 453
Wilbur Thompson
ATHLETE
1921 - 2013
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 454
Harold Camping
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2013
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 455
Robert Muldoon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 456
Cliff Barker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 457
Janet Blair
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 458
Henry Cockburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 459
Tom Kilburn
ENGINEER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 460
Ted Ditchburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 461
Jack Valenti
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2007
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 462
Terence Cooke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 1983
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 463
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsDonald Woods
ACTOR
1906 - 1998
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 312
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
PHYSICIST
1922 - 1998
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 313
Barbara Burke
ATHLETE
1917 - 1998
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 314
Ruth Clifford
ACTOR
1900 - 1998
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 315
Reidar Kvammen
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 316
Muriel Humphrey Brown
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1998
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 317
Cliff Barker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 318
Catherine Cookson
WRITER
1906 - 1998
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 319
Moshood Abiola
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1998
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 320
Albert Gore Sr.
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 321
Dane Clark
ACTOR
1912 - 1998
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 322
Fred Wacker
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1998
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 323
Gene Raymond
ACTOR
1908 - 1998
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 324
In United States
Among people born in United States, Cliff Barker ranks 13,015 out of 20,380. Before her are Lew Cody (1884), Rod La Rocque (1898), Joseph Cedar (1968), Linda Purl (1955), Catherine Burns (1945), and Paul Steinhardt (1952). After her are Diedrich Bader (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), D. B. Sweeney (1961), DJ Shadow (1972), and Adrienne Shelly (1966).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLew Cody
ACTOR
1884 - 1934
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 13,009
Rod La Rocque
ACTOR
1898 - 1969
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 13,010
Joseph Cedar
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 13,011
Linda Purl
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 13,012
Catherine Burns
ACTOR
1945 - 2019
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 13,013
Paul Steinhardt
PHYSICIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 13,014
Cliff Barker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 13,015
Diedrich Bader
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 13,016
David Sedaris
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 13,017
Frederica Sagor Maas
WRITER
1900 - 2012
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 13,018
D. B. Sweeney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 13,019
DJ Shadow
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 13,020
Adrienne Shelly
ACTOR
1966 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 13,021
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Cliff Barker ranks 204. Before her are Sam Perkins (1961), Mike Bantom (1951), Chet Walker (1940), Bob Boozer (1937), Greg Oden (1988), and Bill Cartwright (1957). After her are Cedric Maxwell (1955), Kyle Anderson (1993), Paul Silas (1943), Alex Groza (1926), Bernard King (1956), and Glen Rice (1967).
Sam Perkins
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 198
Mike Bantom
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 199
Chet Walker
1940 - 2024
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 200
Bob Boozer
1937 - 2012
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 201
Greg Oden
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 202
Bill Cartwright
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 203
Cliff Barker
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 204
Cedric Maxwell
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 205
Kyle Anderson
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 206
Paul Silas
1943 - 2022
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 207
Alex Groza
1926 - 1995
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 208
Bernard King
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 209
Glen Rice
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 210