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Clyde Drexler

1962 - Today

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Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clyde Drexler has received more than 4,475,409 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Clyde Drexler is the 10th most popular basketball player, the 1,173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,350th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Basketball Player.

Clyde Drexler is most famous for being a professional basketball player. He played in the NBA from 1983 to 2003, and he won two NBA championships with the Houston Rockets.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Clyde Drexler ranks 10 out of 1,757. Before him are Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, and Jerry West. After him are Dražen Petrović, Larry Bird, Svetislav Pešić, LeBron James, Pat Riley, and Radivoj Korać.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Clyde Drexler ranks 26. Before him are Mohammed Omar, Michelle Yeoh, Steve Carell, Wesley Snipes, Jon Bon Jovi, and Steve Irwin. After him are Yahya Sinwar, Izzy Stradlin, Joan Laporta, Evander Holyfield, Viktor Tsoi, and Stephen Chow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clyde Drexler ranks 1,173 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert S. Mulliken (1896), Roy O. Disney (1893), Susan Wojcicki (1968), Jackie Robinson (1919), Noah Gordon (1926), and Liliʻuokalani (1838). After him are Alonzo Church (1903), William Gibson (1948), Gene Sharp (1928), Yonatan Netanyahu (1946), Anjelica Huston (1951), and George Armitage Miller (1920).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Clyde Drexler ranks 10. Before him are Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Bill Russell (1934), Magic Johnson (1959), Kobe Bryant (1978), Dennis Rodman (1961), and Jerry West (1938). After him are Larry Bird (1956), LeBron James (1984), Pat Riley (1945), Julius Erving (1950), Oscar Robertson (1938), and Elgin Baylor (1934).

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