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Dave Bing

1943 - Today

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David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman, and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After starring at Syracuse University, Bing played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a point guard for the Detroit Pistons (1966–1975), Washington Bullets (1975–1977), and Boston Celtics (1977–78). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Bing has received more than 885,823 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Dave Bing is the 115th most popular basketball player (up from 116th in 2019), the 6,633rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,134th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dave Bing ranks 115 out of 1,268Before him are Bill Walton, Modestas Paulauskas, James Harden, Kevin McHale, Chris Andersen, and Russell Westbrook. After him are James Worthy, Dolph Schayes, Alexander Belov, Vlade Divac, Carmelo Anthony, and Dave Cowens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Dave Bing ranks 419Before him are Dante Spinotti, Sam Hinds, Brian Hyland, Miguel Ángel Revilla, Lubomir Kavalek, and Christopher Cazenove. After him are Cilla Black, Ricardo Pavoni, Elizabeth Hartman, Albert Lee, Philippe Séguin, and Manfred Eicher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Bing ranks 6,633 out of 18,182Before him are John Warnock (1940), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), Medgar Evers (1925), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Sting (1959), and Neal E. Miller (1909). After him are Robert Guillaume (1927), Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863), William P. Gottlieb (1917), Paul McCrane (1961), Robert Rubin (1938), and Matt Frewer (1958).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dave Bing ranks 71Before him are David Blatt (1959), Bill Walton (1952), James Harden (1989), Kevin McHale (1957), Chris Andersen (1978), and Russell Westbrook (1988). After him are James Worthy (1961), Dolph Schayes (1928), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Dave Cowens (1948), Chris Paul (1985), and Dwyane Wade (1982).