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David Thompson

1953 - Today

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David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954), commonly known by the nickname "Skywalker", is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. He was previously a star in college for North Carolina State, leading the Wolfpack to its first NCAA championship in 1974. Thompson is one of the ten players to score 70 or more points in an NBA game. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Thompson has received more than 61,380 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). David Thompson is the 163rd most popular basketball player (up from 230th in 2019), the 7,978th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,742nd in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 61k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, David Thompson ranks 163 out of 1,757. Before him are Hal Greer, John Kundla, K. C. Jones, Dell Curry, Lauren Jackson, and Stojko Vranković. After him are Juan Carlos Navarro, Nikola Jokić, Mikheil Korkia, Tracy McGrady, Cesare Rubini, and Gennadi Volnov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, David Thompson ranks 369. Before him are Sergei Starostin, Robert Cray, Peter Firth, Ella Pamfilova, Peter Garrett, and Colin Hay. After him are David Thornton, Lyle Mays, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Carol Thatcher, Vijay Amritraj, and Jocelerme Privert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Thompson ranks 7,978 out of 20,380. Before him are Billie Eilish (2001), David Hand (1900), Aida Turturro (1962), Neal Hefti (1922), Frank Wykoff (1909), and Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844). After him are Adam Darius (1930), Henry Kolker (1874), Rachael Harris (1968), Peter Jason (1944), David Margulies (1937), and Lane Smith (1936).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, David Thompson ranks 92. Before him are Chuck Cooper (1926), Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Hal Greer (1936), John Kundla (1916), K. C. Jones (1932), and Dell Curry (1964). After him are Tracy McGrady (1979), Jason Kidd (1973), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Mark Eaton (1957), Ray Allen (1975), and Chris Paul (1985).

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