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Dennis Johnson

1954 - 2007

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Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University. A prototypical late bloomer, Johnson overcame early struggles and had a successful NBA playing career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Johnson has received more than 1,909,621 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Dennis Johnson is the 142nd most popular basketball player (up from 150th in 2019), the 7,463rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,001st in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dennis Johnson ranks 142 out of 1,757. Before him are Zurab Sakandelidze, Panagiotis Giannakis, Dikembe Mutombo, Maigonis Valdmanis, Walt Bellamy, and Dave Bing. After him are Dennis Schröder, Gary Payton, James Harden, Dwyane Wade, Damir Šolman, and Russell Westbrook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Dennis Johnson ranks 367. Before him are Harvey Fierstein, Ariane Ascaride, Dietrich Thurau, Lawrence Summers, Nancy Wilson, and Uli Stein. After him are Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Marie-Theres Nadig, Leonard Mlodinow, Ravil Maganov, Ruby Bridges, and Susan Kare. Among people deceased in 2007, Dennis Johnson ranks 289. Before him are Robert Goulet, Miklós Páncsics, Enzo Biagi, Beverly Sills, Jimmy Makulis, and Roger Beaufrand. After him are Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, Igor Novikov, René Rémond, Roscoe Lee Browne, Pedro Cubilla, and Hansjörg Felmy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Johnson ranks 7,463 out of 20,380. Before him are Edie Adams (1927), Michael Behe (1952), Hassler Whitney (1907), Philip Agee (1935), Dave Bing (1943), and Saoirse Ronan (1994). After him are Lucy Parsons (1853), David Selby (1941), Karen Fukuhara (1992), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Jaimie Alexander (1984), and Kevin Young (1966).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dennis Johnson ranks 78. Before him are Kevin McHale (1957), Jo Jo White (1946), Doc Rivers (1961), David Blatt (1959), Walt Bellamy (1939), and Dave Bing (1943). After him are Gary Payton (1968), James Harden (1989), Dwyane Wade (1982), Russell Westbrook (1988), Frank Lubin (1910), and Vince Carter (1977).

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