BASKETBALL PLAYER

Derek Harper

1961 - Today

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Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A second-team All-American at the University of Illinois, he was the 11th overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft and spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Lakers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Harper has received more than 682,987 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Harper is the 626th most popular basketball player (down from 410th in 2019), the 15,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,698th in 2019) and the 339th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Derek Harper ranks 626 out of 1,757. Before him are Stefan Jović, Franz Wagner, Erazem Lorbek, Kenny Atkinson, Bruce Bowen, and Kyle Lowry. After him are LaMelo Ball, Anthony Parker, Seth Curry, Carlton Myers, Nik Stauskas, and Petteri Koponen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Derek Harper ranks 763. Before him are Susan Kilrain, Bruce Cohen, Mauro Numa, Ali Hussein Shihab, Dominique Bijotat, and Tamar Beruchashvili. After him are Blair Horn, Pat Toomey, Akimasa Nakamura, Bice Vanzetta, José Francisco Calí Tzay, and Abdelhamid Sadmi.

Others Born in 1961

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derek Harper ranks 15,333 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven López (1978), Sue Hendrickson (1949), James F. Reilly (1954), Kyle Lowry (1986), Ariana DeBose (1991), and Chi Cheng (1970). After him are Faith Ford (1964), Maria Menounos (1978), John Chafee (1922), Gerald Tinker (1951), LaMelo Ball (2001), and Inger Miller (1972).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Derek Harper ranks 339. Before him are Steve Smith (1969), Trae Young (1998), Elton Brand (1979), Kenny Atkinson (1967), Bruce Bowen (1971), and Kyle Lowry (1986). After him are LaMelo Ball (2001), Anthony Parker (1975), Seth Curry (1990), Frank Vogel (1973), Kent Benson (1954), and Zach LaVine (1995).

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