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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 631,977 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Harper is the 410th most popular basketball player (down from 368th in 2019), the 12,727th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,557th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Derek Harper ranks 410 out of 1,268. Before him are Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, JaVale McGee, Facundo Campazzo, Ersan İlyasova, Joel Embiid, and Don Barksdale. After him are Anne Donovan, A. C. Green, Rick Fox, Igor Rakočević, Shawn Marion, and Kyle Lowry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Derek Harper ranks 584. Before him are Werner Koch, Maja Haderlap, David Thompson, Julie White, E. G. Daily, and Agneta Andersson. After him are Anne Donovan, Alain Casanova, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Katrin Dörre-Heinig, Miro Gavran, and Byron Scott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derek Harper ranks 12,727 out of 18,182. Before him are Sarah Lancaster (1980), Jeph Loeb (1958), Zoey Deutch (1994), Erik Per Sullivan (1991), Carla Gallo (1975), and Claudia Goldin (1946). After him are Tarana Burke (1973), Anne Donovan (1961), Tom Ridge (1945), Jason James Richter (1980), Nat Pendleton (1895), and Tim Guinee (1962).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Derek Harper ranks 242. Before him are Roy Tarpley (1964), Joe Arlauckas (1965), John Johnson (1947), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), JaVale McGee (1988), and Don Barksdale (1923). After him are Anne Donovan (1961), A. C. Green (1963), Shawn Marion (1978), Kyle Lowry (1986), Earl Boykins (1976), and Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941).

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