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Dick Boushka

1934 - 2019

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Richard James Boushka (July 29, 1934 – February 19, 2019) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Boushka played collegiately at Saint Louis University. Boushka won a gold medal with the 1956 U.S. Olympic team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Boushka has received more than 34,596 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Boushka is the 589th most popular basketball player (down from 579th in 2019), the 15,099th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,075th in 2019) and the 318th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35k

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  • 44.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dick Boushka ranks 589 out of 1,757. Before him are Johannes Voigtmann, Kenny Smith, Kevin Willis, Moritz Wagner, Joe Caldwell, and Kyle Hines. After him are Andrew Bogut, Bill Bridges, Lusia Harris, Kostas Sloukas, Dāvis Bertāns, and Jon Robert Holden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Dick Boushka ranks 578. Before him are Ann Wedgeworth, Ahmed Rushdi, Jonathan Miller, Vijaya Mehta, Hamilton Camp, and Marlene Mathews. After him are George Ryan, Ronnie Moran, Jim Jeffords, Ronnie Carroll, Mel Carnahan, and Eddie Clamp. Among people deceased in 2019, Dick Boushka ranks 593. Before him are John Dingell, Oliver Mtukudzi, Jonathan Miller, Lisa Martinek, Windsor Davies, and Ashley Massaro. After him are David Bellamy, Lisa Sheridan, Andrea Levy, Denise Nickerson, Nipsey Hussle, and Junior Agogo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Boushka ranks 15,099 out of 20,380. Before him are Cosma Shiva Hagen (1981), Gedde Watanabe (1955), Eddie Steeples (1973), Kendra Sunderland (1995), Joan Davis (1912), and Charles O. Hobaugh (1961). After him are David Corenswet (1993), William Goldsmith (1972), Frances Reid (1914), Q-Tip (1970), Stephen Bishop (1951), and Gale Robbins (1921).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dick Boushka ranks 318. Before him are Eric Gordon (1988), Bill Wheatley (1909), Kenny Smith (1965), Kevin Willis (1962), Joe Caldwell (1941), and Kyle Hines (1986). After him are Bill Bridges (1939), Lusia Harris (1955), Jon Robert Holden (1976), Marcus Brown (1974), LaMarcus Aldridge (1985), and Bryant Dunston (1986).

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