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Dikembe Mutombo

1966 - Today

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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo" for his defensive prowess, he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dikembe Mutombo has received more than 5,887,195 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Dikembe Mutombo is the 108th most popular basketball player (up from 112th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Basketball Player.

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  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 108 out of 1,268. Before him are Dejan Bodiroga, Bill Sharman, Mike D'Antoni, Frank Lubin, John Wooden, and David Blatt. After him are Bill Walton, Modestas Paulauskas, James Harden, Kevin McHale, Chris Andersen, and Russell Westbrook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 157. Before him are Freddy Rincón, Tom Henning Øvrebø, Kim Kielsen, Hossam Hassan, Rubén Sosa, and Suleyman Kerimov. After him are Michael Imperioli, Claudia Wells, Michelle Akers, Wim Jonk, Lisa Stansfield, and Benedicta Boccoli.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 16 out of 84. Before him are Ota Benga (1883), Claude Makélélé (1973), Joseph Kabila (1971), Papa Wemba (1949), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), and Ndaye Mulamba (1948). After him are Franco Luambo (1938), Steve Mandanda (1985), Marie Myriam (1957), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Koffi Olomide (1956), and Sylvestre Ilunga (1947).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among basketball players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 1. After him are D. J. Mbenga (1980), Bismack Biyombo (1992), Christian Eyenga (1989), Charles Kahudi (1986), and Emmanuel Mudiay (1996).

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