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Dirk Nowitzki

1978 - Today

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Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski], ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dirk Nowitzki has received more than 11,413,410 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Dirk Nowitzki is the 35th most popular basketball player (up from 49th in 2019), the 2,529th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,651st in 2019) and the most popular German Basketball Player.

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  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 35 out of 1,268. Before him are Sam Jones, John Havlicek, George Mikan, Derrick Rose, Charles Barkley, and Bob Pettit. After him are Patrick Ewing, Isiah Thomas, Toni Kukoč, Pat Riley, Moses Malone, and Stephen Curry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 29. Before him are Zoe Saldana, Manny Pacquiao, Tom Ellis, Dejan Stanković, Kevin Federline, and Lauren German. After him are Johnny Sins, Josh Hartnett, Ricardo Carvalho, Lúcio, Vanessa-Mae, and Jensen Ackles.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 2,529 out of 6,142. Before him are Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796), Walter Krüger (1892), Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723), Christoph Amberger (1505), Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (1517), and Heinrich Barkhausen (1881). After him are Josef Bürckel (1895), Princess Augusta of Prussia (1780), Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780), Alexander von Linsingen (1850), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), and Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Germany

Among basketball players born in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 1. After him are Detlef Schrempf (1963), Shawn Bradley (1972), Dennis Schröder (1993), Carlos Boozer (1981), Tibor Pleiß (1989), Kiki VanDeWeghe (1958), Dalibor Bagarić (1980), Anthony Randolph (1989), Robin Benzing (1989), Daniel Theis (1992), and Jan Jagla (1981).

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