BASKETBALL PLAYER
Donald Piper
1911 - 1963
Donald Piper
Donald Arthur Piper (March 5, 1911 – March 25, 1963) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Piper has received more than 17,586 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Piper is the 253rd most popular basketball player (down from 176th in 2019), the 10,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,636th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
18k
Page Views (PV)
50.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.04
Effective Languages (L*)
1.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Donald Piper ranks 253 out of 1,757. Before him are Nikola Mirotić, Rick Adelman, Vassilis Spanoulis, Bob Lanier, Peja Stojaković, and Shawn Kemp. After him are Bogdan Bogdanović, Rajko Žižić, Joe Dumars, Pierluigi Marzorati, Vern Mikkelsen, and André Buffière.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikola Mirotić
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 247
Rick Adelman
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 248
Vassilis Spanoulis
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 249
Bob Lanier
1948 - 2022
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 250
Peja Stojaković
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 251
Shawn Kemp
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 252
Donald Piper
1911 - 1963
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 253
Bogdan Bogdanović
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 254
Rajko Žižić
1955 - 2003
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 255
Joe Dumars
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 256
Pierluigi Marzorati
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 257
Vern Mikkelsen
1928 - 2013
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 258
André Buffière
1922 - 2014
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 259
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Donald Piper ranks 372. Before him are Joseph Pevney, Rudolf Kotormány, Kristina Brenk, Eric Williams, Helmut Braselmann, and Alfons Dorfner. After him are George Szekeres, Ruth Ford, Josef Krejci, Tursunoy Saidazimova, Alf Martinsen, and Sidney Wood. Among people deceased in 1963, Donald Piper ranks 211. Before him are Hubert Gough, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Sigvard Sivertsen, Bohumil Modrý, Tashi Namgyal, and Theodore Roethke. After him are Luis Pérez, Thomas Griffith Taylor, Calvin Bricker, Björn Þórðarson, Wanda Hawley, and Monty Woolley.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsJoseph Pevney
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 366
Rudolf Kotormány
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 367
Kristina Brenk
WRITER
1911 - 2009
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 368
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 369
Helmut Braselmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 370
Alfons Dorfner
ATHLETE
1911 - 1982
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 371
Donald Piper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1963
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 372
George Szekeres
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 2005
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 373
Ruth Ford
ACTOR
1911 - 2009
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 374
Josef Krejci
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 375
Tursunoy Saidazimova
SINGER
1911 - 1928
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 376
Alf Martinsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1988
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 377
Sidney Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1911 - 2009
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 378
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsHubert Gough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1963
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 205
Gian Giorgio Trissino
ATHLETE
1877 - 1963
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 206
Sigvard Sivertsen
GYMNAST
1881 - 1963
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 207
Bohumil Modrý
ATHLETE
1916 - 1963
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 208
Tashi Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1963
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 209
Theodore Roethke
WRITER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 210
Donald Piper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1963
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 211
Luis Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 212
Thomas Griffith Taylor
GEOGRAPHER
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 213
Calvin Bricker
ATHLETE
1884 - 1963
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 214
Björn Þórðarson
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 215
Wanda Hawley
ACTOR
1895 - 1963
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 216
Monty Woolley
ACTOR
1888 - 1963
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 217
In United States
Among people born in United States, Donald Piper ranks 10,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Cooper (1791), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Joseph Stadler (1880), Barrie M. Osborne (1944), George Saunders (1958), and Bob Skelton (1903). After him are Thora Birch (1982), Jim Starlin (1949), Gladys Brockwell (1893), David McCullough (1933), Maxine Kumin (1925), and Harold J. Stone (1913).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPeter Cooper
INVENTOR
1791 - 1883
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,598
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,599
Joseph Stadler
ATHLETE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,600
Barrie M. Osborne
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,601
George Saunders
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,602
Bob Skelton
SWIMMER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,603
Donald Piper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1963
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,604
Thora Birch
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 10,605
Jim Starlin
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 10,606
Gladys Brockwell
ACTOR
1893 - 1929
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 10,607
David McCullough
WRITER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 10,608
Maxine Kumin
WRITER
1925 - 2014
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 10,609
Harold J. Stone
ACTOR
1913 - 2005
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 10,610
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Donald Piper ranks 133. Before him are Dean Smith (1931), Paul Pierce (1977), Sam Bowie (1961), Rick Adelman (1946), Bob Lanier (1948), and Shawn Kemp (1969). After him are Joe Dumars (1963), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), Michael Cooper (1956), Doug Collins (1951), Andy Phillip (1922), and George Karl (1951).
Dean Smith
1931 - 2015
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 127
Paul Pierce
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 128
Sam Bowie
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 129
Rick Adelman
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 130
Bob Lanier
1948 - 2022
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 131
Shawn Kemp
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 132
Donald Piper
1911 - 1963
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 133
Joe Dumars
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 134
Vern Mikkelsen
1928 - 2013
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 135
Michael Cooper
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 136
Doug Collins
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 137
Andy Phillip
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 138
George Karl
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 139