BASKETBALL PLAYER

Elvin Hayes

1945 - Today

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Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945), nicknamed "The Big E", is an American former professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma mater Houston Cougars. He is a member of the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and an inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Known for both his offensive and defensive prowess, Hayes is often regarded as one of the best power forwards in NBA history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvin Hayes has received more than 1,351,095 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Elvin Hayes is the 71st most popular basketball player (down from 66th in 2019), the 4,765th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,760th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Elvin Hayes ranks 71 out of 1,757. Before her are Willis Reed, Chuck Daly, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Ivo Daneu, Tony Parker, and Dejan Bodiroga. After her are Vladimir Tkachenko, Zoran Slavnić, Petar Skansi, Tim Duncan, Velimir Perasović, and Ettore Messina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Elvin Hayes ranks 311. Before her are Gérard Lenorman, Yuri Antonov, Nadezhda Chizhova, Philippe Ouédraogo, Vladimiro Montesinos, and Carrie Snodgress. After her are Ivan Lins, Helen Fisher, Sam Webb, Jeremy Bulloch, Jörg Immendorff, and John Rutter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elvin Hayes ranks 4,765 out of 20,380. Before her are Betsy Blair (1923), Robert Barro (1944), Cheryl Ladd (1951), Stanley Cavell (1926), Alice Coachman (1923), and Edward Chamberlin (1899). After her are Christopher Atkins (1961), Prodigy (1974), Charlie Haden (1937), Michael Moriarty (1941), Tim Kang (1973), and Thomas Jane (1969).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Elvin Hayes ranks 43. Before her are Muggsy Bogues (1965), Don Nelson (1940), Pete Maravich (1947), Nate Thurmond (1941), Willis Reed (1942), and Chuck Daly (1930). After her are Sam Jones (1933), Len Bias (1963), Lenny Wilkens (1937), Kevin Durant (1988), Paul Arizin (1928), and Wes Unseld (1946).

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