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Emeka Okafor

1982 - Today

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Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national championship. In his first season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2004–05, Okafor played for the Charlotte Bobcats and was named Rookie of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emeka Okafor has received more than 2,210,302 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Emeka Okafor is the 571st most popular basketball player (up from 595th in 2019), the 15,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,161st in 2019) and the 310th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 2.2M

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  • 44.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Emeka Okafor ranks 571 out of 1,757. Before him are Ante Tomić, Carlos Arroyo, Rodrigue Beaubois, Walter Berry, Rick Mahorn, and Don Chaney. After him are Ömer Aşık, Donatas Motiejūnas, Nikola Vučević, Fernando San Emeterio, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, and Fabien Causeur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Emeka Okafor ranks 470. Before him are Dae-ho Lee, Thomas Rohregger, Mohammed Bijeh, Joleon Lescott, Dynamo, and Kang Hye-jung. After him are Damon Wayans Jr., Tyson Chandler, Victor Khryapa, Marian Cozma, Drew Seeley, and Timmy Trumpet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Emeka Okafor ranks 15,005 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Serra (1974), Mehcad Brooks (1980), Mickie James (1979), Susan Pedersen (1953), Dylan Bruno (1972), and Robert Clohessy (1957). After him are Norman Petty (1927), Clarence DeMar (1888), Michelle Maylene (1987), Katt Williams (1971), Pete Domenici (1932), and Lisa Vidal (1965).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Emeka Okafor ranks 310. Before him are Ray Lumpp (1923), Lisa Leslie (1972), Brook Lopez (1988), Walter Berry (1964), Rick Mahorn (1958), and Don Chaney (1946). After him are Tyson Chandler (1982), Eric Gordon (1988), Bill Wheatley (1909), Kenny Smith (1965), Kevin Willis (1962), and Joe Caldwell (1941).

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