BASKETBALL PLAYER

Fernando Martín Espina

1962 - 1989

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Fernando Martín Espina (March 25, 1962 – December 3, 1989) was a Spanish professional basketball player who was considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players ever. Martín was 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and he played primarily at the center and power forward positions. He was considered a talented all-around athlete. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Martín Espina has received more than 177,576 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Fernando Martín Espina is the 171st most popular basketball player (up from 205th in 2019), the 1,712th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,692nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Fernando Martín Espina ranks 171 out of 1,757. Before him are Nikola Jokić, Mikheil Korkia, Tracy McGrady, Cesare Rubini, Gennadi Volnov, and Jason Kidd. After him are Joann Lõssov, Sasha Vujačić, Carmelo Anthony, Željko Jerkov, Mark Eaton, and Luka Dončić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Fernando Martín Espina ranks 324. Before him are Anvar Chingizoglu, Claire Voisin, Andrei Panin, Gilby Clarke, Roger Clemens, and Volker Weidler. After him are Nia Vardalos, Héctor Enrique, Gene Anthony Ray, Nabil Maâloul, Lisa Randall, and Gail Ann Dorsey. Among people deceased in 1989, Fernando Martín Espina ranks 241. Before him are Birago Diop, Richard Rado, László Papp, Willibald Kreß, Federico Saiz, and Scott O'Dell. After him are Lynn Bari, Lee Calhoun, Jean Despeaux, Ansa Ikonen, Virgil Thomson, and Willie Steele.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando Martín Espina ranks 1,712 out of 3,355. Before him are Adama Traoré (1996), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Luis Rosales (1910), Julia Navarro (1953), Braulio Rodríguez Plaza (1944), and María Teresa Fernández de la Vega (1949). After him are Jaime Lorente (1991), Joaquín Sánchez de Toca (1852), Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901), Muhammad VII of Granada (1370), Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900), and Álvaro Odriozola (1995).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Spain

Among basketball players born in Spain, Fernando Martín Espina ranks 4. Before him are Pau Gasol (1980), Pablo Laso (1967), and Juan Carlos Navarro (1980). After him are Emiliano Rodríguez (1937), Juan Antonio San Epifanio (1959), Ricky Rubio (1990), Marc Gasol (1985), Juan Antonio Corbalán (1954), Rudy Fernández (1985), Joan Plaza (1963), and Roger Grimau (1978).

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