BASKETBALL PLAYER
Gal Mekel
1988 - Today
Gal Mekel
Gal Mekel (Hebrew: גל מקל, pronounced [ˈɡal ˈmekel]; born March 4, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks and spent time in Europe and Israel. He played college basketball for two years at Wichita State University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gal Mekel has received more than 283,492 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gal Mekel is the 1,228th most popular basketball player (down from 977th in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Israel (down from 399th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Israeli Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
37.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.50
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Gal Mekel ranks 1,228 out of 1,757. Before him are Ish Smith, C. J. Miles, Kim Tillie, Al Jefferson, Myles Turner, and Leandro Bolmaro. After him are Rodney McCray, Tyrese Maxey, Rafer Alston, Devin Harris, Paolo Quinteros, and Joe Harris.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsh Smith
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 1,222
C. J. Miles
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 1,223
Kim Tillie
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 1,224
Al Jefferson
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 1,225
Myles Turner
1996 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 1,226
Leandro Bolmaro
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 1,227
Gal Mekel
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 1,228
Rodney McCray
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 1,229
Tyrese Maxey
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,230
Rafer Alston
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,231
Devin Harris
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,232
Paolo Quinteros
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 1,233
Joe Harris
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 1,234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Gal Mekel ranks 998. Before him are Ken Iwao, Assimiou Touré, David Depetris, Koki Yonekura, Zdeněk Ondrášek, and Jagoš Vuković. After him are Jhasmani Campos, Tatsuma Ito, Denni Avdić, Wei Qiuyue, Taijo Teniste, and Dirk Marcellis.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsKen Iwao
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 992
Assimiou Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 993
David Depetris
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 994
Koki Yonekura
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 995
Zdeněk Ondrášek
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 996
Jagoš Vuković
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 997
Gal Mekel
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 998
Jhasmani Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 999
Tatsuma Ito
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 1,000
Denni Avdić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 1,001
Wei Qiuyue
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,002
Taijo Teniste
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,003
Dirk Marcellis
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 1,004
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Gal Mekel ranks 453 out of 466. Before him are Deni Avdija (2001), Klemi Saban (1980), Omer Damari (1989), Itay Shechter (1987), Yon Tumarkin (1989), and Amir Weintraub (1986). After him are Or Sasson (1990), Taleb Tawatha (1992), Dekel Keinan (1984), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (2000), Tohar Butbul (1994), and Daria Atamanov (2005).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsDeni Avdija
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 447
Klemi Saban
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 448
Omer Damari
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 449
Itay Shechter
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 450
Yon Tumarkin
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 451
Amir Weintraub
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 452
Gal Mekel
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 453
Or Sasson
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 454
Taleb Tawatha
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 455
Dekel Keinan
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 456
Giorgi Tsitaishvili
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 457
Tohar Butbul
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 458
Daria Atamanov
GYMNAST
2005 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 459
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Israel
Among basketball players born in Israel, Gal Mekel ranks 5. Before him are Omri Casspi (1988), Lior Eliyahu (1985), Yotam Halperin (1984), and Deni Avdija (2001).
Omri Casspi
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 1
Lior Eliyahu
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 2
Yotam Halperin
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 3
Deni Avdija
2001 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 4
Gal Mekel
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 5