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Gary Payton

1968 - Today

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Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in assists and steals and led them to an NBA Finals appearance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Payton has received more than 6,838,112 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Gary Payton is the 144th most popular basketball player (down from 90th in 2019), the 7,509th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,668th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Gary Payton ranks 144 out of 1,757. Before him are Dikembe Mutombo, Maigonis Valdmanis, Walt Bellamy, Dave Bing, Dennis Johnson, and Dennis Schröder. After him are James Harden, Dwyane Wade, Damir Šolman, Russell Westbrook, Frank Lubin, and Vince Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Gary Payton ranks 228. Before him are Ol' Dirty Bastard, Oleh Tyahnybok, Vlado Šola, Slaviša Jokanović, Anto Drobnjak, and Thomas Strunz. After him are Ray Wilson, Igor Lediakhov, Sergei Lukyanenko, Ishtar, Ziggy Marley, and Shin-ichiro Miki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Payton ranks 7,509 out of 20,380. Before him are Monte Blue (1887), Lothrop Stoddard (1883), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), Theodora Kroeber (1897), Dan Schneider (1966), and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842). After him are Charles Lang (1902), Michael J. Adams (1930), Brian Gottfried (1952), Edward O. Thorp (1932), Joseph Keller (1923), and Schelte J. Bus (1956).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Gary Payton ranks 79. Before him are Jo Jo White (1946), Doc Rivers (1961), David Blatt (1959), Walt Bellamy (1939), Dave Bing (1943), and Dennis Johnson (1954). After him are James Harden (1989), Dwyane Wade (1982), Russell Westbrook (1988), Frank Lubin (1910), Vince Carter (1977), and Walter Davis (1954).

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