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Gary Payton

1968 - Today

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Gary Dwayne Payton (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. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Payton has received more than 6,423,585 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Payton is the 90th most popular basketball player (up from 102nd in 2019), the 5,680th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,428th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 6.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Gary Payton ranks 90 out of 1,268Before him are Vladimir Tkachenko, Ray Allen, George Gervin, Wes Unseld, Ettore Messina, and Jānis Krūmiņš. After him are Larry Brown, Kevin Garnett, Velimir Perasović, Nate Archibald, Aleksandar Petrović, and Otar Korkia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Gary Payton ranks 140Before him are Raghad Hussein, Jeffrey Donovan, Angelica Bella, Michael Vartan, Mauro Silva, and Boris Gelfand. After him are Sofie Gråbøl, Frédéric Diefenthal, Frank Leboeuf, Bennet Omalu, Michael Stich, and Michael Stuhlbarg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Payton ranks 5,680 out of 18,182Before him are Van Johnson (1916), Roy Thinnes (1938), Frank J. Tipler (1947), Norah Jones (1979), Lee Ritenour (1952), and Afeni Shakur (1947). After him are Curly Howard (1903), Larry Brown (1940), Kevin Garnett (1976), Benjamin Morrell (1795), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), and Gale Anne Hurd (1955).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Gary Payton ranks 53Before him are Jerry Lucas (1940), Willis Reed (1942), Marion Jones (1975), Ray Allen (1975), George Gervin (1952), and Wes Unseld (1946). After him are Larry Brown (1940), Kevin Garnett (1976), Nate Archibald (1948), Paul Arizin (1928), Walt Frazier (1945), and Vince Carter (1977).

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