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George Gervin

1952 - Today

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George Gervin ( GHUR-vin; born April 27, 1952), nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Gervin has received more than 2,107,084 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). George Gervin is the 116th most popular basketball player (down from 86th in 2019), the 6,563rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,569th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, George Gervin ranks 116 out of 1,757. Before him are Alexander Belov, Isaiah Thomas, Bill Sharman, Walt Frazier, Kevin Garnett, and Dolph Schayes. After him are John Wooden, James Worthy, Steve Nash, Bill Walton, Miloš Teodosić, and Dave Cowens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, George Gervin ranks 360. Before him are Richard Wagner, Lee Hae-chan, Sybil Danning, Brad Whitford, Bernard Edwards, and Antanas Mockus. After him are Mimi Leder, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jenny Agutter, Gene Haas, André Comte-Sponville, and Ketil Bjørnstad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Gervin ranks 6,563 out of 20,380. Before him are Polly Bergen (1930), David Dinkins (1927), James G. Blaine (1830), Andy Samberg (1978), Chandra Wilson (1969), and Shirley Chisholm (1924). After him are Candida Royalle (1950), Julie Bowen (1970), Susanna Thompson (1958), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Rory Calhoun (1922), and Mimi Leder (1952).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, George Gervin ranks 65. Before him are Mike Krzyzewski (1947), Isaiah Thomas (1989), Bill Sharman (1926), Walt Frazier (1945), Kevin Garnett (1976), and Dolph Schayes (1928). After him are John Wooden (1910), James Worthy (1961), Bill Walton (1952), Dave Cowens (1948), Tom Heinsohn (1934), and Marion Jones (1975).

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