BASKETBALL PLAYER
George Karl
1951 - Today
George Karl
George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. After spending five years as a player for the San Antonio Spurs, he became an assistant with the team before being appointed as a head coach in 1980 with the Montana Golden Nuggets of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Three years later, Karl became one of the youngest National Basketball Association (NBA) head coaches in history when he was named coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers at age 33. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Karl has received more than 1,874,471 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). George Karl is the 267th most popular basketball player (down from 253rd in 2019), the 10,964th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,362nd in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
42.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, George Karl ranks 267 out of 1,757. Before him are Petar Naumoski, Doug Collins, Andy Phillip, Aleksandr Salnikov, Sabit Hadžić, and Danko Cvjetićanin. After him are Joan Plaza, Marko Jarić, Hedo Türkoğlu, Shawn Bradley, Vince Boryla, and Gianmarco Pozzecco.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPetar Naumoski
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 261
Doug Collins
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 262
Andy Phillip
1922 - 2001
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 263
Aleksandr Salnikov
1949 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 264
Sabit Hadžić
1957 - 2018
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 265
Danko Cvjetićanin
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 266
George Karl
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 267
Joan Plaza
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 268
Marko Jarić
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 269
Hedo Türkoğlu
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 270
Shawn Bradley
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 271
Vince Boryla
1927 - 2016
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 272
Gianmarco Pozzecco
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 273
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, George Karl ranks 568. Before him are Doug Collins, Jay Inslee, Larry Black, Stefan Sofiyanski, Abdelmajid Bourebbou, and José Horacio Gómez. After him are Steven Lisberger, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Didier Flament, Annie Borckink, Róža Domašcyna, and Ellen Nikolaysen.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsDoug Collins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 562
Jay Inslee
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 563
Larry Black
ATHLETE
1951 - 2006
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 564
Stefan Sofiyanski
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 565
Abdelmajid Bourebbou
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 566
José Horacio Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 567
George Karl
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 568
Steven Lisberger
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 569
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 570
Didier Flament
FENCER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 571
Annie Borckink
SKATER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 572
Róža Domašcyna
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 573
Ellen Nikolaysen
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 574
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Karl ranks 10,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Chester Morris (1901), Macklemore (1983), J. Donald Cameron (1833), James Badge Dale (1978), Sheb Wooley (1921), and Henriette Avram (1919). After him are Bobbie Gentry (1942), Jeffrey Williams (1958), Marjorie Rambeau (1889), Pat Brown (1905), Raylene (1977), and Slim Thug (1980).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsChester Morris
ACTOR
1901 - 1970
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 10,958
Macklemore
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 10,959
J. Donald Cameron
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1918
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,960
James Badge Dale
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,961
Sheb Wooley
SINGER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,962
Henriette Avram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1919 - 2006
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,963
George Karl
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,964
Bobbie Gentry
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,965
Jeffrey Williams
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,966
Marjorie Rambeau
ACTOR
1889 - 1970
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,967
Pat Brown
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,968
Raylene
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,969
Slim Thug
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10,970
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, George Karl ranks 139. Before him are Donald Piper (1911), Joe Dumars (1963), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), Michael Cooper (1956), Doug Collins (1951), and Andy Phillip (1922). After him are Vince Boryla (1927), Dwight Howard (1985), Sam Lacey (1948), Ralph Bishop (1915), Jimmy Butler (1989), and Larry Johnson (1969).
Donald Piper
1911 - 1963
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 133
Joe Dumars
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 134
Vern Mikkelsen
1928 - 2013
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 135
Michael Cooper
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 136
Doug Collins
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 137
Andy Phillip
1922 - 2001
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 138
George Karl
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 139
Vince Boryla
1927 - 2016
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 140
Dwight Howard
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 141
Sam Lacey
1948 - 2014
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 142
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 143
Jimmy Butler
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 144
Larry Johnson
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 145