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Gus Johnson

1938 - 1987

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Gus (Honeycomb) Johnson Jr. (December 13, 1938 – April 29, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (NBA). A chiseled 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 235-pound (107 kg) forward who occasionally played center, Johnson spent nine seasons with the Baltimore Bullets before he split his final campaign between the Phoenix Suns and ABA champions Indiana Pacers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gus Johnson has received more than 46,231 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gus Johnson is the 444th most popular basketball player (down from 364th in 2019), the 13,837th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,089th in 2019) and the 238th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 46k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Gus Johnson ranks 444 out of 1,757. Before him are Sue Bird, Ersan İlyasova, Gintaras Krapikas, Nate Robinson, Franjo Arapović, and Mark Price. After him are Sergei Bazarevich, Chuck Share, Andrés Nocioni, Kenny Rollins, Kermit Washington, and DeMarcus Cousins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Gus Johnson ranks 602. Before him are Lorraine Crapp, Terrence McNally, Les Murray, Eduard Ivanov, James Gunn, and Sam Nunn. After him are Jeff Barry, Lynn Carlin, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Maxine Waters, David Theile, and Michael Bell. Among people deceased in 1987, Gus Johnson ranks 259. Before him are Obafemi Awolowo, Esmond Knight, Aileen Meagher, Jackie Fields, Walter Abel, and Joseph Parecattil. After him are Frank Carlson, Cathryn Damon, Jose W. Diokno, Fela Sowande, and June Clyde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gus Johnson ranks 13,837 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Nunn (1938), Ramy Youssef (1991), Joycelyn Elders (1933), Bea Benaderet (1906), Sharon Olds (1942), and Yaya DaCosta (1982). After him are Brandon Flowers (1981), Michel Gill (1960), Donna Shalala (1941), Euphemia Haynes (1890), Shawn Lane (1963), and Deb Fischer (1951).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Gus Johnson ranks 238. Before him are Richie Guerin (1932), Joe Fortenberry (1911), Jeff Hornacek (1963), Sue Bird (1980), Nate Robinson (1984), and Mark Price (1964). After him are Chuck Share (1927), Kenny Rollins (1923), Kermit Washington (1951), DeMarcus Cousins (1990), Domantas Sabonis (1996), and Lucious Jackson (1941).

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