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Gus Williams

1953 - 2025

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Gus Williams (October 10, 1953 – January 15, 2025) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Wizard", he was a two-time NBA All-Star playing for the Seattle SuperSonics, winning an NBA championship in 1979. Williams played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the 1975 NBA draft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gus Williams has received more than 10,042 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gus Williams is the 675th most popular basketball player (down from 643rd in 2019), the 15,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,435th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Gus Williams ranks 675 out of 1,757. Before him are Maria Stepanova, Daniel Hackett, Nick Van Exel, Tristan Thompson, Austin Carr, and Denise Curry. After him are Stan Van Gundy, Derrick Coleman, Steve Francis, Rony Seikaly, Mantas Kalnietis, and Brad Daugherty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Gus Williams ranks 683. Before him are Russ Feingold, Kath Soucie, Kenny Burns, Ricardo Sanchez, Danny Philip, and Ian Ferguson. After him are Sylvia Steiner, Pippa Norris, Reggie Lucas, Michael Chertoff, William Malone, and Pete Hoekstra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gus Williams ranks 15,664 out of 20,380. Before him are Howard Davis Jr. (1956), Aljamain Sterling (1989), Austin Carr (1948), Tamina Snuka (1978), Denise Curry (1959), and George Allen (1952). After him are Pendleton Ward (1982), George Poage (1880), Keegan Allen (1989), Atticus Shaffer (1998), Ariel Winter (1998), and Stan Van Gundy (1959).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Gus Williams ranks 363. Before him are Diana Taurasi (1982), JaVale McGee (1988), Aaron Gordon (1995), Nick Van Exel (1971), Austin Carr (1948), and Denise Curry (1959). After him are Stan Van Gundy (1959), Derrick Coleman (1967), Steve Francis (1977), Brad Daugherty (1965), Chris Kaman (1982), and Bradley Beal (1993).

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