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Isiah Thomas

1961 - Today

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Isiah Lord Thomas III ( eye-ZAY-ə; born April 30, 1961), also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player and coach who is an analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, Thomas was a two-time NBA champion, an NBA Finals MVP recipient, a five-time All-NBA Team member, a 12-time NBA All-Star with two All-Star Game MVP awards and the 1985 NBA assist leader. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isiah Thomas has received more than 9,411,883 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Isiah Thomas is the 49th most popular basketball player (down from 37th in 2019), the 3,786th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,211th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Isiah Thomas ranks 49 out of 1,757. Before him are Manute Bol, Stephen Curry, Yao Ming, Rick Barry, Red Auerbach, and Cēzars Ozers. After him are Patrick Ewing, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, David Robinson, Alexander Gomelsky, Nikos Galis, and Aleksandar Đorđević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Isiah Thomas ranks 115. Before him are David Graeber, Borjana Krišto, Kati Outinen, Christopher Meloni, Tony Rominger, and James Rollins. After him are Moungi Bawendi, Peter Machajdík, Guido Westerwelle, Koji Kondo, Ahmed Aboutaleb, and Veselin Vujović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Isiah Thomas ranks 3,786 out of 20,380. Before him are Dean Jones (1931), Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), Milton Glaser (1929), Nikki Haley (1972), Gordon Gould (1920), and Kaʻahumanu (1768). After him are Harriet Lane (1830), Wanda Jackson (1937), Ty Cobb (1886), John Perkins (1945), Machine Gun Kelly (1895), and Sarah Paulson (1974).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Isiah Thomas ranks 31. Before him are Bob Pettit (1932), Charles Barkley (1963), Moses Malone (1955), Stephen Curry (1988), Rick Barry (1944), and Red Auerbach (1917). After him are David Robinson (1965), Nikos Galis (1957), Allen Iverson (1975), Robert Parish (1953), Terry Dischinger (1940), and Muggsy Bogues (1965).

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