BASKETBALL PLAYER

James Forbes

1952 - 2022

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James Ricardo Forbes (July 18, 1952 – January 21, 2022) was an American basketball player. His college career at the University of Texas at El Paso was crowned by his participation at the 1972 Olympics as a member of the youngest-ever U.S. team. Forbes played in the highly controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final, which ended in a loss for his team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Forbes has received more than 11,702 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Forbes is the 362nd most popular basketball player, the 12,562nd most popular biography from United States and the 191st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, James Forbes ranks 362 out of 1,757. Before him are Darrall Imhoff, Blake Griffin, Carlos Delfino, Bobby Jones, Cliff Hagan, and Andre Iguodala. After him are Tom Gola, Hortência Marcari, Fernando Romay, Sidney Moncrief, Nicolas Batum, and Adrian Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, James Forbes ranks 674. Before him are John Hickenlooper, Valentina Nikonova, Vladimir Khotinenko, John Parr, John Barrasso, and Alice Hoffman. After him are Milena Duchková, Sharda Sinha, Margit Schumann, Oliver Knussen, Walter Mantegazza, and Joe Borg. Among people deceased in 2022, James Forbes ranks 621. Before him are Volodymyr Struk, Bruce Johnstone, Bob McGrath, Dorothy E. Smith, Kathleen Nord, and Howard Hesseman. After him are Don L. Lind, June Brown, KK, Vin Scully, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, and Andrzej Iwan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Forbes ranks 12,562 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Cahill (1978), Jennifer Rubin (1962), Lowell Thomas (1892), Booker Ervin (1930), Jenn Suhr (1982), and Kim Reynolds (1959). After him are Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859), Herbert Goldstein (1922), William Daniels (1901), Wayne Frye (1930), Lina Basquette (1907), and Peter Erskine (1954).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, James Forbes ranks 191. Before him are Frank Brian (1923), Darrall Imhoff (1938), Blake Griffin (1989), Bobby Jones (1951), Cliff Hagan (1931), and Andre Iguodala (1984). After him are Tom Gola (1933), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Adrian Smith (1936), Francis Johnson (1910), Paul Westphal (1950), and Alvin Robertson (1962).

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