BASKETBALL PLAYER

Jason Collins

1978 - Today

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Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was an All-American in 2000–01. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jason Collins has received more than 2,406,788 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jason Collins is the 1,098th most popular basketball player (down from 938th in 2019), the 17,798th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,958th in 2019) and the 582nd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jason Collins ranks 1,098 out of 1,757Before him are Jaren Jackson Jr., John Amaechi, James Gist, Andris Biedriņš, Rodions Kurucs, and Marina Kuzina. After him are Ann Meyers, O. J. Mayo, Pau Ribas, Josh Childress, Aleks Marić, and Chandler Parsons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Jason Collins ranks 955Before him are Süreyya Ayhan, Aleksey Frosin, Lee Isaac Chung, Tetsu Yamato, Juan Miguel Mercado, and Björn Lind. After him are Dries Buytaert, Reinfried Herbst, Takashi Seki, Richard B. Spencer, Virginia Williams, and Anaílson Brito Noleto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jason Collins ranks 17,798 out of 20,380Before him are Derek Hough (1985), Terrell Owens (1973), Naomi (1987), Jonny Kim (1984), Casey FitzRandolph (1975), and Ben Sasse (1972). After him are Katie Leclerc (1986), Oneohtrix Point Never (1982), Neil Hopkins (1977), Jhené Aiko (1988), Ann Meyers (1955), and Brandi Rhodes (1983).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jason Collins ranks 582Before him are Cade Cunningham (2001), Shane Battier (1978), Derrick Williams (1991), Christian Wood (1995), Jaren Jackson Jr. (1999), and John Amaechi (1970). After him are Ann Meyers (1955), O. J. Mayo (1987), Josh Childress (1983), Chandler Parsons (1988), Josh Smith (1985), and Jae Crowder (1990).