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Jerry Lucas

1940 - Today

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Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is an American former basketball player. He was a nationally awarded high school player, national college star at Ohio State, and 1960 gold medal Olympian and international player before later starring as a professional player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a collegian, Lucas led the Ohio State Buckeyes to three straight NCAA finals (1960–1962), winning the national championship in 1960, and finishing as runner-up in 1961 and 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Lucas has received more than 929,287 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Jerry Lucas is the 76th most popular basketball player, the 5,132nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,532nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 930k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jerry Lucas ranks 76 out of 1,268. Before him are Dominique Wilkins, Jerry Sloan, Dino Rađa, Tim Duncan, Steve Kerr, and Vinko Jelovac. After him are Dino Meneghin, Ivo Daneu, Zoran Slavnić, Willis Reed, Manu Ginóbili, and Petar Skansi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jerry Lucas ranks 278. Before him are Mary Beth Peil, Bill Medley, Sue Grafton, Johnny Nash, Carole Pateman, and Richard Marcinko. After him are Zhuang Zedong, Jean Clair, Mohammed Magariaf, Chris Farlowe, Conny Plank, and Jia Qinglin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Lucas ranks 5,132 out of 18,182. Before him are Ken Block (1967), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), Ty Burrell (1967), Sterling Morrison (1942), Andre Braugher (1962), and Aaron Sorkin (1961). After him are Brenda Strong (1960), John Cromwell (1886), Ronald Graham (1935), Yusuf Estes (1944), Frank Frazetta (1928), and Steve Stevens (1959).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jerry Lucas ranks 47. Before him are David Robinson (1965), Isaiah Thomas (1989), Elvin Hayes (1945), Nate Thurmond (1941), Nikos Galis (1957), and Jerry Sloan (1942). After him are Willis Reed (1942), Marion Jones (1975), Ray Allen (1975), George Gervin (1952), Wes Unseld (1946), and Gary Payton (1968).

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