BASKETBALL PLAYER

Joe Fulks

1921 - 1976

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Joseph Franklin "Jumping Joe" Fulks (October 26, 1921 – March 21, 1976) was an American professional basketball player. The NBA's first scoring champion, he was sometimes called "the first of the high-scoring forwards". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Fulks has received more than 352,133 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Fulks is the 213th most popular basketball player, the 9,421st most popular biography from United States and the 112th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Joe Fulks ranks 213 out of 1,757. Before him are Slater Martin, Sergejus Jovaiša, Roberto Lovera, Art Mollner, Alonzo Mourning, and Clyde Lovellette. After him are Ruy de Freitas, Zoran Savić, Michel Bonnevie, Christian Laettner, Spud Webb, and Alex English.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Joe Fulks ranks 395. Before him are Geoffrey Crossley, Rodger Ward, Walter Mirisch, Usmar Ismail, Ann Savage, and James Cooke Brown. After him are Nelson Riddle, Chen Muhua, Sita Ram Goel, Michel Bonnevie, Fernando Roldán, and John Russell. Among people deceased in 1976, Joe Fulks ranks 240. Before him are Jimmy Garrison, John A. Costello, Alfredo Dinale, Edgar Moon, Alexandru Cuedan, and Gastone Darè. After him are Ivan Borkovský, Muhammad Sakizli, Nils Middelboe, Bobby Pearce, Toni Ulmen, and Tibor Csík.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Fulks ranks 9,421 out of 20,380. Before him are Doug Yule (1947), Jim Hall (1935), Danny Carey (1961), Charles Sumner (1811), Edward S. Holden (1846), and Buddy Miles (1947). After him are Elsie Janis (1889), Daniel Barringer (1860), George Beauchamp (1899), Brandon Routh (1979), Dickey Betts (1943), and Jason Lewis (1971).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Joe Fulks ranks 112. Before him are Bill Laimbeer (1957), Alex Hannum (1923), Slater Martin (1925), Art Mollner (1912), Alonzo Mourning (1970), and Clyde Lovellette (1929). After him are Christian Laettner (1969), Spud Webb (1963), Alex English (1954), Walt Davis (1931), Tim Hardaway (1966), and Artis Gilmore (1949).

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