BASKETBALL PLAYER
John Salley
1964 - Today
John Salley
John Thomas Salley ( SAL-ee; born May 16, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises (since joined by Robert Horry, Danny Green, and LeBron James), as well as the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades (since joined by Tim Duncan). After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech in the 1986 NBA draft, the 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)-tall Salley played both power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Panathinaikos, and Los Angeles Lakers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Salley has received more than 3,296,290 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Salley is the 488th most popular basketball player (down from 379th in 2019), the 14,281st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,319th in 2019) and the 268th most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.3M
Page Views (PV)
45.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, John Salley ranks 488 out of 1,757. Before him are Yuta Watanabe, Yuta Tabuse, Hot Rod Hundley, Saulius Štombergas, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Karl-Anthony Towns. After him are Brittney Griner, Devin Booker, Tibor Pleiß, Anderson Varejão, Thomas Heurtel, and Vinnie Johnson.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuta Watanabe
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 482
Yuta Tabuse
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 483
Hot Rod Hundley
1934 - 2015
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 484
Saulius Štombergas
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 485
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 486
Karl-Anthony Towns
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 487
John Salley
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 488
Brittney Griner
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 489
Devin Booker
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 490
Tibor Pleiß
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 491
Anderson Varejão
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 492
Thomas Heurtel
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 493
Vinnie Johnson
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 494
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, John Salley ranks 690. Before him are Jonas Sjöstedt, Jordi Sànchez, Serafín Zubiri, Paul Caligiuri, Zahra Eshraghi, and David Kato. After him are Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Svilen Rusinov, Moses Sithole, Ian Tracey, Chieko Homma, and Tabitha St. Germain.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsJonas Sjöstedt
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 684
Jordi Sànchez
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 685
Serafín Zubiri
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 686
Paul Caligiuri
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 687
Zahra Eshraghi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 688
David Kato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 2011
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 689
John Salley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 690
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
GOLFER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 691
Svilen Rusinov
BOXER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 692
Moses Sithole
EXTREMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 693
Ian Tracey
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 694
Chieko Homma
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 695
Tabitha St. Germain
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 696
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Salley ranks 14,281 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniella Pineda (1987), Michael A. Baker (1953), Jessica Pegula (1994), Michael E. Fossum (1957), Anna Todd (1989), and William R. Moses (1959). After him are Emily Wickersham (1984), Ned Lamont (1954), Willow Smith (2000), Joan Birman (1927), Kenny Chesney (1968), and Jeff Nathanson (1965).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDaniella Pineda
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 14,275
Michael A. Baker
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,276
Jessica Pegula
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,277
Michael E. Fossum
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,278
Anna Todd
WRITER
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,279
William R. Moses
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,280
John Salley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,281
Emily Wickersham
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,282
Ned Lamont
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,283
Willow Smith
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 14,284
Joan Birman
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 14,285
Kenny Chesney
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 14,286
Jeff Nathanson
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 14,287
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, John Salley ranks 268. Before him are Medina Dixon (1962), Roy Tarpley (1964), Reggie Lewis (1965), Kris Humphries (1985), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), and Karl-Anthony Towns (1995). After him are Brittney Griner (1990), Devin Booker (1996), Vinnie Johnson (1956), Darvin Ham (1973), Alphonso Ford (1971), and Amar'e Stoudemire (1982).
Medina Dixon
1962 - 2021
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 262
Roy Tarpley
1964 - 2015
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 263
Reggie Lewis
1965 - 1993
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 264
Kris Humphries
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 265
Hot Rod Hundley
1934 - 2015
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 266
Karl-Anthony Towns
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 267
John Salley
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 268
Brittney Griner
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 269
Devin Booker
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 270
Vinnie Johnson
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 271
Darvin Ham
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 272
Alphonso Ford
1971 - 2004
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 273
Amar'e Stoudemire
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 274