BASKETBALL PLAYER

Jonas Valančiūnas

1992 - Today

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Jonas Valančiūnas ( YOH-nəss VAL-ən-CHOO-nəs; Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɐs vɐɫɐnʲˈtɕûːnɐs]; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. At the 2019 trade deadline, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonas Valančiūnas has received more than 2,598,481 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jonas Valančiūnas is the 405th most popular basketball player (up from 587th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 211th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Lithuanian Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

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  • 39.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 405 out of 1,757Before him are Igors Miglinieks, Glen Rice, Al Attles, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Bill Lienhard, and Bob Houbregs. After him are John Johnson, Byron Scott, Draymond Green, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Carl Shy, and José Calderón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 176Before him are Ozuna, Zico, Lieke Martens, Davide Zappacosta, Anuel AA, and Ayça Ayşin Turan. After him are Elizabeth Lail, Édouard Louis, Aoi Yūki, Bruno Martins Indi, Ahn So-hee, and Filip Đuričić.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 217 out of 328Before him are Kšyštof Lavrinovič (1979), Eduardas Rozentalis (1963), Darius Kasparaitis (1972), Julian Rachlin (1974), Lina Kačiušytė (1963), and Gintautas Umaras (1963). After him are Zydrunas Ilgauskas (1975), Robertas Žulpa (1960), Marius Stankevičius (1981), Vyacheslav Sukristov (1961), Aloyzas Kveinys (1962), and Andrius Skerla (1977).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Lithuania

Among basketball players born in Lithuania, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 15Before him are Stepas Butautas (1925), Sergejus Jovaiša (1954), Ramūnas Šiškauskas (1978), Angelė Rupšienė (1952), Darjuš Lavrinovič (1979), and Kšyštof Lavrinovič (1979). After him are Zydrunas Ilgauskas (1975), Artūras Karnišovas (1971), Gintaras Krapikas (1961), Saulius Štombergas (1973), Mindaugas Kuzminskas (1989), and Rimantas Kaukėnas (1977).